What's the best way to find testers for my new iphone app?
So here we are after busting our back on an app for the past two months. Its a location-based dating app. Its still a bit shaky, but before we put more time into it, I really want to know what my target audience thinks about the app and its functionality. It's been built for folks between 18-30 years of age
Basically, I need to go out and talk to these prospects and watch them use the app and prioritize future functionality (or remove functionality :))
I've been told by friends that the best way to do this is to reach out with an ad on craigslist. This route costs about $10-25 per hour per person. We're doing all of this on a shoestring, so was wondering if you folks know of a better way to get a focus group put together on the cheap, or for free. (I am working with friends, but am worried about bias from that quarter)
Thanks so much for your help. Why not put an ad on Craigslist looking for testers (for free) and they can email you for a free download code from itunes? A lot of people would try it if they thought they were getting something for nothing. Alternatively, post free download codes here and you will also probably get a lot of people glad to install the app and poke around. How about hanging out at your local Starbucks, and offer to buy people a cup of coffee if they spend 10-15 minutes checking out your app and giving you some feedback? A bit scary for the introverted hacker, I admit. But I bet you get enough people to take you up on it to make it worth your while.