How to get your first 1,000 app downloads
Jace J Perry
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Hello, I recently released a GIF based exercise fitness mobile app and in the middle of looking for the most effective lean way to reach 1,000 downloads in order to collect feedback and iterate accordingly? It would be nice to have a website with an active community with target user filtering that would be willing to test new apps/features and provide feedback for a small fee...
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Gianfranco@gianpaj
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@jaceperry try Instagram DMs - 100 user interviews will give you a lot of feedback. Downloads will not give you qualitative feedback at most quantitative from logging metrics, user activity etc.
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@jaceperry @girish_w you find people who are following a similar brand like yours and you asked them questions about what they like and dislike about their current solution. For example they like backpacks. You're making a backpack. You ask them what they like or dislike about their current backpack, about how they purchase, try and learn about backpacks they might want to buy.
If you're making a "problem interview" focus about their current experience and their problems they see. Not about what they might want or think they want.
Facts about their actual needs, is more important at this stage
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@jaceperry @gianpaj How do you use Instagram DMs to conduct user interviews?
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@jaceperry This sounds really interesting. Got to try it out for my product.
@jaceperry Launch on Product Hunt? 😅
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@jaceperry hi Jace, if I were you, I would probably post my app on fitness specific Facebook groups, and subreddits. I would also send it to bloggers and online magazines. And as Armel said, you can also try Facebook ads, they have a specific solution for apps: https://www.facebook.com/busines...
@feriforgacs going to start on your recommendations today and will keep you updated on what worked out best. Cheers!
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@jaceperry cool! I'm curious how it'll work out.
Trebble FM
@jaceperry Have you tried Facebook ads? It might help you easily get your first 1,000 downloads easily if you have a few dollars to spend.
@armelbeaudry do you have a resource you recommend on how to create the best fb ad?
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@jaceperry I wish I could suggest you a youtube video that has everything you need but I couldn't find a good one myself. The best resource I can point you to is the Facebook tutorial https://www.facebook.com/busines... . It will be good enough to get you started. I will tell you at this stage and for what you are trying to achieve you will be able to achieve by yourself with the basics.
@jaceperry the best way is to ask your friends around and ask them to at least refer one more friend who might be interested in the app.
@jaceperry , I will test it out if its available for IOS.
@jaceperry there is a Reddit for beta testers (r/betatests and r/alphaandbetausers) who can give you feedback. Just check it out and see whether it helps. Do tell us your experience
@george_koshy thanks for the tip! I went ahead and posted to those groups.
@jaceperry Great. Hope you get the traction you are looking for. All the best.