eBook - 10 Tips to Hire the Right App Developer

10 TIPS TO HIRE THE RIGHT APP DEVELOPER

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HOW THIS BOOK HELPS

ur new eBook "10 Tips to Hire the Right

App Developer" is a great guide to

separate the wheat from the cha when looking

for the vendor to build your next great app. All

aspects are analyzed, the ways to save your

resources during this process are expounded.

We do believe this publication will help you to

avoid expensive mistakes and craft something

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YOU HAVE THE APP ON YOUR ROAD MAP NOW WHAT?

ouve got a mobile app on your companys 2014 roadmap that

beats all the objectives, having left the competitors behind. All

you have to do now is to find the vendor to bring your concept to life. It

is never dicult to hire a developer it is only dicult to find a

long-term reliable partner because the right choice is the keystone of

your future app's success.

Here are 10 key tips to hire a right mobile app developer.

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1. ASK FOR NDA

efore discussing your concept with anyone make

sure a valid Non-Disclosure Agreement also

known as NDA is completed by the prospective

developer. This is an agreement that both of you will

sign to protect the disclosure of information. Thats an

eective tool that prevents from stealing your

products idea and using it before you release it.

According to the document the developer will be

obliged to use information only for the purpose of the

project, keep it confidential and not disclose it to any

person.

2. THINK INTELLECTUALypically the company paying for a mobile app will

own the finished product. You should insist on

keeping exclusive rights to prevent your apps code

from selling to third party companies or your competi-

tors. To be sure you own all the rights to the app you

commissioned, require developer to include "Copy-

right Assignment" in your contract. The document

should establish confidentiality and state that you own

the app's design, source code and all of its content

exclusively.

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3. CHECK THE APP STOREo they have apps featured by Apple, or awarded in

certain contests? A reputable app development

agency should be eager to display their apps portfolio

completed with links to the developers apps in App

Store, Google Play or Windows Phone Store. You are

recommended to have a look at their past work, test the

apps theyve done to see if they meet your expectations

in terms of UI, build quality and OS scaling.

Did they create engaging and TOP-ranking apps? Just

read customers reviews: theyre considered to be the

best indicator of the apps success.

Anyway, you ideally need to hire a developer who has

previous experience in developing the kind of app you

are looking to create.

4. STUDY THE CLIENTShe well-known clients names are the evidence of

successful networking. By analyzing the list of

clients youll find out the industry sectors the developer

works with. If the agency is trusted by authoritative

companies probably there are worth being trusted.

Checking references also gives you an opportunity to

ask how reliable, responsive and results-oriented

candidates are. A highly qualified agency should want

you to speak to their clients, and they even should oer

you phone numbers and email addresses if you ask. Try

to contact the developers partners and ask to receive a

clear impression of the candidate's experience,

capabilities and work ethic.

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5. CHOOSE YOUR PLATFORMhoosing whether to build a native or hybrid app is

a big decision, which should be discussed in

great detail with future vendor. Multi-platform apps are

considered to be cheaper and faster time-to-market in

comparison with native ones. If you desire your app to

be compatible with multiple platforms, be sure the devel-

oper has experience in applying such a technology.

When start working with an agency, determine you

position concerning OS choice and clarify if a developer

will be able to make your iOS app operate across

Android, Windows Phone platform or both of them. By

following this advice you will avoid hiring multiple

developers for multiple OS.

6. LOOK INSIDE THE BOXuilding an app is not just about coding. When

choosing app developers verify which services

and activities go into proposal. Make sure spec

development, design, quality assurance, marketing

& consultancy, maintenance, analytics implementa-

tion are included in the final cost. Request an esti-

mation of the full project and its separate phases. If

an app development company is willing provide you

with a full-package of services from defining

projects scope to maintenance and support, then

theyre worthy of your business.

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7. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

o give you with a view of development eort, a

good agency will define the cost of the project by

providing you with a fixed price quote or an estimate of

development hours. A fixed fee is generally applied for

fast-to-market apps (with less than 3 months delivery), a

time & materials (T&M) pricing model is typical for

complicated multi-phased projects. Its up to you to

choose the model that fits your business goals better.

When working with T&M pricing model obligatorily ask a

developer about an hourly rate and the number of hours

required to develop the project.

8. SECURE THE FUTUREaintenance is a cost-eective post-delivery activity

performed to keep the software up to date and

error free. Ask your prospective developer what their

maintenance package includes and how much it costs.

Youd better decide on choosing an agency that oers

such maintenance services as poduct errors corrections,

features improvements, user retention, feedback and

metrics collection.

Rather than signing shortly recurring contracts, we

generally recommend adding a long-term (at least 6

months) maintenance contract to handle thoroughly

issues after an applications release, collect sucient

stats, develop improvements and potential updates.

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9. ALPHA, BETA, GOou dont want to be developing your app forever;

the mobile apps market is fast evolving. Once the

initial requirements are accessed, ask a development

company to give you some indicative milestone dates.

Generally, the developers provide Alpha version - an app

prototype and Beta version a fully functional app

delivered to real mobile device. When signing up a

contract, make sure these dates are captured.

10. NEED STORE HELP?fter you've approved the final build of your app,

the last step is to submit it to app stores. While

a mobile developer should know how to successfully

navigate this process, the average enterpreneur is not.

Make sure your developer will assist with the steps of

app store submission process (accounts preparation,

keywords optimisation, icon design, store description)

and they have enough expeience doing so. Before

starting work on a project, ask if this is included in the

scope of the project.

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CONCLUSIONhe truth is that getting productivity-boosting, user-friendly mobile

apps is not guaranteed unless you do detailed research, ask the

prospective partners right questions and take the right steps to evalu-

ate the proposals youve received.

Whatever app development agency you choose, following these 10

tips will help you to make a reasonable decision how to turn your

vision into a product.

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STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?We could help you find the right dev team, just

drop us an email to start

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ur marketing library is a source of all points you need to know about

mobile apps. By making a study of these publications, youll discover

the key factors that drive the process of mobile application development and

could help you to save time and money.

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ave 40% of your future app budget with

multi-platform technology. This free ebook

provides insights to solve the problem of OS choice

and discloses all advantages of multi-platform app

development.

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