The 7 Biggest Marketing Mistakes Made by Developers
blog.getjar.com/developer/the-7-biggest-marke...Posted Jun 6, 2011, 11:52 PM UTC
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#2. Marketing Assets
With the number of apps climbing every day, you’re going to run into a huge signal-to-noise issue. To stand out you need catchy descriptions that are well-written and easy to understand, have at least one or two other people spell check it.
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With so many apps out there, yours will need to look professional. Now, professional doesn’t mean expensive, but it can’t mean time consuming.
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"Also, don’t stick with an ad network if it’s not using."
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Wow, I feel like a huge dork now. Thanks for pointing those out. That's what you get for trying to get a post out at 4:59:59. Oh the irony. The sad, sad irony.
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That kind of thing is always going to happen when you tell people to check their spelling.
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I've got to start reading the submitter's name before making petty corrections, because now I feel like a jerk.
Sorry to be harsh. For what it's worth, I was impressed by the new website, it's so very much better than it used to be.
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No problem! We wouldn't post on Reddit if we couldn't take. All criticism is really, really appreciated, even if it's harsh. Thanks for the feedback!
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- Too many features This may be more of a development problem than a marketing problem.
I love to hear app descriptions that describe what they do in not more than a few sentences.
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I agree, it's got to be super simple.
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Guys and girls, if you hang around in r/favours there are allot of people giving away the $100 add words.
If you need marketing ideas or blog posts PM me.
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Pretty basic article, but their response on #3 is heavily biased because they're an alternative app store. Of course distributing on only one store is a mistake - because it means they won't get your business.
Yea, can 't really argue with you. We're obviously biased. But I will point out that I didn't say which alternative app store to go with. All I'm saying is that just sticking with the Android Market won't be enough as the audience drifts elsewhere. Amazon, GetJar, SlideME, BloomWorlds, the list goes on, but try them out and see if any work for you.