App Development Pitfalls - How to NOT Waste Your Money

All the tips and strategies you need to know so you don't waste money developing app features that NEVER get used. Joining me is Austin Betzer who is the founder of Strides - an amazing team of developers and designers that bring real products to life. Their main focus is designing & developing full-scale mobile applications, for iOS, Android, and Web. Topics covered: 03:45 - How to build an app fast   05:38 - How to build the right features in the beginning  06:47 - Using Typeform for customer research  07:30 - How to find your early customers for feedback  10:01 - How Austin got started his company   11:13 - How he found his first freelancing clients  11:40 - How to post in FB groups and Reddit subreddits organically  14:39 - Any tips on making app promo videos  20:33 - Stark App Audit  29:14 - What is the #1 app development pitfall? (starting too big)  31:46 - What is Austin's tech stack?  32:47 - What if the client's app idea is not that great, do you tell the client?  39:18 - Supgro App Audit  51:05 - Is it worth publishing on the Amazon app store?  51:42 - Top Firebase features  53:28 - Is it worth to have an MMP after iOS 14  Listen to my episode on their podcast: https://www.strides.dev/podcast/marketing-and-growth-hacks-with-steve-young-app-masters You can watch this video: https://youtu.be/GLtBIw36FUM Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training ***************   Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit ***************   SPONSORS Scaling your Apple Search Ads campaigns can be challenging if you don’t have the right tool kit. From market insights to automation tools, SearchAds.com provides everything you need in a single intuitive dashboard, so you can easily adapt, optimize and grow your mobile business in the App Store. CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************