It may be 5 years. Are you willing to wait that long? Most people just give up before this point.
If you have money, you can pay for advertising. If you don't, you will need to spend lots of time finding creative ways to market your app/service.
We fortunately live in a great time where this is very possible. But I don't think anyone here can give you a blueprint to your marketing success. It's different for every idea.
Twitter is a good start. I got 200 beta testers in a week by following people that I thought would be interested in my app. The trick is to not spam people to death.
Link your app in your profile. People like private betas because they feel like they are part of an exclusive group that gets to see your app before anyone else (and they are).
You will also have a group that is genuinely interested and can give you honest feedback. This is a key to success: build the foundation with some interesting features and have your customer base give you the rest through feedback/ideas.
I don't believe in overnight success. A baby does not become a teen right away, it takes years, with the patience and caring of parents. I think businesses are like babies as well. When you work hard on them, when you be patient with them and if it is useful for your customers or visitors then either this way or that way you succeed, as the baby grows.
The difference between now and then is you can spread your ideas, your tools and your products faster and easier. The only thing you need is knowing how and when to do that. This is what I am trying to learn.
If you have money, you can pay for advertising. If you don't, you will need to spend lots of time finding creative ways to market your app/service.
We fortunately live in a great time where this is very possible. But I don't think anyone here can give you a blueprint to your marketing success. It's different for every idea.
Twitter is a good start. I got 200 beta testers in a week by following people that I thought would be interested in my app. The trick is to not spam people to death.
Link your app in your profile. People like private betas because they feel like they are part of an exclusive group that gets to see your app before anyone else (and they are).
You will also have a group that is genuinely interested and can give you honest feedback. This is a key to success: build the foundation with some interesting features and have your customer base give you the rest through feedback/ideas.
It's not an easy road to follow.