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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 no

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 incre

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.. W

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 wit

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://

Today's guest is Ross Clark, the CEO and Co-Founder of Sanctuary, an innovative venture-backed start-up focusing on astrology and other mystical products and services. Ross has spent his career at the cutting edge of digital media and technology, leading business development and strategy for the boldest names in the industry: NBCUniversal, Hearst, Snap and Condé Nast. In this span, he has brokered industry-first partnerships between established and emerging players. In this interview you will discover: - How a digital media and technology executive went into astrology - How he's been able to give away so much free content and still monetize - What metrics to focus on when just starting out - The A/B test that made the biggest impact - How to find success with social as a mobile company - How to justify investing in social Ross Clark is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sanctuary. Show Mentions - Fav app: TrueCoach - Follow Sanctuary on Instagram SPONSORS CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with u

Discover the WWDC hack that led to multiple Apple App of the Day Features. https://developer.apple.com/wwdc21/  https://developer.apple.com/wwdc21/labs/ You can watch this video: https://youtu.be/wsxRfaDJNYk 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

Mobile gaming is HOT! But it's even hotter in emerging markets. Discover everything you need to know when building your mobile games for emerging markets such as Africa and the Middle East. Today's guest was 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. Check out Johana's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJohanaRiquierShow/ Topics Covered: 01:57 - The opportunities that exists in Africa and Middle East 03:37 - What types of categories of games work best in emerging countries 06:43 - Clever ways to monetize in these markets 08:52 - How best to promote games in the markets 13:53 - Wordcursion App Audit 32:08 - Daring Destiny App Audit 40:12 - Why you should actually pay attention to these emerging markets 44: 53 - Bus Simulator Real App Audit Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training ***************   Get your app aud

Jen Donahoe is a Marketing and Growth Lead at Riot Games. With well over a decade in the gaming industry at EA, Zynga, and Scopely, Jen joined Riot Games, makers of League of Legends in 2019, and proceeded to launch Riot’s first mobile game, Teamfight Tactics, in March 2020. You will discover: - How influencer content is outperforming other forms of ads - How to measure influencer marketing - The biggest bang for your buck - How to approach soft launch and what metrics are most important - How to build a growth Hacking team - Twitch vs YouTube Show Mentions - Famebit - SurveyMonkey - Episode 826: Jordan Blackman - Adobe Spark - Fav app: Levels ***************   Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit ***************   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

Discover how to get free traffic and app downloads through Reddit.    You will discover how to post so you don't get deleted, when is the right time to post, and what subreddits drive the best traffic.   Joining me is Brian Harp who is the founder and CEO of Gala a photo and video sharing app for iPhone users that launched April 2021. Links:  https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/n4h02o/heres_what_i_learned_growing_my_mobile_app_to/  https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/  https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/ Topics Covered: 03:13 - How he used Reddit to validate his ideas 05:14 - The subreddits that he used to drive initial downloads 08:20 - Why it's better to have 100 users love you than 1 million kinda like you 13:17 - How to talk to your users within your app 16:52 - What is the downside of Reddit? 21:36 - Why Brian decided to find a technical co-founder instead of a development firm 21:40 - How Brian used Angel List to find his technical co-founder 24:11

Today's guest is Kate Nezhura, Director of Product at MobilityWare. With over 9 years of experience in the mobile gaming space, she has led Live Ops and product development efforts across social casino and casual games. In her most recent role as a Director of Product at MobilityWare, Kate is managing production teams in the Puzzle Suite of the studio responsible for feature roadmap, LiveOps and performance of 5+ games. You will discover: - How to figure out the preferred price point - How to segment for monetization - What is the best way to monetize - When it comes to new features or initiatives being introduced into the product, what are the main principles you try to follow? - How to incorporate monetization with liveops Show Mentions - Fav app: Merge Mansion:(iTunes | Google Play) - MobilityWare ***************   Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit ***************   SPONSORS CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors,

Today's guest is Denis Shelkov who is the Senior App Marketing Manager at AppFollow consulting department. Denis has been providing comprehensive ASO services for the biggest mobile developers for over 4 years, helping them reach first positions of top charts. Topics Covered: 02:00 - How App Store Rating & Reviews Impact ASO 03:21 - Are ratings or reviews more important? 12.40 - How to hack the featured reviews on iOS and Google Play 15:06 - Will negative reviews on launch bury your app? 19:42 - Medica App Audit 31:27 - How does ASA impact ASO after iOS 14 changes? 36:24 - What's the impact on conversion if the rating goes from 3.7 to 4.0 rating 39:57 - Todayist App Audit 52:30 - Quote Dark App Audit 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

Today's guest has been brokering the sale of internet businesses for the past 14 years and mobile apps in the past 6 years. You will discover: - Top 3 things to do to sell your apps for maximum value - Do buyers have a preference between subscription apps? - How to determine your app's worth - Financial tools that Eric recommends Eric Owens is the owner and co-founder of APPBusinessBrokers.com. Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training ***************   Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit ***************   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 t

Today's guest has successfully built a fishing app on the side. He will share how he's using organic Facebook marketing to drive installs and revene. Trevor Lewis is the Developer of the Troll Master app. Topics Covered: 02:48 - Why you need to start a Facebook page 04:33 - Why you should post to Facebook groups as a Facebook page 09:15 - A photo contest for a co-parenting app 13:58 - Trevor's programming experience before building the app 20:00 - Tips on how to grow a Facebook page 16:22 - What if you 23:22 - Music Player App Audit 34:20 - Trebble App Audit 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 B7

Fritz Charles is the founder of Q2 Mobile Labs, a mobile studio and consultancy, with a specialty on mobile subscriptions. Q2 Mobile Labs began as a mobile gaming studio, producing a portfolio of over 400 apps that produced over 5,000,000 downloads that was sold to a private investor. Fritz led mobile growth strategy at the National Basketball Association, IAC, and Aaptiv, where he focused on conversion optimization and subscription growth. You will discover: - How do we know if an app is fit for subscriptions? - How do we decide on subscription length? - How do we price subscriptions? - Tools to help A/B test - How to retain users and increase LTV - What are the different promotions to increase conversions? Fritz Charles is the founder of Q2 Mobile Labs.Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training ***************   Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit ***************   SPONSORS CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that prov

Discover how Marco Wenisch successfully changed his app porfolio from paid to subscription-based apps. You will discover how he cross-promoted his apps, what ASO strategies worked, and how he launched his new subscription app. Links:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcowenisch/  https://www.taculator.com/ Topics Covered: 01:22 - How Marco went from $500 to $10,000 a month 04:49 - How Marco used Apple Search Ads to grow paid app downloads 09:33 - How Marco launched his subscription app 15:23 - How to get Apple Search Ads to show up when installs are low 18:27 - Keywords rain sounds vs "rain,sounds" 19:29 - Marco's conversion rate 21:40 - Any changes for iOS 14 update 23:41 - Youries Discover App Audit 30:28 - Is having a good landing page important for ASO? 31:29 - Should we develop Apple Watch and Apple TV 32:59 - How to plan out ad campaigns? 35:41 - floating Stopwatch App Audit 42:23 - Why Facebook over Google? 44:21 - TCG Companion App Audits 51:37 - How to target students

Ken Vermeille is the founder and CEO of Vermillion Sky. Ken has 15 years of experience in product design and development.   Topics Covered: 01:35 How to figure out the one thing that your app should do really well 04:43 Why 99% apps fail 09:36 What makes a great onboarding process? 11:49 Video Chat App Audit 34:33 Bass Parlour 47:02 Do screenshot file names help ASO? 50:43 Troll Master Depth Calculator App Audit Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training ***************   Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit ***************   SPONSORS 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 B7DEV.com is the app development firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs go from app idea to success because they understand startups and don’t charge you huge fees just to get your app off the ground. L

Jake Ellenburg is the Chief Marketing Officer at X-Mode. He is responsible for growing multiple brands across various industries with a specialty in creative user acquisition. In just under 4 years, he helped pivot a college safety app (Drunk Mode) to one of North America's largest providers of geolocation data. You will discover: - How a college ambassador program led to tremendous growth for Drunk Mode - How they are crushing it with Reddit ads and using memes - The importance of A/B testing - How to guide your team instead of micro-managing Jake Ellenburg is Chief Marketing Officer at X-Mode. Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training ***************   Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit ***************   SPONSORS 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 B7DEV.com is the app development

In this video, we teardown a Starbucks secret menu app that is generating over $20,000 a month!   Download app: https://apps.apple.com/app/secret-menu-for-starbucks-vip/id1452407811 You can watch this video: https://youtu.be/lTApBMs0J4s Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training ***************   Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit ***************   SPONSORS Want to scale your growth faster? GamesBoost42 gives you early access to your App Store revenues allowing you to multiply your growth without losing equity. See how they can help by visiting GamesBoost42.com. 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 B7DEV.com is the app development firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs go from app idea to success because they understand startups and don’t charge you huge fees just to get your app

UX design is essential to having a successful app. Chaim Sajnovsky is the CEO and Founder of B7Dev, a full-service development agency, businesses trust us with their app development, big data, machine learning, and server side needs. We share the best tips for UX design and critical mistakes that app developers make. Topics Covered: 01:51 - What is the difference between UI/UX 03:14 - Don't make users think 09:57 - What do you need to launch outside of US (eg. UK and Australia)? 13:14 - Office Document 22:41 - How to rank in top 5 for a keyword when you've ben #15 for awhile 27:35 - Galavant App Audit 44:57 - DWP App Audit You can watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2w7-nKTT3s Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training ***************   Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit ***************   SPONSORS Want to scale your growth faster? GamesBoost42 gives you early access to your App Store revenues a