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[General Marketing & SEO] obscurant1st:
I would like everyone to know that I have started a free review service, so if anyone in the process of promoting their android app, they could consider requesting a free review from me! :)
[General Marketing & SEO] japgolly:
Cool post man, thanks for sharing. Promoting, I've found, is quite hard for me and I'm not enjoying it too much.

When you say "I got my app reviewed on XDA", how did you go about doing that? It might be an idea for me to do that too.
[General Marketing & SEO] DoubleP90:
I just posted my app in the forums and apparently a writer liked it and wrote about it, i actually didn't do much
[General Marketing & SEO] japgolly:
Oh cool, too easy! I'll give it crack. Thanks.

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FFS, it's saying I can't link to external sites cos I'm new. At what point are you allowed to include external links?

And sorry, which subforum did you post to? This place is vast and the interwebs are unforgiving. :eek:
[General Marketing & SEO] DoubleP90:
Here is my thread :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2067169

Post it here http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=530
[General Marketing & SEO] japgolly:
Awesome, thank you.

And I really like your artwork btw!! It's instantly appealing.
[General Marketing & SEO] joona0825:
Good!

That would be great when I advertise my applications ;)

By the way, how did your app reviewed at XDA and contacted with reporter?

I wonder that..
[General Marketing & SEO] DoubleP90:
I just posted my app in the forums and a writer liked it and reviewed it
[General Marketing & SEO] MOST2K2:
Thanks fir your great post. I have developed a developer app (see my signature).. is there a good way to reach the developers???
[General Marketing & SEO] worldtiki:
Great post!

Did you had any help from a professional designer? The app looks great!
[General Marketing & SEO] MOST2K2:
do you speak about my app or what? ;=)
[General Marketing & SEO] IvanMunson:
Any tips on recording for YouTube or getting the app reviewed?

Is there any social network focused on app development?

Thanks! :)
[General Marketing & SEO] crazyfool_1:
For YouTube reviews I usually just search YouTube for people who do it and message them, asking if they'd like to review the app.

I also have a list of sites I email when I release a new app although being a small developer getting a response or even the email opened is difficult. I'd also say don't underestimate the power of the sites which have like 15 views, one of those 15 viewers might just write for LifeHacker ;)

Cross promotion of apps if you have more then one is also a great way to get traction
[General Marketing & SEO] IvanMunson:
Thanks for the suggestions, I won't underestimate small sites! Are you perhaps writing for LafeHacker? :fingers-crossed:

I'm concerned about the YouTube approach, for example:

Mute recording or discussed review? In that case, translated to every supported language?

3rd person custom recording or recording from a paid app?

Version for tablets and phones?

How impacts in the views/install having a YouTube review linked to the Google Play app site?
[General Marketing & SEO] crazyfool_1:
Ha ha I wish, my (peronsally) worst app got on LifeHacker but since then I haven't even been able to get a response from them lol

As for YouTube it's entirely up to you how you want to do it. Personally I prefer 3rd party reviews because what I would find the most interesting thing about my own app you average user wouldn't even notice. So for me a 3rd party review usually highlights what would attract people to the app. Having a video linked to your app page I would say is definitely a must though.
[General Marketing & SEO] ArabellaGames:
Nice article.. thank you!
[General Marketing & SEO] jimkaps:
I have an app for Android devices called MusicTimeOff , you can check it in play store.

I have sent mails to sites to review my app but noone does it for free .

Can you help me with some sites that will do it for free (except xda )?
[General Marketing & SEO] jaimereben:
I have create my first app in android. With 50$, can I have a good advertising?
[General Marketing & SEO] doronmeir:
Question about the image ads...

First, thanks for the helpful post! It gave me several new marketing ideas :)

You mentioned the promo graphics option. Well - I actually have a series of those planned (attaching the first two). I really like how they turned out but I stopped working on them when I realized I had no idea what to do with them (apart from my own website/facebook page and so on...I mean somewhere more public). Any thoughts?
[General Marketing & SEO] PhilCals:
Good article, thanks for that. I am currently struggling to advertise my app (all of us, I suppose)

Have an app that has been getting less and less downloads for the last weeks... just got some Campaign set up in AdMob and already see some increase in downloads, but can't afford campaigns all the time.

One thing I haven't done so far is actively posting about the app in forums around the web!

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I already invested $100 and I truly don't think that's nowhere close to what a good advertisement requires... at least when it comes to wanting to use AdMob, Facebook Ads (to name a few) as advertisement media...
[General Marketing & SEO] DoubleP90:
If you have the tools i would suggest you to make a good commercial for your app, YouTube is viral, if it's something nice people will share it
[General Marketing & SEO] claireclaire612:
I think there are lots of app developer forum and lots of people share their promoting exprience. Maybe you can google those key words? Maybe you can also take advatange of some advertising display company.
[General Marketing & SEO] Hartok:
Thanks for the tips. :good:
[General Marketing & SEO] heftyApps:
Has anyone got experience with paid reviews and if so, could you recommend it? I have several offers for reviews but they all cost money (around 50 - 90 USD) and I wonder if it will be worth spending the money.

Thanks,

Jens
[General Marketing & SEO] out of ideas:
$90 for someone to write a couple sentences about your app screams "Scam" to me. depending on your profit model, you would need a very large amount of downloads just from that one site to get your money's worth out of it.

You would probably be better off running an ad campaign at that rate, and many smaller apps find that those aren't worth the money.

XDA user nikwen is putting together a list with app review sites run by XDA members, only a couple so far, but I'm sre that will increase as more people find out about it.

here's the nikwen thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2300739
[General Marketing & SEO] heftyApps:
That is very helpful - thank's a lot for the link!

Jens
[General Marketing & SEO] Hartok:
An Ad Campaign costs around $1 per install (CPI).

You will need a great marketing budget and this cost will probably never be recovered from your IAPs (if you have some).

Moreover, the impact of ads on Google Play rankings is limited. (It's not the case on the iOS App Store.)

I'm not sure it's a safe choice for an indie.
[General Marketing & SEO] out of ideas:
Yeah, that's what I'm getting at.

ads are costly, but theoretically a better gamble than paying almost $100 to get it on one website, where you might get 0 installs from it.

at least with ads, it can get people while they are using other apps on their device, as opposed to hoping a lot of people see that particular website, see your app, and then go download it.

But if you don't have name recognition, and a killer profit system, it probably isn't worth running ads for indies.
[General Marketing & SEO] elban:
I did some ads for super download some months ago, mainly as an experiment, and got about 1/10 of what I spent. I think it depends on the type of app. I believe games and stupid apps like cats talking have a much better conversion rate :)
[General Marketing & SEO] Panicci:
definitely some very useful information for new app developers, good job!
[General Marketing & SEO] furqanrydhan:
Thanks for the post, great information here!
[General Marketing & SEO] rajusohi:
App Review

Hi,

Can you review my app which can be found by searching the term "blind date sohi tech".

Sorry for not posting the exact link as I haven't achieved that level to post links yet.

Thanks in advance
[General Marketing & SEO] sierralpha:
Good post OP - some helpful tips.

I'd have to agree with this - I read somewhere out there in internetsland that if a review site is relying on payment to review your app, they probably don't have enough readers to warrant being reviewed by them in the first place.

and here's a shameless plug for our first app - NotiFLY - take control of your digital life (check it out on the play store)
[General Marketing & SEO] kevin619:
if you’re new to the world of app promotion you might be wondering what incentivized downloads are all about and why Apple decided to ban them. Incentivized downloads are offered by app promotion networks, which help developers generate new users by cross-promoting apps between different publishers.
[General Marketing & SEO] JeffM123:
Best bet is to look into micro-outsourcing for work. Sites like Fiverr, or E-Lance for artists, people who make trailers or do other work. At some point when you really start to monetize,then you can spend bigger $ on production and marketing. Very important if you're not one of the major development houses.
[General Marketing & SEO] stilv:
Update your screenshot to the new (hated) look of googleplay market :eek:
[General Marketing & SEO] kulisgames:
Did I miss the train?

Thanks for the guide, I read through it and I am doing most of the free things mentioned. I have however a question: Does it matter when I am promoting my app? Immediately after the release, or it doesn't matter?

I am a hobbyist and I had no experience before. I published my app, posted to few places and got my friends to review/share. After one week, the downloads dropped. I released an update based on feedback from the Indie community and shared some more. Download boost and now I am waiting for a drop again. Would it be better if I put all the effort to one point, one period? Or spread it over time more? I simply don't have time to keep promoting it AND updating it, since I have a full time job, so I have to compromise. And I am talking about the free marketing.
[General Marketing & SEO] Wimmmr:
Thanks for sharing. Very interesting.
[General Marketing & SEO] gummihaf:
Check out www .webpronews .com/google-discusses-google-play-seo-for-first-time-2013-05 (sorry for broken link, newbie so can't post links) for some really valuable information on how the Google Play store works, including wrt timing from launch.
[General Marketing & SEO] kornett:
Exchange Reviews with other developers

Another way is to Exchange Reviews with other developers and a site to do so is

SITE: androidki[.]com

Give it a Try!
[General Marketing & SEO] marinini:
Very interesting guide. Thanks
[General Marketing & SEO] OkiesCookies:
Thanks for these tips! i was thinking of learning how to develop apps and earning money from it.
[General Marketing & SEO] elban:
from my experience, ratings are important but so are +1s.

if you +1 an app, it will come out on top of all your google+ friends, so it can get viral.
[General Marketing & SEO] obscurant1st:
We're starting to offer dirt cheap reviews on our technology news website for a limited time. Check the details here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45444924&postcount=35
[General Marketing & SEO] ob1cat:
Thanks for the post, really useful! :good:
[General Marketing & SEO] Josh88m:
Thanks for the info :)
[General Marketing & SEO] Ysbryd:
Hi, new to xda :)

Thanks for this guide, very reassuring.

I've made several apps for local organisations and the results have been mixed at best. I consider myself to be very good at UI/UX design and can code like it's my blood, but for those apps all promotion and advertising has been up to the organisation not me.

Now I am pouring my heart in to my own app and it is shaping up to be a thing of beauty, naturally I want it to be a huge hit and so I worry given I do not have an advertising budget!

Still, if we wish to discover new islands, then we must first set sail!
[General Marketing & SEO] kevin619:
Great post (as usual), I think, especially on the B2B side, that the role of a content marketing director is to understand fully who the influencers are and immerse themselves within that community. Maybe I'm just saying this because Little Bird didn't mention me along with the incredible folks you reference ;) It also will be interesting to see how Little Bird separates itself from the likes of Appinions, GroupHigh, mPact and others.
[General Marketing & SEO] koto09:
Thank you for your advices. Social networks are useless if you don't already have a good notoriety. Alone, It won't drive traffic to your app.
[General Marketing & SEO] prats87:
Nice set of tips!
[General Marketing & SEO] DoubleP90:
In case of facebook maybe yes, but in G+ it's enought to join a good community where there's a section to show your app
[General Marketing & SEO] I'll be back:
Facebook is great too. I have joined about 300 groups and take much advantage of them
[General Marketing & SEO] sharonlewis:
I also have a list with websites that you can request a review, it may take a few days/weeks maybe to get approved, but its a good start. :)

PM if someone wants it.:)
[General Marketing & SEO] md2an:
nice tips, thanks
[General Marketing & SEO] yxb98yin@gmail.com:
Thanks for sharing
[General Marketing & SEO] EatPlayLoveIt:
Launch indie game near xmas?

Friends,

I have read that for indie guys it's not the best idea to launch near Christmas because the "big boys" like EA Gameloft etc are pushing huge amounts of cash into marketing and you'll have zero visibility no matter.

I have launched my game however.

What are your thoughts regarding this?
[General Marketing & SEO] Irish Guy:
Great guide

This is a very useful guide, thanks for sharing. :good:
[General Marketing & SEO] apollo361:
I've been developing this game for some time now. Marketing is one thing I've never even thought about.
[General Marketing & SEO] Stevenator21:
Awesome guide! What font are you using in the Promo images?
[General Marketing & SEO] ShoelaceWireless:
Thanks for the guide. I found it very helpful.
[General Marketing & SEO] kevin619:
When we did apps with help from Exicon they helped us with marketing already in the planning stage and they also helped us distribute the app once it was done. If you don’t have a strategy or even developers I can strongly recommend contacting them.
[General Marketing & SEO] sstrm:
ofownt THE

This is a very useful guide. I'll sure follow some of the steps posted here, but it is hard when you are starting and don't know much about it yet. Thank you for sharing this.
[General Marketing & SEO] pixmeknot:
This is a very useful thread, I'm kinda struggling to get reviews on youtube. there must be a better way to promote on youtube. there are quite a few agencies claiming to promote on youtube for some bucks, but im not sure about them. will let u know how they work out.
[General Marketing & SEO] javolido:
Here is the list of threads in forums that i've used to promot my app:

http://forums.makingmoneywithandroid.com/promote-your-android-app/

http://androidforums.com/app-game-announcements/

http://forums.androidcentral.com/developer-spotlight/

http://www.android.net/forum/app-announcements/

http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/forum/category/1005050/Let-me-show-you-my-app

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/app-announcements/

In Spanish:

http://www.htcmania.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1004

http://www.android.es/publica-un-articulo-sobre-tu-aplicacion

And of course:

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games
[General Marketing & SEO] PwerlifeAstrology:
Hi, it is very helpfull, I`m going to use them as well. But it is a month from your post, do you think it helped? Did downloads increased after you posted on those forums? I am affraid, that I`m just wasting my time doing this. What do you think?
[General Marketing & SEO] vsistudio:
Thanks for the helpful pointers. Well, a lot of this is common sense, but I come to realize that you spend as much time promoting your first app as you do coding it, if not more, hehe.
[General Marketing & SEO] missnice:
I also developed some app and got reviews and google pluses and download rate go increase. There are many people who provide them for little money. google it. fiverr, seo cloaks are some of those sites. If you want I can introduce people who gave me reviews
[General Marketing & SEO] Jawomo:
this thread helped me alot! will try to use your tips.

Thanks DoubleP90
[General Marketing & SEO] baraya:
thank you

great guidance there, It give me some enlightenment for what should I do to promote my apps.. can wait to read another guidance from you
[General Marketing & SEO] Appiterate:
A very insightful and useful guide DoubleP90, just I think you missed out Press Release and Banner ads.
[General Marketing & SEO] LeonidAlexandrovich:
Nice Guide! Thank you! It was very usefull for me.
[General Marketing & SEO] Maximus_ndbs:
Youtube sounds like a good idea, but it also depends on whether you have a youtube following, who's gonna want to watch a video with a couple of tens of views? Well.... unless the video is really that good!
[General Marketing & SEO] artouiros:
posting your app on forums doesn't give much downloads. it is very bad, that many android review sites want too much money to get your app on their pages. anyone knows some sites to promote an app for free?
[General Marketing & SEO] DoubleP90:
You can try maybe some websites/blogs that are just starting out, they need articles, if your app is good they might be interested in reviewing it.

try maybe doing a partnership, let a blog advertise your app and you in exchange advertise the blog in your app, that's a win win from both ends.

Just don't make it intrusive, put the link in the about section or if your app has ads you can put it as an ad
[General Marketing & SEO] cuddl:
Thanks DoubleP90, this has been a very helpful thread!

I'm wondering if you have any thoughts to add to your guide re: how to be featured by respective app stores?
[General Marketing & SEO] Fabuvel:
i remember someone here mentioned posting on google+ community helps us (cant find the page again, sorry) but how do I find those communities? where can we find community there, post a link app, and doesnt get reported/prejudiced as spam?
[General Marketing & SEO] rey5137:
I used "Android" tag to search all open community in Google+. After that, I check each of them to see if it has a sub-page for app promotions (like "Apps&Games", "App promotion" ,..). You should make the post more personal so It doesn't look like a spam.
[General Marketing & SEO] Troll5Royce:
Thanks for the guide! Soaking up a ton of info here xD
[General Marketing & SEO] AppleJuice1020:
thx.
[General Marketing & SEO] 1a11ous:
great thread, thanks
[General Marketing & SEO] yogi.306:
can you share some of group names please

Hai, can you please share group names so i will join same, i want to promote my new app (its in signature).

Thank you,

Yogesh Dama
[General Marketing & SEO] thorapps:
Thanks man! Can you please give us a list of website that do app/game reviews?
[General Marketing & SEO] akhoa09:
Sorry, i am need 10 posts ^^

Thanks
[General Marketing & SEO] Fat Pandog:
Thanks man! Great tips! I am about to release my app within the next few days, and I've read the op front and back 3 times! :o
[General Marketing & SEO] vistacreativos:
Thank you for the tips, some is very important, but I think the guaranty of the effort is to make a great app!
[General Marketing & SEO] ondedark:
Thanks for sharing dude, but i had a bad skill to make graphic advertising to create that :crying:
[General Marketing & SEO] sh1vam:
Want to kickstart your app downloads for free ?? List your app in AAP app ..!!

Try AAP - Android App Promotion app on playstore as they provide free download exchange services where you download an app and your app gets downloaded in return .You can see the results in daily reports and take appropriate measure while doing so .
[General Marketing & SEO] jralabs:
Thanks for sharing
[General Marketing & SEO] Gluru:
Super helpful - thankyou!
[General Marketing & SEO] Gooldy Games:
Nice general tips. I would also ad creating the hype for your app before actual release. It's very important cause you'll have limited amount of time to enter Google Play top charts. Moreover, this may help to spread a word of mouth about your app which will definetely help you at the release day.

In addition, I would take various contest into account cause getting even one award will increase your chances drastically.
[General Marketing & SEO] LeonardW:
Very useful tips. :good:

Just registered in XDA. I will promote my app after I can post images.
[General Marketing & SEO] rmyb:
This is important and difficult to do right. We are putting much effort into it for our app and it's paying off.

Thanks for the post!
[General Marketing & SEO] Argurth:
Very useful tips ! I'm also interested of getting my app reviewed but that's actually pretty hard !
[General Marketing & SEO] VonWratts:
Nice tips, I discovered that promoting my app is being really more difficult than i imagined!
[General Marketing & SEO] Aizat216777_1:
thanks for tips :cowboy:
[General Marketing & SEO] angelgavipo:
Great post, I love this part
[General Marketing & SEO] ticktockonthedot:
Thanks for the tips. I have a few ads in the Play Store and I am going to try this out.
[General Marketing & SEO] maxnexus:
Thank you for the helpful information. I would also strongly recommend trying to get your app reviewed by a media, XDA, AndroidPolice, or any other big and small news site.
[General Marketing & SEO] xslux:
Thank you, the information is very helpful for a starter like me!
[General Marketing & SEO] tatien44:
Thanks for your information :good:
[General Marketing & SEO] mapacarta:
Thanks for the article
[General Marketing & SEO] poman01:
thanks for sharing!
[General Marketing & SEO] GarrettThalamus:
Thanks for sharing!
[General Marketing & SEO] doianhkhoviai:
It's a great tuts, noted.
[General Marketing & SEO] Julia Ozmitel:
And what were the results? :)

IMHO, when big players are on arena, there is no place for small budgets. According to some researches, during the holidays ads double from normal days, and the volume of ads rises 9 times for TOP categories (e.g. commerce). Imagine the advertising noise you have to cut right through and think twice if you really can drown and outspend Amazon, Nike, eBay, etc.
[General Marketing & SEO] Ultra-Droid:
What did you use to make this banner for wakey
[General Marketing & SEO] PeaCelGames:
Thanks for sharing! It's helpful!
[General Marketing & SEO] Kingen1:
Thanks for the share dude!
[General Marketing & SEO] Khloe Hunter:
Thank you for your insight. Very helpful. App store optimization is also very important if you want to get more app downloads.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 8cpaiw:
Link to download [ROM] GingerCM V3.0 [Stock/Alfs] 13/11/2012 ::VERY FAST:: is dead....v3...please reupload and paste the link

thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NextNexus:
Does anyone know if we will be able to utilize cellular data tethering using the HTC One developer edition on an unlimited AT&T plan? That could put the developer edition over the top for me compared to the subsidized device from AT&T. Thanks.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superchilpil:
Its the same device, if its not in your contract that you can tether then no you can't without violating your contract.

There are various ways to tether if you wish to, but the device isn't going to magically trick at&t that you aren't tethering
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NextNexus:
When I got the unlocked galaxy nexus tethering wasn't disabled like it has been on every subsidized android device I've owned. Wasn't sure if that was a nexus thing or an unlocked/unbranded device thing.