The Million-Dollar Exit Strategy for App Founders

Today's guest is Joe Zimmer who is the Director of Customer Acquisition & Growth at Ripl. He will share all his optimization secrets when it comes to advertising across a multitude of digital marketing channels (Paid Social, Google Search, Google UAC, Google Display, Apple Search Ads, LinkedIn, and YouTube). Topics Covered: 02:28 - Website traffic vs app traffic - what's converting better? 04:14 - How to optimize web traffic to app users 06:51 - Top of the funnel optimization to growth hack user acquisition 08:56 - Visual of Ripl's onboarding flow 12:02 - How to scale user acquisition 14:53 - What channel is better at scaling 18:17 - Wysefit App Audit 29:21 - The Google UAC hack that creates better targeting and lower CPIs 31:44 - How do you compare Google UAC for Android vs iOS 32:35 - Apple Search Ads campaign structure 35:54 - Is 50K a good starting budget? 41:26 - Butlr app audit 52:56 - What's the best channel for getting started with paid acquisition? 54:30 - Apple Search Ad's CPT starting point You can watch this video: http://youtu.be/jK2yQU-27fw Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training *************** Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit *************** SPONSORS B7DEV.com is the one-stop shop for all your app development needs. They can help you with design, development and even marketing. Plus, they are offering an exclusive discount just for the App Masters community. Check them out at B7Dev.com CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

28 Jun 20211h

Today's guest is a serial entrepreneur who has built 5 businesses in the last 25 years. She is on a mission to combat loneliness and improve fitness, well-being and longevity through the simple act of encouraging women to walk together. You will discover how she built a true community around her app, how her company drives growth through being community first, and how website visitors surprisingly drive better app users. Joyce Shulman is the CEO and Co-Founder of 99 Walks. Show Mentions - Fav app: NY Times - Joyce's Ted Talk - The Big Leap Book SPONSORS CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io.. We all have developer horror stories. From language barriers to bad code to developing on time. That's why I recommend using B7Dev.com. They are affordable, fast and more importantly trust worthy. Go to B7Dev.com Want to increase your downloads and revenue? Check out our new ASO Masters service where we help you with ASO, optimizing your revenue and will even manage your Apple Search Ads and Google Ads. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

23 Jun 202143min

Today's guest is Gina Kwong who runs Mobile Growth at Electronic Arts (EA). She focuses on global growth for EA’s mobile titles and has great experience in creative testing especially across channels. Topics Covered: 01:25 - How iOS 14.5 impacts mobile advertising 03:24 - How many users are opting in or out to be tracked 05:04 - How are you adjusting your ad spend, reporting or optimization based on iOS 14.5 09:51 - How to target Facebook Ads for hypercasual games 13:38 - How to structure your campaign for game installs 19:59 - Happy Pet App Audit 32:49 - What metrics do you use to decide if a campaign is considered a success 33:55 - What is the average CPI 37:38 - Facebook Ad vs Google Ads 40:36 - Outfit Tracker App Audit 51:58 - Do you report all sales to Facebook? 52:14 - How does Facebook AAA base their targeting? 54:49 - When it comes to ad assets what's best? 55:51 - Lyricster App Audit You can watch this video: http://youtu.be/jMoC1NYI1aE Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training *************** Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit *************** SPONSORS B7DEV.com is the one-stop shop for all your app development needs. They can help you with design, development and even marketing. Plus, they are offering an exclusive discount just for the App Masters community. Check them out at B7Dev.com CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

21 Jun 20211h 8min

Voted one of the 100 GI Game Changers in 2020, Johana Riquier is an award-winning diversity advocate, guest speaker and business strategist at Unity. Her expertise lays in the opportunities for mobile gaming in regions such as the Middle East and Africa. Since joining the gaming industry, Johana has taken steps to promote and represent minorities in the digital and gaming space, in and out of Unity. She has worked head-on to advocate for diversification of content, content creators, and the community as a whole. Johana RIQUIER is the Strategic Business Development Lead for The Opportunity Markets at Unity Technologies. Show Mentions Fav app: Whot King: (iTunes | Google Play) SPONSORS CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io.. We all have developer horror stories. From language barriers to bad code to developing on time. That's why I recommend using B7Dev.com. They are affordable, fast and more importantly trust worthy. Go to B7Dev.com Want to increase your downloads and revenue? Check out our new ASO Masters service where we help you with ASO, optimizing your revenue and will even manage your Apple Search Ads and Google Ads. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

16 Jun 202131min

Discover the ASO strategies that have the biggest impact on your downloads and keyword rankings. Stop wasting your time testing out strategies that you've read or watch, and learn the tiny ASO changes that will have the maximum impact. This week's guest is David Margaryan, Head of ASO at Checkaso.io. Topics Covered: 01:54 - How to know if your ASO is fully optimized 09:05 - Tiny ASO change: How adding localizing the Google Play text led to a 70% increase in organic downloads 14:05 - Does keyword density have a huge impact on rankings? 16:14 - Google natural language 24:16 - Wow clock App Audit 36:54 - How to properly test graphics for seasonal ASO? 38:55 - How to optimize your in-app purchases to get them indexed 43:43 - Money Tracker App Audit 53:25 - What to do if your ASO is optimized and you're still not getting downloads 58:43 - Fair Giveaway App Audit You can watch this video: http://youtu.be/a1gw1PxT25M Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training *************** Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit *************** SPONSORS B7DEV.com is the one-stop shop for all your app development needs. They can help you with design, development and even marketing. Plus, they are offering an exclusive discount just for the App Masters community. Check them out at B7Dev.com CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

14 Jun 20211h 20min

Today's guest is Trevor Lewis, the Developer of the Troll Master app. You will discover how you can generate up to hundreds of thousands of Facebook impressions per week for free. Facebook is also a great way to get user feedback which is critical to improving your app and aligning it with your customer's needs! Topics: How a complete newbie built a successful app on the side How to use Facebook groups to drive app downloads How he uses his Facebook Page to drive downloads The revenue split between his monthly, yearly and lifetime plans Show Mentions: - Troll Master Facebook Page - MIT App Inventor - Flutter - MacInCloud - Fav app: onX Hunt SPONSORS CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io.. We all have developer horror stories. From language barriers to bad code to developing on time. That's why I recommend using B7Dev.com. They are affordable, fast and more importantly trust worthy. Go to B7Dev.com Want to increase your downloads and revenue? Check out our new ASO Masters service where we help you with ASO, optimizing your revenue and will even manage your Apple Search Ads and Google Ads. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

9 Jun 202139min

Discover how to use Reddit to market your app and drive thousands of downloads. You will learn which subreddits to use, how to make sure your post does NOT get deleted, and how to come up with a Reddit title that drives upvotes. You can watch this video: https://youtu.be/oBL_i29lbMs Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training *************** Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit *************** SPONSORS B7DEV.com is the one-stop shop for all your app development needs. They can help you with design, development and even marketing. Plus, they are offering an exclusive discount just for the App Masters community. Check them out at B7Dev.com CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io Want to increase your downloads and revenue? Check out our new ASO Masters service where we help you with ASO, optimizing your revenue and will even manage your Apple Search Ads and Google Ads. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

8 Jun 202112min

Hugo Obi is the founder of Maliyo Games; a design studio known for developing African-inspired games for mobile devices. He is a pioneer in his field, having created gaming classics like Mosquito Smasher, Okada Rider, Aboki Run and Whot King. Topics Covered: 02:30 - Simple ways to increase retention 04:00 - How a dynamic background increased retention by 40% 12:15 - Remote config feature or launch hardcoded to a small user base 13:20 - A/B testing using Google 15:30 - Charades - Heads up app audit 22:34 - What comes first the narrative or the core gameplay loop 27:16 - Math Games - Adapted Mind app audit 39:28 - Retention is the holy grail 45:05 - Perfect Pitch Toddler Games app audit 54:40 - Thoughts on banner ads as a revenue generating ad unit You can watch this video: https://youtu.be/6iyRj6TDDsI Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training *************** Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit *************** SPONSORS B7DEV.com is the one-stop shop for all your app development needs. They can help you with design, development and even marketing. Plus, they are offering an exclusive discount just for the App Masters community. Check them out at B7Dev.com CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

7 Jun 20211h