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10 Things To Know Before Developing A Mobile Application

June 20, 2019

Planning to get a mobile application developed for your business? Here’s a list of 10 things to know before developing a mobile application. Knowing these aspects and taking action based on that will allow taking well-informed decision to make the process of mobile application development, more streamlined.

Choose the right Platform and technologies

Planning to get a mobile application developed for your business? Here’s a list of 10 things to know before developing a mobile application. Knowing these aspects and taking action based on that will allow taking well-informed decision to make the process of mobile application development, more streamlined.

Your goal should be to reach as many numbers of users as possible. Selecting the right platform is the first step towards making your application successful. While selecting the platform, you should consider aspects such as the target audience, and the country where you are planning to release the final product. In terms of the technical aspect, hybrid and native apps have their pros and cons. Nowadays, hybrid apps are more popular.

 

UX/UI Design

UX and UI design are crucial steps because users don’t revisit applications which are nor user-friendly and engaging. To provide great user experience, you should focus on enhancing the UX and UI of your mobile experience. An excellent UI is nothing if the UX is bad, and vice versa.

Quality of your application

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You should reverse amount of money, time, efforts and resources to improve the overall quality of your application. Your target audience will always remember the excellent user experience and keep coming back for that, if the user experience is bad, you may see high abandonment rates as your target audience will always have options to choose from.

Target audience

Every device is different, and every user has multiple needs. It is crucial to know your target audience and gather enough insights from them so that you can build your mobile application according to their needs and desires. After all, one of the keys to success is to meet the expectation of the users. Focus groups can provide value from the far beyond the initial discovery phase.

Build in increments

To keep the cost download and manage to get real output, you should always opt for a versioning approach. Define what features and functionality be there in version 1, and what addition will be in version 2. Getting ready with the basic version will allow you to manage the timeline and present it in front of your target audience. Based on their response, you can consider optimizing the offerings of your app further for better results.

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Monetization

You will need to spend quite a good amount to get a high-quality mobile application developed. If you have spent quite a good amount then you will need to build a plan to generate revenue from your mobile app. If you are not an into selling products/services via your app, you should consider getting your application monetized. You can consider in-app advertising as well. Apart from that, there are many other ways of monetization. You just have to find out which will work for you.

Testing Matters more than you think

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Mobile Cloud Computing is an advancing technique wherein mobile phone applications are developed, powered, and treated through cloud computing technology. This new advancement has allowed app developers to create some astounding applications without worrying about the phone’s operating system or storage space. Data Processing and storage is done on the cloud and not on the device’s memory. It can also be said that MCC is an integrated technology which uses Cloud Computing for Mobile app development.

The overall quality of your mobile application is based on many aspects of the development process. Detailed quality testing of your application should be done at each stage to make sure that your application is bug-free and functioning well. Once the testing team finishes the testing process. You should also engage users and give them an application to test as part of alpha testing. You may wish to give them some in-app rewards after the successful launch.

Marketing strategy

If you successfully finished development of your mobile application and launched it on Play Store and App Store then that’s just first step. Now it’s time to spread the word out in your target audience. It is important to start marketing your application as soon as it is available for download to users. You can also opt for the pre-launch exclusive beta program to create a hype and get an overwhelming response at the time of successful launch.

Keep adding on it

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A great application doesn’t stop the process of developmentt. You must have also noticed that we keep getting application updates in the Play Store and App Store. It is always a nice thing to keep adding useful and important features. Even if you do not wish to add new features, you should keep you updated with the latest industry standards. This may also include making your app available and compatible on mobile devices with the latest generation hardware and newer mobile operating systems. Maintenance activities should be performed regularly to ensure that the app runs well. You should also implement user feedback in your incremental updates.

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A great application doesn’t stop the process of development. You must have also noticed that we keep getting application updates in the Play Store and App Store. It is always a nice thing to keep adding useful and important features. Even if you do not wish to add new features, you should keep you updated with the latest industry standards. This may also include making your app available and compatible on mobile devices with the latest generation hardware and newer mobile operating systems. Maintenance activities should be performed regularly to ensure that the app runs well. You should also implement user feedback in your incremental updates.

Tags Mobile Application, Mobile Application Development

By TechcronusAdmin

Techcronus is a worldwide supplier of Enterprise Business Solutions and Custom Software Development Services, with locations in the USA, Australia, and India. It has accomplished the successful delivery of over 800 projects to start-ups, SMBs, and well-known brands, such as Starbucks, Unilever, and IKEA. The firm's areas of expertise include Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP/CRM solutions, Web Development, Business Applications Management (.NET and DevOps), Mobile Development (Native, Hybrid, Blockchain), Staff Augmentation, Product Development & Support, and UI Design and UX.

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Ketul Sheth
Techcronus is a worldwide supplier of Enterprise Business Solutions and Custom Software Development Services, with locations in the USA, Australia, and India. It has accomplished the successful delivery of over 800 projects to start-ups, SMBs, and well-known brands, such as Starbucks, Unilever, and IKEA. The firm's areas of expertise include Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP/CRM solutions, Web Development, Business Applications Management (.NET and DevOps), Mobile Development (Native, Hybrid, Blockchain), Staff Augmentation, Product Development & Support, and UI Design and UX.

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