How to Find Your Potential Mobile App Development Partner?

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How to Find Your Potential Mobile App Development
Partner?
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• The number of mobile users has increased
  exponentially over the past few years thanks to
  the constant pace of innovation which is making
  technology affordable. Data from Statistica
  reveals that by the end of 2017 the number of
  mobile phone users would reach 4.77 billion. And
  in 2019, this number is estimated to shoot up to
• 5.07 billion.

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Why mobile application is a business imperative?

• Given the tremendous increase in the number of
  mobile users you cannot imagine surviving and
  sustaining in the market without coming up with
  your own mobile application. Still if the
  aforementioned figures are not convincing enough,
  lets put a glance on the following stats by
  Channel Advisor Corp., a leading provider of
  cloud-based e-commerce solutions.

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• Their mobile sales had soared to a record 449
  million in 2016.
• Smartphones had accounted for almost 70 percent
  of the overall traffic and additional 8 percent
  by tablets.
• Last year on Thanksgiving Day, for the first time
  in their history, mobile e-commerce orders
  surpassed desktop orders. Moreover, a mobile
  device was used to complete almost 53 percent of
  total orders.

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• Mobile applications provide you with easy and
  effective ways to reach out to your target
  audience and also meet with your objectives of
  revenue generation and value enhancement.
• Given the demand, many mobile app development
  agencies are coming up in your vicinity with
  promises of doing unique and creative job.
  Choosing the right mobile app development
  company is synonymous to success however, being
  spoilt for choice, finding one is a daunting task.

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• In todays post we would discuss how to find a
  reliable mobile app development partner and what
  are the factors that you need to consider while
  choosing your potential mobile app development
  partner. Lets get started!

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Utilize Your Professional Network

• Professional app development companies with years
  of experience are often in great demand,
  expensive and even not interested in all sorts of
  app concepts.
• Do not underestimate the power of your personal
  network you never know, you might easily search
  out your potential partner via your connections.
  Just make sure you let them know about your needs
  in a precise manner.
• You can also use options such as personal posts
  as well as social ads but make sure they are
  relevant, visual and have a clear call-to-action
  in place.

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Leverage The Power Of Social Media

• You can post your requirements with your project
  description on social media networks like
  LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
• LinkedIn, for instance, is a very crowded space
  and competitive at the same time. You might
  discover that you are not alone in your search.
  There might come across possible options and also
  find reviews or feedbacks by others. This would
  help you in making a decision.

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Research Via Search Engines

• This is the simplest part wherein you just need
  to open a search engine like Google and type down
  your request. Prior to that you would need to
  decide the region you want your outsourcing
  partner from. Take your time out to find out why
  India is the most preferred outsourcing
  destination in Asia.
• The search results would show many companies and
  the big names would naturally appear on the first
  page. Their rates would be higher but decide on
  companies based on your needs against their
  capabilities.

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• 10 Factors to Consider While Hiring a Mobile App
  Development Company

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1. Fully Understand Your Needs

• The first step towards selecting your app
  development partner is to understand your own
  project requirements precisely. You must be able
  to clearly define the things that you want in
  your mobile app.
• Now, it is obvious that the functionalities that
  you are looking for would be dependent on the
  industry you are operating in and also on the
  type of products or services you are dealing in.

You would also need to do some research in order
to find out if someone has already made a similar
app. If yes then how you can differentiate and
add some value to it by being innovative.
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2. Track Record

• If a company is adept at mobile app development,
  it will have a proven track record of working on
  different types of projects catering to different
  industry verticals. Their versatility and
  experience will help you determine whether they
  are the best fit for your app development project.

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3. Dedicated Project Manager

• Project managers serve as a bridge between you
  and the development team of your hired company.
  We at Helios understand that cultural gap could
  hinder effective communication which in turn
  could affect the overall project.
• So to bridge the cultural and communication gap
  we have housed international project managers who
  have been communicating with clients in their
  native languages thus ensuring that subtle
  cultural nuances are taken care of effectively.

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4. Turnaround Time

• It is very important for app development
  companies to be able to work on tight deadlines
  and meet with them each and every time. This is
  because in the digital world if you delay your
  app launch you might lose many potential business
  opportunities.
• So, make sure the company you are going to hire
  has a fast turnaround time so that you can keep
  pace with the competition and stay relevant.

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5. Customer-centric Focus

• A brilliant mobile app development company
  basically focuses on understanding the needs and
  objectives of their clients instead of pushing
  their thoughts on them. At Helios, we first try
  to understand the business goals of our partners
  and therefore we have always been able to empower
  our clients with quality products.

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6. Experience In Multiple Platforms

• A quality app development must be proficient in
  developing app for different platforms and this
  is one of the crucial aspects of differentiation.
  The process adopted for Android platform is
  entirely different from iOS app development.
• We always allow our clients to select their
  desired platform rather than forcing our choice
  on them. So, you too never go with a company
  which forces you to adopt a platform.

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7. Collaborative Approach

• Your outsourcing mobile app development partner
  should include you as a customer into the
  development process. We include our clients in
  the loop of development to make sure that all
  their business requirements are being met.
  Moreover, this not only enables us to maintain
  transparency with our clients but facilitates
  constant communication with them.

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8. Balance Between Quality And Cost

• You must keep quality of work as the first
  criteria to shortlist the agencies. This is
  because companies offering cheaper rates often
  lack quality, skills, infrastructure, experience
  and creativity.
• Remember you app is going to be the face of your
  business, so you should not compromise with
  quality.
• Cost should be your subsequent criteria to help
  you select the option from the quality-filtered
  results that best fits your budget.
• Our mobile application specialists are adept at
  delivering quality apps at competitive rates.

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9. Consultation On Revenue Generation

• Your app is not only a window to your target
  audience but also a significant tool to generate
  lead and revenue. Your potential app development
  partner should be able to provide you with
  consultation on how to generate revenue stream
  for your app in order to effectively leverage app
  monetization. This is because the ultimate aim of
  your app is to boost conversions and sales.

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10. Long-Term Relationship

• You should never think mobile app development as
  one-time process. This is, in fact a continuous
  process of development. Therefore, look for a
  company that believes in establishing long-term
  relationship with their clients.
• Hence, you must also check the reviews and
  feedbacks the company has received from its
  existing clients.

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