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AppsGeyser is a free online platform or tool that enables web publishers, video channels and radio programs to create custom mobile applications for AndroidAll Android apps developed through AppsGeyser’s platform can be distributed and exchanged online, through the AppsGeyser App Marketplace or in the Android Market (Google Play Store)

The AppsGeyser Android app creation platform has 2 steps to create an app, and most apps can be created within five minutes.Distribution and monetization options are offered within the platform.It also offers users the ability to create apps by calling a web service through the Appsgeyser API.

Your App to the Top of the Android Market

In the Android Market, no one factor determines what apps reach the top positions. The top position is not reserved for the best-selling apps or the best ranked. Instead, Google has one of its famous “black box” algorithms working to determine which apps reach the top.

Some things are clear, though:

1. Apps that are downloaded more are higher up.
2. Apps that have a high review rate with positive reviews are higher up.
3. Apps with a high retention rate – that is apps that people don’t delete after downloading- are higher up.

How do you make your app achieve these things? First, you make apps that people can find easily, by using relevant keywords in your super-charged description.

Second, make an app that people want to review. Make sure the app is so spectacular that people are just dying to give it five stars. Then, remind them to review the app. In the app’s welcome screen, put a reminder like “Have you reviewed this app yet on Android Market?”

Third, and most important, make sure the app is an app that people want to keep. Make sure the app is one that does what it says it does, and make sure that when competing apps come out that do it better, your app improves and releases a new version to keep pace with what’s out there. That way, there’s no need for customers to download something else and delete your winning app. This increases retention and keeps you on the road to the top of Android Market.

12 Reasons to Give Your App a Facebook Page

A few years ago, if you had a product that you were trying to sell, you would put up a website and build up content so that people could search for the product and find it. That meant doing a lot of SEO & SEM in the hopes of being found online through search. Today companies can go where their users already are – Facebook. Users have changed. They search directly on Facebook, they ask friends for recommendations, and they look at what their friends like to find out what they might like. Giving your app a Facebook page gets you into the loop, because your page does several things that a website can’t do:

1. When people ‘Like’ your page, their friends may see it, meaning they may ‘Like’ it too. Remember that most people only see updates from their top 150 friends, so this isn’t a sure thing
2. Unlike e-mail, a wall post is automatically listed on the customer’s screen when they open Facebook. It’s all but impossible to hit ‘delete’ without reading at least some of it.
3. While a blog requires full articles, Facebook posts just require one idea, so you can connect with customers much more easily and much more frequently. (But the blog is important too!)
4. Many people won’t read something long, but it’s easy to read a short snippet on a Facebook wall.
5. It’s easier to get a customer to click through to your blog when you post a short description on Facebook than to get them to subscribe to your blog.
6. Convincing a customer to hit ‘Like’ is a lot easier than getting bookmarked.
7. Facebook allows you engage your followers in discussions, both about the product and about related subjects.
8. Everything you share with your users on Facebook can be easily shared with their friends.
9. Many people search Facebook instead of Google. It’s important to make sure your product can be found.
10. Once users have Liked your page, it’s easier to get them to your website.
11. You can have users add content by asking for photos, quotes, stories, and more.
12. Since you’re in constant contact with users, you know what they want, giving you more opportunity to create viral content.

Building a Facebook page takes just a few minutes, and gives you a whole new way to communicate with your audience. Just remember that creating it is only the beginning. We’ll be talking more about how to build up and engage a fan base soon.

9 Things to Know When Marketing Your Android App: Know The Competition

The Android Market (Google Play) is open to everyone, so it’s likely that there’s another app a lot like yours. To make your app successful, it’s important to make your app stand out. The only way to do this is to learn exactly what the competition is doing and how the market is reacting to their actions.

1. Search the Apps Market – who is on the front page for your area?
2. Are the apps free? If not, what do they cost?
3. Read the reviews! This is probably the most important part. See what features people are asking for and what pitfalls there are.
4. What is the competition’s key messaging (the three main points that they focus on in their marketing.)
5. How is the market responding? (You can check compete.com andalexa.com for website numbers.)
6. What are the advantages to your app and are they being clearly communicated to your market?

When writing your app’s description:

1. Explain your app’s unique selling point. What features does it have that aren’t available in the competition’s app?
2. Explain how your app avoids the pitfalls that users complained about in the competition’s app – without mentioning or criticising your competition. For example, “The most information available in a weather app. Our app gives you…”