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[Cristina]

Do you wanna get funding for a smartphone app? Maybe an iPhone or an Android app?

Today, I’m going to walk you through the various funding channels for getting funding for an app. These include crowdfunding, angel investment, and more.

We all know that iPhone or Android app development is pretty expensive. You gotta do the mockups, renderings, coding, graphic design, and of course, you gotta promote it. Those costs can really add up.

Thankfully, there are some ways that you can help offset these costs. You can use the funding sources that I’m going to be covering in this video to tap in the power of online fundraising to not only get funding but also turn that dream you have into reality.

Read the article here: https://www.crowdcrux.com/how-to-get-fu ... obile-app/

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[JordanAvery]

I personally found it difficult to market a digital solution weather unique or generally required by the market. I usually got limited response when trying to use social media, mailers or digital marketing. People are interested, but somehow don’t always see the urgency of solving their problem digitally as something to be embarked on immediately.
My best suggestion for selling a system or an app is to get a good sales person, and create some kind of a commission based incentive that will benefit them as well.
If you are interested in selling your product as SAAS, then you can rent your application to customer per user/device/shift on monthly basis and have an addition salary.
In my case i’ve managed to get a couple of different channels and people selling the app an then splitting the profit 50/50 on monthly basis. You don’t have to be this generous, i just find that even if you might have the most remarkable solution / app on the planet, it means nothing if no one is using it!

[AlexWilliams]

It's a great guide for the newbies in this but for the developers as well. I highly recommend it, it's very informative even for a third part like me. I have a friend that is a developer, and as much as I know, there's a lot of work and money into an app, and often developers can't release their creations because of the lack of funds. I wonder how the apps on https://apksalad.com/en/category/WEATHER are free though? Someone spent a lot of time and invested so much money to create them, and now gives them for free. It's mindblowing for me.

[RileyParker]

It's a great guide for the newbies in this but for the developers as well. I highly recommend it, it's very informative even for a third part like me. I have a friend that is a developer, and as much as I know, there's a lot of work and money into an app, and often developers can't release their creations because of the lack of funds. I wonder how the apps on https://apksalad.com/en/category/WEATHER are free though? Someone spent a lot of time and invested so much money to create them, and now gives them for free. It's mindblowing for me.

I agree. I friend sent the link to this guide to me and I really like it. I'm working in this field and every piece of information is useful for my development.

[teslastar]

What an interesting question with so many possibilities, doesn't it depend on the type of mobile application? Like if it's a mobile application that acts as a charitable service to others, a health-type of application associated with medicine, not-for-profit organizations etc. then you could even organize a local fundraiser in your community to gather the needed amount - and support it through facebook and instagram as well. If it's a standard ios or android development application then you can definitely use other sources, like crowdfunding. But I guess if it's an entertainment application without a cause, it would be more challenging to find funding, especially in these current times.

[Jonathanyoung]

What an interesting question with so many possibilities, doesn't it depend on the type of mobile application? Like if it's a mobile application that acts as a charitable service to others, a health-type of application associated with medicine, not-for-profit organizations etc. then you could even organize a local fundraiser in your community to gather the needed amount - and support it through facebook and instagram as well. If it's a standard ios or android development application then you can definitely use other sources, like crowdfunding. But I guess if it's an entertainment application without a cause, it would be more challenging to find funding, especially in these current times.

Crowd funding doesn't work without marketing. That's what I think. I get the standards referenced above for the ios / android development but I don't think normal people would get it. I definitely agree that its important to talk about the purpose behind creating the app - like how will it help others? what will it be used for? Instead of just listing standards.

Current times. Current marketing right?

[BigSamoz]

Awesome. I will try getting a funding

[ronton]

You know, I respect those who work on such projects and help small businesses promote and develop themselves. I mean, app development is designed for small businesses, and getting such an app, you can raise your business and develop a personal and well-known brand. I know what I am talking about as I also got an app the last year from a company that provides app development services. They provide awesome service, by the way. I have a fast food business, and since getting the app, my business raised to an absolutely new level. Now it is really known in our city and during the lockdown, we had a lot of orders, more than we could accept.

[BigSamoz]

You know, I respect those who work on such projects and help small businesses promote and develop themselves. I mean, app development is designed for small businesses, and getting such an app, you can raise your business and develop a personal and well-known brand. I know what I am talking about as I also got an app the last year from a company that provides app development services. They provide awesome service, by the way. I have a fast food business, and since getting the app, my business raised to an absolutely new level. Now it is really known in our city and during the lockdown, we had a lot of orders, more than we could accept.

I also need an app developer

[irish_p]

Great post! hopefully, the tactics help promote my project

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ca ... erm=catchi