Beyond the App — 5 Steps to Building a Community of Users

Whether you’re checking the weather, shopping for shoes, or tracking your sleep patterns — it seems like there’s an app for everything. According to a July 2015 report from<a href="http://www.statista.com/statistics/276623/number-of-apps-available-in-leading-app-stores/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> Statista</a>, Android users could choose from 1.6 million apps in the Google Play Store. The Apple App Store remains the second-largest app marketplace with 1.5 million available apps. The<a href="http://www.statista.com/statistics/270291/popular-categories-in-the-app-store/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> most popular app categories among Apple users</a> are games, business, and education, whereas<a href="http://www.appbrain.com/stats/android-market-app-categories" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> Android users prefer</a> education, lifestyle, and entertainment. Some industries, though, have not yet caught up to this technical mainstay and are wrongly ignored by entrepreneurs. It’s here, in these old-fashioned industries, where the potential for an explosively successful app lies. Large numbers of people work in these fields, and they use inefficient methods to communicate with one another. Find a business sector that still uses dry-erase boards and legal pads to communicate, and you’ve got an audience for an app. <a href="https://medium.com/@ivantsybaev/beyond-the-app-5-steps-to-building-a-community-of-users-60a3805e566f">Read More</a>