Building a Mobile App without a Technical Background
When you start a business, what are the first steps people take? Study the market, find out where to get resources, do a property title search to look for good store locations; then all it comes down to is an aggressive marketing and advertising strategy. That is, if your business is not tech related. Right now, one of the most lucrative industries is technology, and if some of us cannot get on that bandwagon, we might be losing a chance to tap into a different market pool.
Being involved in the industry is as easy as creating an online store for our products, but do you know where profit growth really is? Mobile apps. You can build a mobile app store where your customers can easily order any of your products with just a few swipes of the finger. This is why Amazon and other eCommerce companies quickly got to work on their mobile app versions. You do not even need to have a store, you can just build a game for iOS or Android.
But what if you do not have the technical background to do it? The good news is, you can still work on that app idea you have been sitting on. Here are a few ways to get your app started without a comprehensive technical background.
Hire a development team
You probably need to focus on getting your company started, and that is hard enough. So hire development experts so you can focus on other equally important matters. Developers are the ones you will have to collaborate with to get your app going. Discuss about the different ideas that can work on certain apps. If you want to release more than one app, make sure that the objective of each app is clear. But allow the developers room for creativity; a lot of great apps have come from spur of the moment ideas that developers, and any creative really, have been known for.
Why not start a business with a developer as a partner? You could handle sales and your partner could handle operations. This way there is a clear delegation of tasks between you; for instance, you can focus on earning enough money to get the first version of the app started, and your partner can work on building the app.
Use an app builder
There are ways in which you can build an app without knowing a single line of code. Look for DIY app builders where you can just drag and drop features. If you are building an app as an extension of your website or eCommerce store and really just has simple features, then this can work for you. This is also the perfect choice for museums who would like to give people a tour of the place through the app.
However, if you want to have a customized app, one that has unique features, app builders may not be the best choice. App builders contain a library of features that other apps may have used already, especially if you are using the same app builder.
But if you just want to test app ideas, if it is simple, this will do.
Learn to code
The best way to learn how to make an app is to learn how to code. People who have no technical background have done this before and it is actually very easy to learn. You can study through Codecademy or from any resources.
All you really need is to learn a few simple lines of code to get your first app on the stores that still offers the core value to customers. Once you have earned enough from the first version, you can hire a developer to improve it.
Building an app involves careful planning, analysis, and a whole lot of patience to start. But all businesses start rough, your mobile app success is determined by how you work and who you work with. Make sure your team shares the same passion for this as you, and you will be on your way to mobile app victory.