What are some things required to run a business in 2019? I could go on and on about all the things you should be doing to become successful in 2019, but I am not going to do that. I am going to tell you about one specific thing you should be doing for almost all types of businesses. Search engine optimization, also known as SEO. In 2018 14.3% of total retail sales were made online representing $517.36 billion in one…
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Native vs. Hybrid Apps
You have a great idea, you’re working on the business plan and considering all aspects of the business from product development, marketing, capital requirements, sales, and everything in between. In 2019, having a visually appealing and informative website is the bare minimum, but what about a mobile app? It’s pretty obvious on an intuitive level and backed up by this Nielson report that people spend the vast majority of their digital time on smartphones. So, that great looking website you…
Mobile Privacy: How to Achieve Great App Privacy and User Experience
If you have an idea for a future app that will represent your tech startup, you probably have a vision of how the user should feel while using the app. What app designers often forget is that privacy regulations intervene with the ideal user experience, which is crucial when the users have an app in their hands for the first time. External privacy alerts If we ignore the gaming segment, most commercial apps operate with a certain level of data…
7 Important Trends in Online Shopping You Shouldn’t Miss
It’s no secret that shopping from the comfort of one’s own home while wearing pajamas and drinking coffee is becoming the trend. Even just thinking about having to get in the car, drive to the store, find a parking spot, sift through clothing racks, and wait in those dreadful long lines makes some frown in disgust. So what can you do to ensure you’re staying on top of the online shopping trends and keep your customers coming back for more?…
Scrum vs Waterfall Methodology in Software Development
Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming... If you are in IT you probably heard one of these buzzwords. They are all referring to software development methodologies which define the processes used to build software. To give you a short introduction on how software development is structured, in this post we are going to compare the oldest and today most popular development methodology - Waterfall and Scrum. The waterfall model is known as the traditional model, ie. for many decades this…
Is My Mobile App Idea Any Good?
There’s an app for that! Or maybe there isn’t and you’re ready to do something about it. You’ve set out on the journey of becoming an Appreneur but this lingering question is still unanswered – is my mobile app idea good? We’re here to answer that for you with a few simple things you should consider before jumping head first into development. Have you determined your niche? Just like any business, your app needs to target a specific niche in…
