5 Things to Keep in Mind Before Launching an App for Your Business

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Launching a business app can be a big step for your business. It is always a good idea to have an app for your company or business because that will help customers interact better with you. App can always provide personalised feature for each of your customer that they will develop a bind with your brand in a shorter period of time than without and app.

Having  app of their own is especially important for e-commerce websites or those who are expanding to online business. But there are a few things to consider before you launch an app to get back positive reviews. An app survives based on the user reviews it gets on Playstore or AppStore, so you cannot risk it even during the first attempt.

There could be external funding that you use for launching  the app. This means there will be lots of advertisements playing around in the app. Some apps suffer because if this sole issue. They end up having too many ads in the app that anyone who downloads it won’t be able to make good use of it. Often, customers leave a bad comment about the app as result of the ad crowding and it will affect the whole popularity of the app in future.

Another important point to note is traffic. It is a regular fault with app developers that they do not envision a high traffic condition. An app should be able to function without any ‘hang’ or block even during times of heavy traffic. This can result in irritation and dissatisfaction among the customers. Thus instead of helping your grow your customer base, an app will only demolish it.  Run a few trials before you launch the app in public to ensure its smooth functioning.

An app should be designed to be friendly and simple. Complicated controls can put off your customers, unless your app offers specific technical services. The most popular e-commerce websites use colourful slides, easy to reach home buttons and attractive advertising of their own products in the welcome pages. This invites in customers with a positive vibe. They are thus tempted to take a look at the products even if they do not want them.  But if your app is going to be a music mixer, it is essential to have numerous settings within it for the users. The idea should be to know your customers and give them what they expect to be given.

Finally, before the launch, run a test with various mobile devices and tablets to ensure that your app functions well in everyone of them. It can affect your apps popularity if it isn’t compatibility with more than one type of mobile phones. This will be a time consuming activity, yet it is absolutely essential before the launch. Having a proper working app, that also has a friendly designs and easy navigation could be the factor which will popularize your products or services. It definitely will help you to impress your customers.

 

About Carson Derrow

My name is Carson Derrow I'm an entrepreneur, professional blogger, and marketer from Arkansas. I've been writing for startups and small businesses since 2012. I share the latest business news, tools, resources, and marketing tips to help startups and small businesses to grow their business.

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