Ask HN: How do you promote your apps?

3 points by jasoncabot 10y ago ↗ HN

So I've made a pretty simple app for the new Apple TV and as I'm sure most people who've built apps know - the discoverability is awful on the App Store, with the Apple TV being even worse!

It seems to be the usual - if you get featured in an Apple list then great, otherwise not

How do you go about getting people to know about and try your apps?

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cdvonstinkpot 10y ago ↗

I really don't know, but Fiverr comes to mind. Again, I don't know how well it works, but there are lots of people there saying they'll send you targeted website traffic for $5.

https://www.fiverr.com/search/gigs?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search_in=...

jasoncabot 10y ago ↗

So that seems unethical (and against Apple's terms and conditions!)

I was wondering more about how you get people to know your app exists on the store. Does advertising actually work?