May 17th, 2012 
Sometimes, I feel like I go into too much detail, get too complicated, and people lose sight of what’s really important at AppsGeyser. What’s really important to us is helping you make great apps. We want everyone to be able to make an Android app quickly, try it out, and then, over time, improve it until it’s incredible. With that in mind, here are six things you should know:
- Turning a website into an app is easy. It’s not always useful. Don’t spend time and energy marketing something that no one needs. Focus your energies on making apps from sites that people often need on the go.
- Making a YouTube channel or playlist into an app is fun and easy, and video apps do well in Google Play.
- An app succeeds if it fulfills a need. There’s no point in making a clock app unless it does something extra. Every Android phone comes pre-loaded with a clock, calendar, and alarm clock. Nobody’s hurting for a new clock. If you want to make a clock, make it do something different.
- Laughing and being entertained are needs. Don’t be afraid to make an app that’s just a joke.
- It’s ok if your first app is a flop. So was Rovio’s (maker of Angry Birds)
- Be sure to keep improving your app. People lose interest in an app that stops improving.
Photo by Kaherta on FlickrWe’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments or on Facebook or Twitter,
If you’re interested in making your own Android apps, start creating apps here.
Posted in Android,Apps
May 15th, 2012 
You don't need to be a nerd to make Android apps!
AppsGeyser is the simplest Android app inventor out there.
I know that’s a completely audacious claim, but let’s look at the evidence:
Before I started working for AppsGeyser, I had a personal blog where I posted whatever thoughts crept into my head. When I was brought on board for the AppsGeyser project, my boss didn’t tell me anything about AppsGeyser – she only told me to Google AppsGeyser and figure out what it does.
I didn’t have an Android phone. I was still using an old Nokia. I had never used an iPad or an iPhone or even an iPod Touch. I’d never downloaded an app. I didn’t even know what an app was.
A job is a job, though. I was going to figure out what AppsGeyser does and make myself an expert. I opened the site, and the Create Now button called to me. I pressed it. I saw that I could enter the URL of a mobile website, I put in the address of my personal blog, and literally, within 5 minutes of the first time I’d heard about AppsGeyser, I was advertising my app on Facebook and Twitter.
It wasn’t a great app, and it hasn’t made me a dime, but it took me just about no time at all to develop a prototype app
You’re probably wondering what the point of this story is. The point is that anyone, even someone who’s never used an Android phone, can build an Android app easily, quickly, and for free. Just take the URL (Web address) of any site, plug it in, and you have an app. It’s a great way for a business to have an usable app even if there’s no budget for one.
If you haven’t made an app, then try this:
- Right now, find your favorite website.
- Plug it into AppsGeyser’s system
- Have an app for your favorite website.
It couldn’t be easier. So get out there. Make your first Android app
We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments or on Facebook or Twitter,
If you’re interested in making your own Android apps, start creating apps here.
Posted in Android,Create Your App
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