Mobile Apps

Mobile apps are a bit challenging to produce, but they provide a great way to add value to the business-client relationship. You do not need to build your own app to be successful in mobile marketing. But if you have some extra cash and are feeling a little adventurous, you’ll find that creating an app isn’t that difficult at all - even for non-code speakers.

Here are several app development tools for ordinary humans:

• AppMakr: This browser-based platform allows you to design your own iPhone app quickly and easily. You can use existing content and social network feeds to create different styles for your app.

• GENWI: This tablet and smartphone platform allows you to create and manage your online presence on all popular mobile devices including iPad, iPhone, Android and HTML5 apps. Apps can also include revenue-generating capabilities such as ads, coupons and in-app subscriptions.

• Mippin: It’s one of the easiest platforms for creating an app. It can be used for Android, iOS and Windows and can also provide a lot of flexibility in designing the app.

• MobiCart: If you have an e-commerce site that you’d like to take to the mobile-sphere, this app builder will link up with PayPal to allow any business or consumer with an email address to securely and conveniently send and receive online payments.

• MyAppBuilder: For only $29 a month, this platform will create an iPhone or Android app for you. All you have to do is to provide content (e.g., videos, images, etc.). Their experts will also upload your new app to the app store for you.

• ShoutEm: This platform is ideal for bloggers, students, sports fans, news portals and local publishers. Again, you don’t need to know any code because the experts at ShoutEm will even take care of the iTunes and Android Marketplace submission process.