Making an app, easy? Or not worth it....
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Hi all,
I run a dog walking business and I like the idea of having an app where my customers can book their required days for walks or house visits.
Is this something that is easy to do myself with very limited knowledge?
To put my skills into perspective, I made my own web site using Wix. Perfect for my needs, looks good, but obviously my input was only the 'glossy bits'.
Any advice appreciated.
I run a dog walking business and I like the idea of having an app where my customers can book their required days for walks or house visits.
Is this something that is easy to do myself with very limited knowledge?
To put my skills into perspective, I made my own web site using Wix. Perfect for my needs, looks good, but obviously my input was only the 'glossy bits'.
Any advice appreciated.
Is your wix template mobile responsive? That should give you enough.
If you really want an app then as above use a white label solution. App development is expensive.
Our clients are always asking for apps, because they think they need one. We always ask them why, because we want one. Ok here is the cost. Never mentioned again.
If you really want an app then as above use a white label solution. App development is expensive.
Our clients are always asking for apps, because they think they need one. We always ask them why, because we want one. Ok here is the cost. Never mentioned again.
Scabutz said:
Is your wix template mobile responsive? That should give you enough.
If you really want an app then as above use a white label solution. App development is expensive.
Our clients are always asking for apps, because they think they need one. We always ask them why, because we want one. Ok here is the cost. Never mentioned again.
I agree. If you really want an app then as above use a white label solution. App development is expensive.
Our clients are always asking for apps, because they think they need one. We always ask them why, because we want one. Ok here is the cost. Never mentioned again.
We looked at developing an app for certain customers and it was prohibitively expensive.
We just made the website properly mobile friendly and it really does look and feel like an app once you are using it.
coyft said:
I appreciate it may have only taken 1 minute to search on Google to search for what you are suggesting but that wasnt really my question. Thanks though.
coyft said:
I think Facebook offer something like this. I book my haircut at my barber using the app, works really well. Might be worth checking out?
You might also be able to advertise locally too, using the app.
That's interesting. And would work. I've just had a scan through my page settings and cant see it so will search for this on the interwebs.You might also be able to advertise locally too, using the app.
I do use Facebook as a local advertising tool and it's very effective.
SultanOfSwing said:
To put my skills into perspective, I made my own web site using Wix. Perfect for my needs, looks good, but obviously my input was only the 'glossy bits'.
The only way to find out if can do it technically is to try. Buy a Mac, set up Xcode, If you can knock up something that works you might be in with a shout.SultanOfSwing said:
Any advice appreciated.
The best advice I would offer is don't, you won't be able to code the business logic.You walk dogs, that's such a personal service, I suspect you're under estimating the value you add when taking bookings and scheduling walks and what works. Put it online and your value judgment goes out of the window. You'll get people trying to reschude or book at 11:00 for an 8:00 walk tomorrow plus the "oh and I've just got this rescue Staff, can you walk him" idiot.
I don't assume you can't (OK I do) but I really don't think you should :/
mattley said:
SultanOfSwing said:
To put my skills into perspective, I made my own web site using Wix. Perfect for my needs, looks good, but obviously my input was only the 'glossy bits'.
The only way to find out if can do it technically is to try. Buy a Mac, set up Xcode, If you can knock up something that works you might be in with a shout.SultanOfSwing said:
Any advice appreciated.
The best advice I would offer is don't, you won't be able to code the business logic.You walk dogs, that's such a personal service, I suspect you're under estimating the value you add when taking bookings and scheduling walks and what works. Put it online and your value judgment goes out of the window. You'll get people trying to reschude or book at 11:00 for an 8:00 walk tomorrow plus the "oh and I've just got this rescue Staff, can you walk him" idiot.
I don't assume you can't (OK I do) but I really don't think you should :/
cat with a hat said:
Yep, that would work. Thank you.Okay, I understand that we are not yet at a time where creating an app is as easy as creating a web site using wix for example.
That's really the crunch of the matter and what I really wanted to find out. Google searching just threw up many "easy" "DIY" app creation pages that were anything but.
So I will strike this off the list as a no!
Thanks very much for talking me through it, appreciate it.
That's really the crunch of the matter and what I really wanted to find out. Google searching just threw up many "easy" "DIY" app creation pages that were anything but.
So I will strike this off the list as a no!
Thanks very much for talking me through it, appreciate it.
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