Develop an App: know the 10 mistakes you can make

Developing an App is not as simple as you think, especially if you want to succeed with it. Many people, when they think about developing an App, make mistakes that, at first, they don't know or understand, and then, in the future, they don't understand why the application doesn't generate results.

In this article, you will understand that faced with an excellent idea that can transform your business, it’s important to do a planning and get to know the risks. During the development of the application, you must avoid situations that aren’t dangerous, but that in the future can trigger errors ranging from the bad experience of the user to the bugs that the App can present. 

Good ideas needs to go hand-in-hand with good planning

Having good ideas and wanting to insert them into the world of applications is a good way. Today, Apps are a part of the daily life of millions people in the world.

According to a survey conducted by the consulting and analysis company Sensor Tower, both the App Store and the Play Store surpassed the numbers of the first three months of 2020 and closed the first half of the year with records: the two online stores added more than 37 billion applications downloaded between April and June 2020.

Therefore, true strategies must be in the daily development of applications, from the point of view of competitiveness, functionality, and differential in the market, opening paths for the most diverse types of business ideas.

The only problem, especially for a small company or a business that is at its beginning, is to find out what is the best approach. The right decision is what guarantees success.

What should you NOT do when thinking about developing an application?

Just as you want to introduce new ideas, you also want to avoid or eliminate those that are bad and can harm you over time. That's why we've selected for you 10 mistakes you need to stay away when developing an application.

Stay calm, because there is no judgment at all, just show the points you need to review for your application to become a success. And, if you made one or more of the "mistakes" listed below, there are chances to revert. Read on to find out how!

10 mistakes you made when thinking about developing an App

1) The more features, the better - This is one of the main mistakes that many people have no idea, after all, it would be logical to think that: the more items and the more useful your application can have, the better it would be since it would be fit for any function, isn't it? Wrong! The filler is very important.

You can’t want to do everything, without being good at everything. It’s better to be great at one thing, one function. Not to mention that the more functions your application has, more expensive your project will be, because you will need more time for developing it d and less time to learn how to understand what your user wants and values.

In most cases, your application gets a "white elephant" look, and can't have any users.

2) All users are your target audience - Thinking about something big is good for all entrepreneurs, but imagining that it will initially reach millions of users it’s a big mistake.

For your application to reach a layer of the public which is more conservative, in other words, the majority, it needs to be accepted by the smallest layers, like those who are starting at the moment.

Take, as an example, Whatsapp and Facebook, which respect this rule and today have managed to reach all the layers precisely because they have gone through all the stages of the process.

3) Think about the millions you’ll earn - Don't start with this thought. To have an idea, it's easier to win the lottery than to have the return of the media and millions in the account.

This doesn't mean that you can't come to win millions. Otherwise, you must always believe it. But for this start working, you must prepare, at least, 5 years or more of your life to achieve this achievement.

To achieve it, you will need much more than a good idea: you must execute it in the best way.

4) Imitate successful applications - In item two, we said "take, as an example, WhatsApp and Facebook", not "imitate them". When you start developing an App, when you have an idea, the first thing that would normally have to be done would be to mirror yourself in a successful application. But wanting to copy or do better than these apps is certainly not the best way out for you.

Everything in these applications is inserted for a reason and you probably won't know what it is.

All the functions of the applications were created from years of experience, research, and feedback from their users. Don’t create certain functions based on what you think. You need research before action.

5) Think you know what you're doing - You've probably had some experience in business that worked, which has left you with more financial resources to make investments.

However, you won't be able to do it alone. So don't think you know what you're doing. You’re gonna need professional help.

6) Think that the right path is the one you choose - Some situations show up from the moment you hear that some people are interested in your idea, if your friends liked it, the clients might like it too.

All this will not give the real meaning, which is knowing if it is worth to invest or to solve a certain problem. You will only know if you are on the right track if people have downloaded your application.

7) Develop an App, wait for it to be finished, and launch it - Don't wait for the project to be finished to launch it. The recommended thing is that you launch your application, for some people, before testing is finalized, providing only its best functionality.

If you don't do a test before, you will put your investment at risk, leaving it ready to be used by nobody.

Launching a product as a test is the best way for you to notice if it is being done correctly. The public is the best thermometer.

8) Start big - When you execute an action for an App, you have the idea to launch it with more than 1 feature. No, so you are already making it start bigger than it is or can be.

Think about WhatsApp: to start, it only needs a contact list and a conversation screen. It does not need emoticons, voice messages, photos of the contact, nothing like that. It was based on SMS and have you seen what you have in the message?

You can add features to your application, but after the minimum has been tested.

9) Do not test - Stop testing your application is the same thing of hug an anchor and diving into the sea. Even large companies perform tests to, after the reception, include or not in your application. After the initial idea, you must do tests, even with the minimum, but do it.

10) Embrace the world - Don’t think that your application will solve everyone's problem. It won't.. Think this takes out the focus of the true concept that your application was developed.

There, the 10 mistakes that you can make when thinking of having the App of your business in hand, have already been listed.

Have you made one of these mistakes? Tell me about it! 

We, at MadeinWeb, can help you identify if these mistakes are in your project, improve it, and develop the App for you. We are experts in this, and you don't need to worry!