Friday, September 16, 2011

Now is a Great Time to Start Your Own Mobile Apps Business

A little history

Some of you maybe old enough to remember when IBM PCs came out in 1981 and set the world on fire. The PC industry has created the most millionaires in the history of the world. The cycle is about to happen again now with Mobile Apps.

Smartphones are outselling other phones in the Make own app for iPhone with no codingUS and in many parts of the world. They are everywhere. Just walk the streets of any city and see how many people are tinkering with their smartphones. Young people especially are addicted to them.

By 2012 more people will be accessing the Internet on mobile devices than from PCs! Already people spend more time on smartphones than they do on computers and televisions combined! Think about it!

The Web has gone mobile. The good old website is not going to cut it anymore more!! All businesses have to create a new mobile website, an app, or both. There are over 250 Million websites out there! That's the size of this opportunity!!


Make own app for iPhone with no coding
The Cost of Mobile Apps

To build apps companies hire or outsource development to programmers. The cost creating an app depends on complexity and ranges from about $5,000 to low 6 digits. Small businesses simply can't afford this.

If, however, apps could be generated without requiring programming skills millions of small businesses could afford to have their own apps.

That's the market that Snappii, a platform for generating mobile apps, is designed to serve. With Snappii anybody can create apps that:
  • publish content,
  • deliver news
  • take orders
  • provide one touch calling and emailing
  • schedule meetings
  • collect customer information
  • give customers GPS guided directions
  • facilitate discussions with customer via a forum
  • integrate social media feeds
  • play youtube videos
  • and many other uses
Snappii has over 125 template apps for every type of business. Users can use the templates to
create totally customized ( unlike our competitors) apps. The most popular are:
  • Auto dealer
  • Customer Service
  • Law Firm
  • Professional Services
  • Restaurant and Bar
  • Fitness Club
  • Medical Practice
  • Retail
  • Real Estate
  • and many others

Making Apps for Small Businesses is a Huge Opportunity

Many smart people have realized that that even with a simple to use platform like Snappii many small business people won't use it, because they don't think they can. Millions of small businesses need someone who can do it for them. So a reasonbly computer savvy person can create a very profitable businesses utilizing Snappii to create apps for small businesses. This reminds me of the opportunity that was created when the Web became popular. Think about how many web development companies got created in the late 90's.

What can you charge clients for a mobile app?

We see our Partners charge small businesses about $500 for a set up fee and about $100 a month to maintain and update their app. This can make for a nice business for someone who is motivated to find and offer the service to small businesses.. They use Snappii to make mobile apps and white label them so that the apps look like they were made by them. The apps have customer's custom branding.

How lucrative can this be? Do the Math

The math goes something like this:

You make 10 apps with Snappii per month. Snappii will charge you $390. Your 10 clients will pay you $5000 set up fee plus $1000 hosting and maintenance fee for the first moth. That's a total of $6,000 in the the first month!

Your only other expense is a one time Apple Developer ID of $99 and your time.
To make really nice app you will only spend an hour or 2 per app.


A nice annuity business

Next month no matter how many clients you find, you begin the month with $1,000 from your original 10 clients. As you add more and more clients you residual revenue from monthly installments builds up very quickly.

I predict that mobile app making business just like the web site creation business will make many people a very nice fortune!!!

Snappii partners with motivated people who want to build their own mobile app businesses and control their own destiny. You don't have to be a programmer or a web developer. Snappi is so easy to use that anybody can do it. We offer help in creating your first apps and marketing your services. Our live support is available 12 hours per day. If you are interested in becoming our Partner please fill out the form at http://www.snappii.com/makeMoney.aspx and contact me at abakman@snappii.com or call +1 603 397 3044

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Why you need your own Hotel iPhone app?

There are over 50 million people who are using iPhones today. Building your own app for hotel will make it easy for them to:
- Find your location(s) with a step by step GPS directions
- Book reservations
- Find your hotel app in Apple’s App store which gets millions of searches per day
- One touch call you
- Learn about what your hotel has to offer

Do you know that large hotel chains have spent tens of thousands of dollars hiring programmers to develop their own iPhone apps?
Lucky you are to know that today you don't have to possess developers' skills to make a custom branded app for your business. There is a web service that allows you to make an app without even knowing html and developing process.
The service is called Snappii.com using it anyone can make an app for your hotel without programming skills.
Today having a website obviously is not enough, app is more user engaging. Are you still thinking why you need an app?

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Upload your image for Screen Elements

You can now choose your own icon for screen elements like Call, Email, Hyper Link, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Form, HTML. Simply go edit your app, then click to Change your Screen elements (not tabs). Please keep in mind. Screen elements are these:



Go to http://snappii.com and try this new feature. You can upload any image from your computer and use it as an icon for any Screen element. This will make your app stand out in a crowd.


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Thursday, August 11, 2011

How to test your Snappii app

Congratulations! You made your first Snappii app! Now, you need to test it on your iPhone. Unlike other app making services, Snappii will not make you download anything from AppStore, or use cables and computers to test your app.

Go to Snappii.com and choose the saved app you wish to test. Click the test App button and you will see the 2 options to test your app.

1. If you have Apple developer account, simply enter it below. You will receive an email with instructions.

2. If you do not have an Apple developer ID, no worries, you still can test your app :) Click on the 2nd option and enter your Apple device ID, that you can get from your iTunes.



You will also receive an email, click on the installation link from your iPhone/iPod touch, and install your test app on your device.
Try this new cool feature right now at www.Snappii.com

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Get Users' Feedback right from your iPhone app

Snappii keeps adding new features! Now Snappii users can add a new Button to their iPhone apps. The button is called a Form button. With its help you can get your users’ feedback, orders, arrange meetings, etc.

Go to Snappii.com, choose your app and press Edit. Drag and drop the List button on iPhone, fill in the fields, and here you go:

When you add it, save your app, and test in on your iPhone, see how easy it is for your users now to interact with you!


Go to Snappii.com and try the new List button right now!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

HLS Business Solutions released iPhone app

HLS Business Solutions offer Executive Business Support and PA services. Specialising in Xero, CapsuleCRM, Mailchimp and assisting with social media maintenance.



Download here http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hls-business-solutions/id452949580?mt=8

This app was made with Snappii

You can also build a cool app for your business, go try right now!

Friday, July 29, 2011

How to Convince Clients That They Need an iPhone App

Just about every business person out there knows why it is important to have a website. However when it comes to clients’ understanding about iPhone apps many clients do not have a clear idea about why their business needs and app and what it will do for them

I will help you articulate the differences between websites and apps so that you could clearly explain the benefits of apps to your clients.

Websites vs. Apps

So the customer says I already have a web site. What do I need an app for? The simple answer is that apps engage customers in a way that websites never could.

1. App Store Presence = Being Found. There are over 250 million websites in the world today. The chances of your customer’s website being found is realistically speaking pretty small. Even though there are several hundred thousand apps in the iPhone App Store, chances are your app will show up in a search if it were tagged with specific keywords and its function is specific in nature. For example a search for “Law Firm Boston” produced only 2 results. Your client could be the third! Given the number of searches in the App Store that’s a lot of new exposure!

2. Universal Access = business anytime, anywhere. App users can access your information anytime from anywhere. A well designed app will let you do this even if Internet connection is not present. Customers live busy lives so enabling them to do business with you 7/24 is a major plus and often makes the difference between getting the business or not

3. Taking Pictures = fun and time saving. Apps are great at taking advantage of Smartphone features. Being able to take a picture and instantly send it opens up all kinds of new ways of customer engagement. From send us your picture contests to taking a picture of a smashed car and submitting insurance claim. Can’t do that with a website

4. One touch Calling = super convenience. The phone is in your customers hands all day long vs an hour a day an average person spends on a computer. When a person needs your product or service think about how easy it is to open your app and make a call. In today’s busy world, this simple convenience often makes the difference between making a sale or not

5. Time spent with Smartphone = massive branding. As I mentioned already an average person spends about an hour a day on a computer and numerous times per day paying attention to the Smartphone. Just walk around any city and take a look at people around you. People are “glued” to their Smartphone!

6. Engagement = response = results. The Smartphone is still a novelty. When a message pops up on the screen people pay attention. That’s how it was with email 15 years ago. You can engage customers and get response to promotions many times that of emailed newsletters. Many businesses have realized this and are using Smartphone notification services to announce special deals and drive customer traffic to the nearby stores

7. GPS = Help them find you. Another simple convenience offered by Smartphone. Just about every Smartphone has a GPS. Customers can get step by step directions to clients’ nearest locations. Can’t do that with a website