Each and every day someone comes up with a new awesome idea for an app, and honestly they're probably shocked that when they check the app store on their phone, nobody has created anything like it. Now if you've ever found yourself wondering why nobody has had the same idea as you for your sure-fire million dollar app before, you're most likely in the wrong. The simple fact is that almost every conceivable idea for an app has been thought up at some point or another and in some cases, it's actually undergoing development as you read this article. The real problem comes in finding the right developers to help you bring this idea to life.
Since you're reading this article, you probably searched your favorite web engine for something along the lines of "get my app developed" or maybe "app development" or at the very least something along those lines. More than likely you got bombarded with pages upon pages of "how-to" courses and websites offering to show you a no-code approach to building your own app. I find it hard to believe that if you're searching for how to get an app developed that you actually want to be the person to develop the app. You are probably desperately trying to find an actual developer to handle the burden of all the coding and tech nonsense. After all, if you could develop this awesome idea on your own then you wouldn't be wasting your time trying to find out how to get someone to do it. Building an app or having an app built for you is a whole mess of convoluted tech jargon nonsense that would scare any normal person away. But your idea could make you rich, so you're here trying to find a way to get it done anyhow. Good on you!
I wrote this article to help you navigate the tricky waters of getting an app developed so you can run off to your future middle of nowhere beach sipping margaritas someday soon. Frankly, if you're looking for "the right app developer" sad to say....there really is "one" in particular. Apps are a complex weave of coding, imaging, and interactive functions that often take teams of people. Even companies that specialize in app development tend to have to outsource to freelancers or other contracted companies who specialize in certain areas or formats of coding. What you should really be looking for if you're completely unversed in the world of app development is a company or project manager that you can speak to regularly and in plain English (or whatever your preferred language is). Think of it like hiring a contracting company to build your house. You really won't spend much time talking to the actual construction workers who lay the bricks or pour the concrete and build the frame of your house. You'll spend your time explaining the vision of your dream home to the manager of that team and he oversees the development piece by piece. Ensuring that the vision in which you thoroughly explained to him gets fulfilled in it's entirety. This also helps you to be better prepared for any financial burdens related to the project such as timelines, estimates, costs, milestones, and potential roadblocks that may hinder development.
Having a qualified "middle man" so to speak, can greatly improve your chances of success in having an app developed. The project manager or "middle man" that you choose to work with will be obligated to report solely to you and you alone. This not only solidifies the fact that you don't need to chase down fifteen different people for the same answer, but that you can also set up a format and time interval schedule for reporting progress regarding your app. This makes you more efficient overall and keeps you from being pulled away from your day job, or missing important life events for the sake of desperately trying to oversee the production of this app. This actually happens fairly often without people really even noticing. This would be no different that hiring a real estate agent to handle all of the intricacies that go into buying a house. They handle all of the negotiations, contracts, scheduling of closing and everything else that would otherwise take an inexperienced person an unreasonable amount of time to accomplish on their own. I use the word "accomplish" liberally here, because if it isn't our profession, then you're most likely going to miss steps, make mistakes, and lose out on the time value of money that comes from having a proficient and professional touch on the matter.
Apps are complicated pieces of work that not only take meticulous planning to bring to life, but can also become quite costly if handled improperly. Equally important to know, is that if you choose to go the route of working directly with coders and developers, you will have a steep learning curve ahead of you for understanding what it is that they're talking about and what they mean by what they say. We're all wired a little differently and the nature of our speech is affected by our day to day environment. If you're brand new to the concept of getting an app developed and would like to at least brush up on what to expect going in then I highly recommend checking out our online course for having an app built on our website at Budd Consolidated.
if you don't want to hire a project manager to facilitate all of the steps of app development for you then you can at least make sure that you're armed with the necessary knowledge going in once you decide to have your app developed. If you would like to work with us at Budd Consolidated (in partnership with Drift Leads) to serve as your project manager for app development, we'll handle everything from getting the scope of work drawn up, the cost quote, timeline, and launch of your app then click the button below to book your discovery call with us today!
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