{"id":73,"date":"2015-08-12T18:47:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T18:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasoproject.com\/blog\/?p=73"},"modified":"2017-06-27T16:08:55","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T16:08:55","slug":"optimization-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/optimization-app\/","title":{"rendered":"How hard is App Store Optimization?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The goal of App Store Optimization is to generate organic downloads. App Store search makes up a large percentage of total App Store downloads, but not all companies are taking advantage. Why?<\/p>\n<p>Plain and simple, App Store Optimization is hard.<\/p>\n<p><i>Correction<\/i>, <b>GOOD<\/b> App Store Optimization is hard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-95 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/email-head-2.jpg\" alt=\"How hard is good app store optimization? | The ASO Project Blog\" width=\"1000\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/email-head-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/email-head-2-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/email-head-2-768x234.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A couple extra users per day might be the answer for some apps, but those that want to capture the millions of users searching for them, need dedicated attention to their ASO efforts. App Store search is one of the most powerful and reliable sources of traffic. There\u2019s no better user than the one that\u2019s looking for you.<\/p>\n<p>Companies spend endless amounts of money on paid campaigns to get their apps in front of potential users. ASO gives companies the opportunity to get in front of millions of users that are already looking for you!<\/p>\n<p>I understand the hesitation, paid campaigns have a dollar amount based on acquisition. If five users download your app, you pay for those five. So why not ASO?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the question we asked ourselves at The ASO Project. After developing our proprietary technology and perfecting our App Store Optimization methods, we made the decision to differentiate ourselves with a performance-based pricing model.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re so confident in our technology and our strategies, we don\u2019t charge a set monthly fee, or sign up fee. <a href=\"https:\/\/theasoproject.com\/pricing.php?source=message2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our pricing<\/a> is per download, just like paid campaigns. Our downloads come from App Store search, and we\u2019re able to capture those millions of users looking for your app. We get you in front of the people that want your app.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about why you should take the next step in optimizing your app for search, feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/theasoproject.com\/blog\/\">read on<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/contact?s=bl\">contact us directly<\/a> for more information. We are here to help your app get found!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The goal of App Store Optimization is to generate organic downloads. App Store search makes up a large percentage of total App Store downloads, but not all companies are taking advantage. Why? Plain and simple, App Store Optimization is hard. Correction, GOOD App Store Optimization is hard. A couple extra users per day might be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":96,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[5,6,15],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>App Store Optimization: How hard is it? | The ASO Project Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"App Store search is one of the most powerful and reliable sources of traffic. 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