OK so you’ve finally built your app and it is approved from apple, now what? If you’re like thousands of app developers you don’t know how to promote your app, and you’re also on a limited budget. Below are some free and cost effective way to promote your app.
1) Sign up and chat at one of the biggest iphone developer forums – FREE
2) Put the link to your app in your forum signature – FREE
3) Create a free version of your App to gain more exposure and chance to up-sell users – FREE
4) Buy Ads within other Apps on Admob – $$$
5) Purchase a 57×57 banner at the top of iphoneDevSDK -$
6) Request a review for you App at AppDictions FREE
7) List your company in the AppStoreHQ Developer directory – FREE
Set up a sponsored result listing at AppStoreHQ – $10) PUrchase a 125×125 banner on SlapApp.com $
11) Set up a sponsored listing on Yahoo Search – $
12) Submit your site to be reviewed at: AppShouter – $
13) Hire Appency. They are a full service marketing agency targeted exclusively towards apps. – $$
14) Sign up for RateMyApp to get more positive reviews of your apps. - $
15) Create a facebook fan page – FREE
16) Use ispreadNews to submit your app to 289 iPhone-related blogs and news sites.-$$
17) Hire ComboApp ~ A Marketing and PR group focused on Apps. - $$
18) Get a review on WhatsOniPhone – FREE
19) Sign up a iusethis and submit your app in the iphone category / – FREE
20) Create a twitter account for you App – FREE
21) Use TweetAdder to grow your twitter followers – $
22) Advertise on Appvee – $
23) Hang out at AppleiphoneSchool forums - FREE
24) Sumbit for review at iphoneapppreviews – FREE
25) Add your app to FreshApps directory – - FREE
26) Sumbit your app to appear on DailyAppShow - FREE
27) Submit to 148apps - FREE
28) Do a paid submissiong on iphonetoolbox – $
29) Set up a sponsored listing on Bing – $
30) Purchase an ad on CrazyMikeApps – $
31) Sumbit a press release on PRmac – FREE & $
32) Create an account at Yappler – FREE
33) Promote your app with iPodupLink $
34) Get Easy App review to do your submissions for you – $
35) Use Burstly and do pay per installs – $
36) Submit free promo codes to be giving away at iPhoneApp Promocodes – $
37) Create a YouTube instructional video of your app – FREE
38) Buy a banner on PocketfullofApps – $
39) Buy a 260×125 banner on ifun4free - $
40) Get an ad on AlliphoneAppsReview – $
41) Ask for a review on AppleSauceBlog - $
42) Submit your app to AppSafari FREE -
43) Submit your App for review at iphoneAppGirl – FREE
44) Join the forums at TouchArcade – FREE
45) Advertise your app on Appaddict – $
46) Advertise your ipad app on Runningipad – $$
47) Buy app advertising on iusethisapp – $
48) Submit your press release to iphonelife – FREE
49) Send a promo code to Appmodo to get a review – FREE
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