[If you are a recruiter or an employer, and wishing to attend, please RSVP directly to Kunjan Shah.] 

For our March meetup, Chris Beshore will talk about putting a marketing plan in place to succeed as an indie mobile developer. Building and launching a mobile app is hard. Unfortunately, coding and UI design are probably less than half of what it takes to make an app successful. In this talk you will find out how to build a successful mobile app, drive downloads, and generate sustainable income.

Apps often grow quickly from idea to launch without much thought about monetization or sustainability. From pre-launch to launch day, there are steps you can take to minimize the guesswork and give your app the best chance for success. This talk will show that marketing your app shouldn't be an afterthought. Finding success in your apps will give you the motivation you need to pursue even greater app adventures.

Chris started mobile development in 2010. After struggling with books and tutorials for almost a year, Chris decided to dive right in and build an app from scratch, learning along the way. He released his first app in late 2011. After earning $80 the first day, he saw his app gradually fall off the map. Feeling defeated but still passionate about mobile development, Chris realized that coding and design are only half of what makes a successful app. Chris finally gave equal footing to marketing his apps and started seeing increased downloads and revenue. Since that first app, he has had over 10 apps in the store, selling several and retiring a few.

In January of 2015, looking for a way to get more involved in the developer community, Chris started Indie iOS Focus Weekly. Issue #55 was released this week and it has over 1,000 subscribers along with a 65% open rate. Chris personally curates each link and has learned a ton from fellow developers over the past year.

Chris has been a proud guest on 'The App Guy Podcast' with Paul Kemp and the "App Marketing Podcast" from Steve P. Young, documenting his journey in becoming an app developer.

Agenda

6:00-6:30 - Networking and Socializing

6:30-7:30 - Presentation

7:30-8:00 - Follow-up discussions

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This month Enterprise Center of Johnson County will be sponsoring the location.

The Enterprise Center in Johnson County is a non-profit organization that connects entrepreneurs with the resources they need to grow and scale.

We select local entrepreneurs in their early stages of development and provide them with support, financial education, mentoring, consulting and affordable work space to position them for venture development and commercialization.

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Present at the Mobile App Developers Meetup

If you have a project you want to show and talk with the group about for future meetups, please contact us. If you would like to hear about any specific topic in any future meetups, please feel free to let the us know!  

Elsewhere

Launch Your Career in Technology with LaunchCode!

LaunchCode is a non-profit organization that creates pathways to economic opportunity and upward mobility through education, apprenticeships, and employment in technology, pairing aspiring developers with education and employment opportunities. LaunchCode is lifting-off in KC, and we want you along for the ride. 

Saturday March 12th, 12-5 pm, Union Station - come get to know us, and check out opportunities

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-your-career-day-tickets-22173678068

We have a new Linkedin Group to stay in touch out side of the meetup. You can join here: 

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Kansas-City-Mobile-App-Developers-7484461