On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 8:35 PM, TeamEz Labs <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm willing to bet a lot of people would be willing to pay at least 2.99 > for it (it's only 99 cents). > You have no idea how hard I laughed at this ;-) I thought this thing was revolutionary!? > Problem is, I can't seem to get any downloads and I think that's due to a > few problems. 1. It's new, and the fact that it doesn't have many rating for > reviews kind of makes it unattractive. > How new? If the July 28th "update" date is your release date (which I assume it is based on your whopping 1-5 installs in the last 30 days), than you can't possibly be expecting many downloads after ONE day. > 2. Ok so the app is based around the SAT test right? Well when you search > "SAT" in the android market it's not even in the top 100 results!! This is > definitely a problem. > Yes, Market search sucks - doesn't help you're new. 3. I guess I don't know the proper wait to advertise for android apps very > well. > There is now an "Advertise this app" link on the right side of your app in the developer console. However, I only now see this for my free version. It was there for the paid version as well originally, but that's gone. Bug or they don't want you advertising paid apps? I don't know. Besides that, shouldn't be too hard to google "how to advertise my android app" or something. > Help or answers to any of these 3 questions or even just tips for a > new android app developer would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! > OK, here are some tips. This is meant to be helpful, but I warn you it might sting a bit. 1 - Don't claim your app is "revolutionary" - no offense but an SAT prep app hardly qualifies as such, good as it may be. Very few apps can make such a claim. You are setting expectations quite high and when someone tries it out and decides it's not, low ratings will ensue. 2 - Put out a Free Version: It doesn't matter how revolutionary you think your app is, few people are going to spend even $0.99 on your app without knowing how good it actually is. Considering the market now has a pathetic 15 minute refund window and your app is a "daily" app, a user can't really grasp the value in that time. An ad-supported, time-trial, or limited free version will get more downloads (because it's free) and provide a user base from which you can garner sales. 3 - Revise your app description: First, don't start off by yelling at your potential buyer. Second, chill out with the exclamation marks - it's like every other word and makes it feel like you're trying too hard. Third, proofread for grammar and spelling. "These are must tips that.." and "Shows everything you must have an even things you might want to bring extra." are just two of the many awkward sentences I noticed. You want me to buy this "revolutionary" app that's supposed to help with vocabulary when its own description is riddled with grammar and spelling errors? Fourth, remove the keyword spam. Many developers have had their apps yanked from the Market for doing exactly that. This is wholly unnecessary if you write your description correctly (i.e., include all relevant keywords within the description itself). 4 - Lower your expectations - your app is for SAT prep which means the people that would buy it are people that are prepping for the SAT. The people prepping for the SATs are by and large going to be juniors in High School (plus some slacker seniors and over-achieving sophomores) that have Android devices. Your market is fairly limited. Hope you find that helpful and good luck with your revolution. ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- 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.
