Before you do anything, create a clear picture of what you want done! You still cannot turn on your computer. Now you need to use the pen and paper that has the answers to the questions about your apps purpose to develop a sketch of what it will look like. Here you move your clearly worded ideas into visual representations of your thoughts.
Decide if you are going to give your app away and offer ads to generate money, or are you going to offer it as a paid download. You can also choose the option to offer in app purchases. If that is something you are going to do, make sure you sketch out those ideas as well. Now you can turn your computer on, but not to start blindly designing your app. The leg work is nowhere near done.
You have to dig deep and research the competition of your app idea. I know you think you have one of a kind idea, but the numbers are not in your favor—odds are someone has already tried it. You can look at this in two different ways. One you can become deflated and give up, or two, you can examine the competition and make your app better. I prefer the latter. Then, use that information to your advantage. Refer back to your pen and paper from steps one and two, and modify and adjust your idea accordingly.
After reading and modifying, your research needs to shift focus a bit. Is your app a truly feasible idea? This step is crucial because it will save you money in the long run. Next, shift your research focus to sales and marketing. Reflect back to your sketch about how you are going to make money with your app. Are you going to stick with your original idea, or are you going to change it? What is your niche? Are you marketing to teens, parents, children, teachers, travelers, gamers?
Determine that target audience right away. It will help you narrow down design ideas. Start to look for design ideas. Browse through and see what fits your fancy. Keep your target audience in mind when examining designs. A visual appeal is crucial to your final product. In the technology world, a wireframe is a glorified story board. Here is where you take your sketch and your design idea, and you give your idea a little more clarity and functionality.
This will become the foundation for your apps development, so it really is a crucial step. There are stacks of wireframing websites that you can use to help you bring your sketches to digital life with functionality like click through and icons.
The trick is finding one that you like and that is easy for you to use. We left off with your wireframe, so at this point in your app development, you have a storyboard of how you want your app to function. Using your wireframe, you need to delineate your servers, APIs, and data diagrams. There are some great do-it-yourself app builders that can provide you with the tools to easily do this. Some of them even do if for you. If you are unclear of what this technical jargon means, you should probably use a service that provides hosting and a means of collecting data about your app usage.
Regardless of what method you choose to use to develop your app, it is imperative that clear diagrams are created as they will serve as the directions for everyone working on your project.
Should you run across any technical difficulties, you should revise your wireframe to reflect any changes. Show your demo to friends, family, and anyone else who is willing to give you constructive criticism. Brutal honesty is crucial at this phase. If you need to revise any of the layouts or navigation paths, do so. Keep your users in mind, and try to follow their thinking, not your own.
Your end goal with this step is to finalize your apps structure and foundation. You need to have the brains of your app working before you start adding design to avoid frustration later in the process.
With the foundation in place, you can start to put the puzzle together to building your app. First, your developer will set up your servers, databases, and APIs. If you are using a quality do-it-yourself app builder , this will be done for you.
Do not forget to reflect on the feedback you got from your testers. Modify the apps functionality to reflect any changes you made based on your first phase of testing. You need to create an account with Google Play and Apple so that you can get your app on the market.
Now its time to employ the designers to create your UI, user interface. The user interface is a very important part of your app because people are attracted to how things look and how easy they are to navigate. Through the design process, you need to keep the feedback you got from your testers in mind, and you need to make sure the design and the navigation reflect the feedback you got.
How to design your app? You are building for users, not for you! A second round of testing is imperative. In this round, you will have both a functioning app as well as a user interface to test.
All the screens of your app should properly work at this point, and your app should be visually appealing as well. You need to run a battery of tests on your app in its completed form to assure that both the look and the feel of the app meet your expectations.
Both of these programs will allow you to add clickable links to navigate your app. They will help you examine the final layers, interactions, and design of your app as well. You can use the information you get from this testing phase to help you move forward. Your wireframe was just the skeleton of your app.
At this point, your app should be both aesthetically pleasing as well as functioning. Again, open yourself up to constructive criticism, and use the feedback accordingly. Lastly, ask your developer and your designer to make any changes that you feel would be valuable to your app.
Now, you need to examine how your app is going to function in a live environment. Android makes this process simple, while iOS likes to keep things in a controlled environment. You can simply upload your app file on any android device and test it in a live environment. From here on out in your Android app development process, you can monitor your apps progress from your device. Apple is pretty thorough with its directions and instructions for using its beta test platform. A great feature to this beta testing option is that you can invite testers to review your app before taking it live.
Android and iOS, again are very different with regard to marketing apps. If you stick with this business, you will see a pattern emerge—Android is a little less strict. Again, there are pros and cons to both approaches, but as an app entrepreneur, you will need to learn the rules for both. You can simply add your app to the android store. It will not be reviewed right away. You will instantly be selling your app in the Google Play store. While there is no set time frame for the Apple team to review your app and push it on the shelves, you can guestimate about a week of waiting.
If you are anxious about getting your app onto the devices of users, you can also publish it in Pre-Apps. This is a great opportunity to have your app viewed by people who like to have a first look at new ideas. Keep in mind, these people are always reviewing up and coming ideas, so their feedback could be great for you.
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