Re: [android-developers] Re: Website for your app, how important do you feel it is?

I don't think a website is the greatest way to promote your app.
It's hard to turn a person browsing the internet to install an app to
their phone.
The barcode method makes it a bit easier, but still the conversion
rate isn't that great.

However, having a website is pretty necessary in my opinion. If your
app does anything interesting at all.
I think the best way is to have a site that works both on the mobile
device and on a personal computer.

This can help you two ways, you can create a community from your
'power' users to help you in refining your app.
You can also go into greater detail about your app. Things like
tutorials, help files, screenshots, usage cases, comments, etc.

As for me, I'm making a multiplayer game. A web frontend is
absolutely necessary. I used YUI and blueprint CSS to try to keep the
pages sane on small and big screen sizes.

(http://diastrofunk.com/sol/)

I've actually got a lot of responses in my blog, so you might want to
look into that as well.

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Shane Isbell <shane.isbell@gmail.com> wrote:
> To market your app, feel free to checkout 'AppFriend for Facebook' on
> Android Market. It's gotten quite a bit of usage from users and from looking
> at the stats, some of the apps that users share get quite a few additional
> 'Likes' as it moves through the network. There is also a link on the app
> pages that allows users to go to your website.
>
> What's nice about this approach is that when a user shares the app info
> (with comments), their facebook friends will see it on their wall and then
> they can go to the page and click to open the app description in Android
> Market.
>
> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Chris Stewart <cstewart913@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Great input everyone.  I'm in the process of setting something up for my
>> main app, even if it's mostly used to provide a manual and a general Q&A of
>> emails I've gotten regarding the application.
>> How do you add a signature to your Google Groups profile?  I've looked and
>> couldn't see anything specific to Groups.  I can add it to my Gmail
>> signature but would like to be more specific if I can.
>>
>> Chris Stewart
>> cstewart913@gmail.com
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 1:22 AM, metal mikey <coreform@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> It has been pointed out that there's a need for developers of Android
>>> Apps to garner trust in Users & potential Users (e.g. Users must trust
>>> the developer to not abuse their private information). I believe that
>>> having a website for an App will help towards that. It shows an extra
>>> effort that the developer has gone to in making a commitment to an
>>> App. Also provides a means to communicate way more information than
>>> can possibly be communicated in the much-too-small App Description on
>>> Android Market.
>>>
>>> I've recently launched an App on Android Market that not only uses a
>>> website to help promote it, but also to provide extra features (i.e.
>>> adding that extra dimension as 'Maps.Huge.Info' stated). My App's
>>> website is <gotta give it a plug, right?>: http://www.snowcell.net
>>>
>>> That said, having a website for an App should certainly not be a sole
>>> reason for Users to extend trust to a developer, but it is perhaps one
>>> of many points that can help towards that goal!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 6, 2:52 pm, "Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)" <cor...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > I have one for my "Radar Now!" website called (strangely
>>> > enough)http://www.radarnow.net
>>> >
>>> > The site has basic data and screen shots, a map showing where users
>>> > are located, statistics about OS's and devices and a change log for
>>> > versions. I also use it for some "social" type content, such as (my)
>>> > favorite comments and a list of the most active counties in the US.
>>> >
>>> > The idea behind the "favorite comments" page is that if people know
>>> > that their comments will be read and recognized, they're more likely
>>> > to leave glowing comments. Might sound a little off. I think it does.
>>> > What they don't know is I print out another list called "(my) Least
>>> > Favorite comments" glue them to small dummies and stick pins in them.
>>> >
>>> > I started tracking the site only last week with Analytics and in that
>>> > time about 7,500 users of Android devices went to the site.
>>> >
>>> > Is it important? To promote the app, probably not. To engage users?
>>> > Absolutely. For support? Yes.
>>> >
>>> > You can add another dimension to your app by giving it a web presence.
>>> >
>>> > -John Coryat
>>>
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