Great ideas come to all of us every once in a while. It is our responsibility to act on them and make the most out of a brainwave. However there are times that you need some outside help. Imagine waking up one early morning and having this great concept for a mobile application. Chances are that you, like me, would know little about the whole process of developing a mobile app. This little presentation is to help all you out there looking to develop a mobile app having no technical expertise whatsoever. For a more detailed guide or if you require technical assistance feel free to drop me a mail at shamil.l@elegantmedia.com.au

1. Mobile App Development
A layman’s guide to building
an app

2. Introduction
Grandiose ideas come to all of us. Well most
of us. And to some more than others.
Well lets assume YOU do have a simply
fantabulous idea for a mobile app (if its some
other idea, sorry can't help you there). You
can see the fame and money at the end but
just don't know how to make it there.
No fear, for I am here! Your Knight in shining
armor.

3. 1. Define Goal/Concept
This is where you work on that
brainwave you had to actually
give it life.
Define your end product, know
what you want and figure
out how you’re gonna get
there.

4. 2. Draw up some sketches
Of course you have an idea of how you
want your app to look. It is yours
after all.
So get out that pencil &
paper and start drawing
some sketches.

5. 3. Research
Now not to burst your bubble or
something but chances are people have
had similar app ideas before.
However chances are that they did
not capitalise from it or you’d have
heard of it.
So READ UP and learn from their
mistakes.
P.S. Doesn’t hurt to get a few ideas
from them either

6. 4. Create a Prototype
Now it is time you hired a team of
expert app developers to start building
your app.
Once a prototype has been completed
ask your friends & family to use it
and gain their feed back. This will
prove useful as they would think like
the average user would.

7. 5. Build Backend
This is not something you should
bother yourself with. That expert
team that you hired, they would
probably be working on this stage
about now.
However it is good to know the
progress of the development so they
don’t con you.

9. 7. Final Testing & Release
And you’re almost done now. This is
where the final testing and any bugs
discovered will be fixed.
Once all the issues have been fixed all
that remains is for the app to be
released onto the respective app stores
for Android/iOS. This can be done by
yourself or with the help of the
developers.

10. 8. App Marketing
Developing and Release of App is only
half the story. Now you need
downloads to make money!
•Social Media
•Press Releases
•Advertisements
•Websites
are all good marketing strategies.

11. Good Luck!!!
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