07 Market Research, App Development, & ASO w/ Steve P. Young

In this episode, Steve P. Young, mobile app developer and host of the Mobile App Chat, discusses how to conduct market research for an app, choosing between hiring a developer or learning to code yourself, and Steve shares his App Store Optimization tricks & tips.

What's Discussed In This Episode:

• How To Do a Market Survey/Research For an App Idea.
• Whether I Should Find a Developer to Help Me Code My App Idea.
• The Cost To Hire a Developer.
• Building an App Using an App Reskin Instead of Hiring a Developer.
• Steve's App Store Optimization Tips.
• Writing a Good Description for Your App and The Differences Between App Stores.
• Optimizing Your App for Google Play.
• The Best Episodes to Start Listening to on the Mobile App Chat.
• Steve shares his top two favorite episodes from the Mobile App Chat: AutoRap & TweetBot.

Resources Mentioned During This Episode:

• oDesk for hiring a developer
• Contact Steve for mobile app developer referrals
• Elance for hiring developers
• App Marketing Using App Store Optimization (Udemy Course by Steve P. Young) on sale for $39
• SensorTower for optimizing your app keywords
• OneLook dictionary for finding alternative app name ideas and keywords
• the Mobile App Chat Episode Guide
• AutoRap: How to Build Marketing Buzz for Your App (and Get Millions of Downloads) with Prerna Gupta
• Tweetbot: Build an App That You Would Use with Paul Haddad
• Shazam: The Ultimate Story of Struggle & Persistence with Chris Barton

Connect with Steve:

• MobileAppChat website
• Steve P. Young's Twitter
• oSnap, a camera app that let's you tap anywhere to take a picture.

Connect With The Podcast:

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• Follow on Instagram: @moneymaker.xyz
• Follow on Twitter: @moneymakerxyz

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