Any advice on how to promote my iPhone app?

QUESTION:

My iPhone app is buried in the App Store.  Any advice for founders like me who need to promote their iPhone apps but don’t know how.

ANSWER:

Okay, nearly every startup has an iPhone app.  It’s almost a “must-have” as part of your business plan, even if you’re not a mobile company.   With that in mind, I’ve hunted about for ways to promote these glorious iPhone apps we all have. Here are the results of my hard work…

First, I’ll mention some good places to get started:

• Tapjoy – pay them money, and they’ll get you downloads
• Flurry – also a good source for buying downloads
• AdMob – owned by Google and works like Adwords for mobile
• Free App a Day – features iPhone apps
• Chomp – live app reviews
• Mplayit – promotes videos for apps

If that isn’t enough, here’s more…

• 52 Ways to Promote Your iPhone App
• 50 Ways to Promote Your iPhone App
• 9 Places to Publicize Your iPhone App
• 4 More Ways to Promote Your iPhone App

This should be plenty to get you started.

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Comments & Advice:

1. PRCode says:

   Try app cross promoting, take a look at http://www.thekinetik.com
   
2. Domenica Stuart says:

   I have also heard about companies that guarantee to push your app into TOP25. I heard it starts at $3k. Those companies have strong ties into social networks and offer status points for installs. I heard a common pricing is $0.40 per install.
3. artash says:

   There is a great tool Bulk APK submission service designed for developers and publishers of Android applications to promote your application to more markets to increase your market base. Check it out here http://www.android-markets-info.com/helpful-tools/bulk-apk-submit , hope it will be useful for your app marketing!
4. Marshall says:

   We also offer an option for promoting iTunes apps in a very affordable way. Promote your app within AppZilla!

   AppZilla is our application that includes 120 apps in 1, for 99 cents. We have over 2.25 million users, so promoting your app in AppZilla will allow developers to take advantage of the exposure to our audience.

   The way it works is we have a “Showcase” where we feature 12 apps at a time by other developers.At the end of your campaign, we provide you with your showcase stats summary.

   You can see the showcase live in action in our free app: “AppZilla 2: Free”.

   Check out our Showcase page (at our website) where you can find out more info. You can also click on our calendar to check prices, availability, and even make reservations.
5. Marshall says:

   Here’s a link to our Showcase page:

   http://fossilsoftware.com/?page_id=119
6. Jay Cooney says:

   Just to throw in our hat here… Business2Blogger.com is a site that enables web developers to find Bloggers to review their apps. We’ve had many developers use us for inexpensive App promotion over the past couple of years.

   Here are some details:
   http://business2blogger.com/promote-an-app/

   Thanks so much, and best of luck to you!
7. Maike says:

   Try:
   http://www.bestappcafe.com/