All good points John, but I have to disagree with your implications that reviews are not effective or necessary. I see reviews as being a great way to accelerate adoption and market penetration, all important for attaining early market ranking.
Other things to consider: - Regular releases incorporating user feedback. - Create a Google News Alert based on your app's keywords. This will find blog postings related to the topic of your app and give you early notification so that you can post a comment early in the list of responses. Post meaningful followup comments mentioning your app. I've gotten HUGE play out of some of these, depending on the blog and my positioned response. Seems like grunt work, and it is, but spending a bit of time doing this kind of stuff can make a huge difference in the life of an app. Dave On Mar 1, 6:11 pm, "Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)" <[email protected]> wrote: > My application "Radar Now!" has over 180,000 downloads (as of this > writing) and averages about 50,000 uses per day. > > I attribute the success of this app to three things: > > 1. A simple concept that appeals to the average user and is easy to > understand. > 2. A true as nails description in the market along with great screen > shots. > 3. Market description that contains key words that people are likely > to search for. > > My app has never been reviewed that I know of. > > People use the market to find apps. That's pretty much it. If PC > Magazine or another big media company reviews your app, sure, you're > likely to get noticed but how often is that going to happen? > > What you need is a good concept, true, easy to understand description > and good screen shots that show what your app can do. Currently, at > least in my opinion, this is the best way to get your app noticed by > the consumer. > > As for Android apps advertising other apps, that's a great idea. All > we need is a network that can handle it. I'd love to add such ads to > my app. > > -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
