Submitting your application to the platform app store is a must but it doesn’t stop there. There are many third-party app marketplaces like Amazon, GetJar, Handago and AppBrain, which your audience is using to find apps for their device. Reach out to these stores and submit your app. The more places you are the better your chances are that users will find you.

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Every Tuesday App Promo will be providing tips on app marketing and promoting applications based on their experience leading marketing campaigns for applications across platform. These tips are like regular marketing vitamins aimed to boost discovery and visibility for app publishers to better succeed in the business of their apps.

Ratings & Reviews are not only a great way to hear from your users but they help you stand out from the crowd – good or bad. Ratings denote activity and activity is thought to increase your rankings in the app store charts. Encourage your users to review your app by including a call to action both in and out of your app. Reviews will not just help you climb the charts, they will also help guide the direction of your roadmap.

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Every Tuesday App Promo will be providing tips on app marketing and promoting applications based on their experience leading marketing campaigns for applications across platform. These tips are like regular marketing vitamins aimed to boost discovery and visibility for app publishers to better succeed in the business of their apps.

If your goal is downloads then be explicit with your call to action on all your marketing collateral. Specifically call out the word “Download” in your messaging to make it clear what you want from the user. Make sure you link out to destionation where they can click to download. Most likely this will be your app page in the app store. Avoid sending users to another informaiton page which will just increase the risk of losing them and the download of your app.

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Every Tuesday App Promo will be providing tips on app marketing and promoting applications based on their experience leading marketing campaigns for applications across platform. These tips are like regular marketing vitamins aimed to boost discovery and visibility for app publishers to better succeed in the business of their apps.

Use international chart tools like PositionApp and Distimo Monitor or AppAnnie to understand what other markets your app is seeing success in. Pinpointing the geographical hot spots of your app will help grow the your understanding of your target audience and should be fed back into ongoing app marketing decisions.

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Every Tuesday App Promo will be providing tips on app marketing and promoting applications based on their experience leading marketing campaigns for applications across platform. These tips are like regular marketing vitamins aimed to boost discovery and visibility for app publishers to better succeed in the business of their apps.

The app stores are not the only place for users to discover your app. There are an increasing number of alternative app stores like GetJar, Handango and app search engines like Quixey which you should consider cataloging your app. Create an account and submit your app to maximize your discoverability as well as use their free analytic tools to gain further insight. The more places you are the better your chances are that a user will find you and download.

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Every Tuesday App Promo will be providing tips on app marketing and promoting applications based on their experience leading marketing campaigns for applications across platform. These tips are like regular marketing vitamins aimed to boost discovery and visibility for app publishers to better succeed in the business of their apps.