{"id":207,"date":"2019-01-10T02:31:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T02:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonbuspal.co.uk\/blog\/?p=207"},"modified":"2019-01-10T02:31:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T02:31:23","slug":"how-to-show-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonbuspal.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-show-support\/","title":{"rendered":"How to show support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many mobile app users (including myself in the past) think that there is only one real way to show support for a developer and that is by paying for, or buying their product. Whilst I don’t want to ever discourage anyone from passing me some cash, there are other ways in which to show appreciation and it is actually worth more than people think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me just quickly explain – the only way to remain competitive on the app store, is to have a free app which either has ads in or some other form of in-app purchase. As I do not currently have in-app purchases, I only earn a (small) income from showing ads. It’s a simple game of numbers – the more people I have to show ads to, the more money I can make. So rather than money, I try to focus on getting more people to download and use my app. From my side, I do this by making the best app I possibly can that will cause people to come back. Here is how you get support me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Leave a rating <\/strong>and update it from time to time, even if it is the same. This is just a case of giving me a number of stars and you are done. It helps in two ways: firstly, I get a feel for how people are feeling about the app – this is really important to me as a point of feedback; secondly, it helps with ranking in the app store – a well-rated app will feature higher in the rankings and in an app market saturated with app about London Buses, this is really helpful to drive downloads.<\/li>
  2. Leave a review <\/strong>and update it from time to time, even if it is the same. And not just any review – tell me what you like or how I can improve. I read all of it – I get notifications when reviews are written, so I get a view of what people want from an app. And if there is something you want, don’t be shy to ask.<\/li>
  3. Fork out the money<\/strong>. This really is at the bottom of the list for me – points 1 and 2 are significantly more valuable to me than the money from app sales. They have a longer-lasting effect and if really constructive, can bring in more income than 3 alone. Of course, I don’t want to sound like I hate people buying my app, because I don’t – I just don’t want people to feel like the only option to support me is to part with their money. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Thank you for all the support so far!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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