Martin Sandhu Web Designer & Digital Marketer

We’ve already seen it with websites, no longer are they the reserve of big businesses, charities and organisations. DIY website builders mean that many people now just have a personal website, as an online CV or portfolio or just for general musings. And it’s already starting to happen with mobile apps too. Whilst the DIY […]

We typically associate mobile commerce with small ticket items like clothes, shoes and small electrical items. But one item which is also seeing strong sales via mobile apps is vehicles. Once over the decision to purchase a new car would mean at least one weekend of trudging around various car showrooms (why can’t they all […]

The majority of mobile app developers have probably worked in IT and web development prior to the mobile boom, and if so they’ll know that mobile app development is a totally different ball game. When it come to commissioning an app, it’s easy to get carried away in the capability of mobile and draw up […]

The majority of people who own a smartphone now use apps on a daily basis, but just how much they rely on them is surprising. Despite their relatively young age, we seem to have forgotten how we did anything before the invention of smartphones and tablets. Our mobile devices wake us up in the morning, […]

Whilst the app market has, and continues to grow rapidly, how apps are actually used is becoming a key part of mobile app development. Recent research by Flurry has found a huge increase in both the ownership of smartphones and the use of mobile apps – it’s unlikely that the two are unconnected! What is […]

Mobile apps might be becoming a major part of our everyday lives, but trust and security are still big concerns among consumers. Mobile devices hold a lot of personal information and many people rely on them for work and personal lives, storing vital pieces of data in their calenders, notes and phone books. Understandably, it […]

I’ve mentioned a few times now that it’s becoming increasingly more difficult for apps to be found in the ever expanding sea of other apps. With 775,000 in Apples app store alone, it’s easy to understand why. Having a solid marketing strategy is key to overcoming this hurdle, but often it’s something that is an […]

The large majority of mobile apps are entirely business to consumer focussed, the most popular categories (and most financially rewarding) being games and shopping. Whilst many people will tell you this is where it’s at, in an already saturated market it takes something extra special to stand out. As more and more businesses are turning […]

You might not believe it, but it’s now been five years since eBay launched it’s first mobile app. The app has since received 160million downloads worldwide and the auction giant expects to reach $20bn in global mobile sales by the end of 2013…pretty impressive! Though many people still believe there is a trust issue with […]

Mobile usage, be it smartphones or tablets, had been growing steadily, but it the last few years it’s sky-rocketed with many predictions that PC”s and laptops will become a thing of the past much quicker than expected. Mobile Internet traffic has grown from 1% in 2009 to 15% in 2013 and a figure released by […]