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Create A Mobile App With Little Programming Experience

With the world evolving every day, it isn’t uncommon for any individual to have an idea of how to create an app without technical or coding expertise. Many people have taken advantage of the situation and continue to create a new paradigm for app development and conquer markets.

If you have an idea on this niche but don’t know how to utilize it because of lack of programming experience, don’t be discouraged. In today’s digital world building a mobile app needs no special skills. Below are a few tips to help you.

Things To Keep In Mind Before Building a Mobile App

Firstly, you need to conduct a market research which will help you get a good overview of what works and what doesn’t. Also, define your goals, and know what motivates you into launching an app.

Another thing that you need to decide is the best methods to use in building your app and how to make it on time. As its expected, money may be vital in choosing one method over another. So ensure that you get a budget for each app or better yet, a total of your entire app portfolio.

Lastly, stay true to yourself and appraise your commitment to the project. Know the amount of time and effort you want to dedicate to your new business, and also decide if you are willing to commit all of your time or manage a team of developers.

Lets now look at the four main options listed to help you build a mobile app.

1. Learn to Code

Learning to code a programming language for building your app especially from scratch can be challenging for most people, but others may be a thrilling experience. There are different ways to learn how to code which you can find online. Here are some platforms in which you can find courses on coding; like Codeschool, Mammoth Interactive, Udemy, etc.

Whatever method you decide to go for to build your app, know that it will be beneficiary to have some basic knowledge of app development - this will give you an idea of where to start.

2. App Building Platforms

Various app building platforms let you build your very first iPhone or Android app without any knowledge of coding. Some of them have free plans for trial before buying, which makes it an affordable and easy way to get started.

App building platforms are the ideal choice for simple projects like basic business apps for games and others and blog apps.

3. Hire a Freelance Developer

If you decide to go for this method, there are a couple of freelance mobile developers you will find on this platforms. On here, you can post a job listing your requirements and avoid robotic proposals for your project, include a “human verification test” on the job description. It will help reduced the number of projects as there are often hundreds of them.

A good way to build any mobile application is if you have an exclusively innovative idea that is entirely different from any existing app.

4. Use Ready-Made App Templates

There are quite a good number of already made app templates that can be useful for app building. Research on the one that fits your ideal and saves yourself some time and money. Mind you; this is not an avenue for you to copy everything but a headstart on what you want.

This method is the cheapest and fastest means to create multiple app and games like a Snapchat-like app or mobile poker game without losing quality.You can go further by customizing your app templates and create something completely your own.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Melissa Crooks .