7 Easy Steps To Establish In BlackBerry App Development Market

BlabckBerry has now become a synonym to Business. Every businessmen and as well as senior and junior level management crave for BlackBerry now, which has made BlackBerry app development a necessary nowadays. It has also become a status symbol among the junior and middle level management.

We would like to discuss here seven most important steps to be followed if anyone wants to develop and market a BlackBerry application:

Step 1

First a developer should get used and accustomed with the BlackBerry Platform. The apps that are being developed for BlackBerry are based on Java. The BlackBerry platform facilitates the developers with 2 SDK alternatives. The first option is APIs that are specific to BlackBerry while the other is MIDP/CLDC. The first option is more flexible and allows a user free download of BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE).

Step 2

The success of any app depends on its concept and BlackBerry is no exception. First and foremost it should be unique and secondly user friendly. These two combined will definitely make an app successful.

Step 3

As told above, UI should be as simple as possible and appealing at the same time. One look of the application should be sufficient for understanding the functionality and the availability of options in the application.

Step 4

Apps developed should always be tested in the simulator and then in the actual BlackBerry device. This dual testing assures the performance of of an application.

Step 5

When you are setting the price of your application, always take into consideration the apps\'s utility and demand. If you find that a similar kind of app is already there in the app market, give your developed app for free in the initial days.

Step 6

The application can be sold directly via the BlackBerry App World or some other retailer. The information to be pitched for selling the application should include the short and long description of the application, icon, screen shots, trial version, and preview videos.

Step 7

The last important part which many app developers ignore is responding to queries after sales. Customer care is an important part of your personal branding as well as your games branding. The better and quicker you give your customer their answers the better is the referral market of your application.

If any developer wants to establish himself in the BlackBerry world and become an expert BlackBerry application developer, then he should try to follow the above mentioned seven points and get himself recognized in the industry.
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Michael Torner is an IT professional and is currently involved in iPhone application development.
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