Aasif Khan
Head of SEO at Appy Pie
The Head of SEO and Author at Appy Pie, Aasif Khan has an experience of 15+ years in the digital marketing industry. Today, he is an expert in SEO, SMO, SEM, and is also one of the top contributors to Appy Pie Blog. He writes about the Mobile App, Website, Chatbot, Automation, NFTs, Crypto, Ethereum and going trends in the digital marketing industry. He loves working out in the gym and also spares some time for hobbies like playing cricket and reading books among other things.
Mobile app Software in 2024
21 Best Mobile app Software in 2024 Appy Pie's app builder can help you create a mobile app for your business, even if you don't have any coding experience. Our easy-to-use platform allows you to drag and drop elements to create your app's layout, and you can choose from a variety of templates to get started. You can also add features like push notifications, GPS, and social media integration. Once you're finished creating your app, you can publish it to the App Store or Google Play with just[...]
Best AI Website Builders in 2023
Looking to create an online presence quickly and easily? No, we’re not talking about social media, but something far better. You can create a website for your business or personal use, faster with the help of AI website builder platforms. You can have a website up and running in a matter of minutes, complete with all the features you might ever need. This is because, with AI website builders, the entire process from design to launch can be completed with minimal effort. AI technology has ta[...]
60+ Best Resume Action Words That Will Majorly Impress Hiring Managers
Resume writing was always challenging. If you’re a job seeker, you must understand how to craft resumes to grab a hiring manager’s attention within 20 seconds or less. Most people instead write long, drawn-out descriptions. What they don’t realize is that over 99% of Fortune 500 companies use an ATS or Applicant Tracking System. Moreover, a survey reported that over 75% of resumes never get seen by human eyes. Right before facing tough interview questions, the first obstacle that most [...]
How to Change or Turn Off Event Notifications from Google Calendar?
Google Calendar sends email and push notifications to remind users about any meeting or event they may have scheduled. By default, each notification is sent ten minutes before any appointment. Some people might not want all of those messages—or they might want more of them. It can be quite frustrating or perhaps useful depending on the situation. If you'd like to change this and only see notifications when you've specifically added them, you'll need to change the settings for your calendar.[...]
5 Best Meeting Agenda Templates and Examples
Clueless participants, and speakers digressing from the main topic, make a business meeting unbearable to attend. Not only are such meetings a total waste of time, but they also drain you of your energy spoiling the rest of the working hours. The perfect solution for such team meetings is to implement a meeting agenda. Combined with the best productivity apps, meeting agendas can not only help keep discussions on track but also keep you from clocking in many unproductive hours. Just as wo[...]
5 Best URL Shorteners of 2023 For Customized & Free Links
A URL is the primary means of navigating between website pages, however, they have been becoming increasingly complex and long, as more subdomains, subdirectories and tracking codes are being added to it. If you create a website, URL shorteners can turn out to be very useful apps as they allow you to decrease the length of your website’s address, making it easier to share. These apps help you convert a long and complex URL into a short and manageable link. In this blog, we’re going to exp[...]
How to Make RACI Charts for Project Management? (With Examples)
It is pretty easy to lose track while undertaking complex projects. It doesn't matter if you have a stellar team, the best project management apps, or a watertight plan; confusion, demotivation, and many other factors will creep up in your team and throw your project off track. Fortunately, avoiding these issues is as simple as creating a RACI chart. RACI charts, coupled with workflow automation, can help you enhance your team's effectiveness and efficiency on multiple levels. In this b[...]
10+ Best Trello Integrations for Efficient Task Management
Workflow automation is an incredible achievement for technology. While workflow automation may make no sense for a layman, businesses can utilize it to maximize their efficiency. Workflow automation tools allow you to integrate two or more different software and automate various business processes. Software and tools that are used extensively by businesses benefit from automation software the most. An example of such a software is Trello. Trello is a cloud-based project management tool that i[...]
How to integrate Chatbot using SDK for Android and iPhone?
Having an in-app chatbot can do wonders for your online business. Not only can customers get their queries answered instantly, but you can share recommendations, product updates, and much more to drive better results and engagement. With more users switching to mobile apps to avail of services, it becomes vital to deploy a chatbot to deal with the increasing demand for online customer support. Creating an in-app chatbot has indeed become more accessible and easier with the emergence of no-code d[...]
Best 15 Help Desk Software for 2022
Every year, an increasing number of customers seem to gravitate towards enterprises with customer support solutions. This is primarily because help desk software makes it much easier for customers and support agents to resolve queries. Moreover, these software also give users access to complementary features such as chatbot builders, ticketing management, and more that help easily manage a wide range of other business processes. If you're looking for a dynamic help desk solution for your ent[...]
Top 15 Reasons Why Live Chat Will Benefit Your Business
Are you having trouble converting website visitors into customers? Or are your support agents unable to handle the massive workload? If that is so, then you're in the right place. Here in this blog, we'll look at how some of the best live chat software like Appy Pie Live Chat can enhance the customer support experience and offer many other benefits to your business. Explore Appy Pie Live Chat 1. Minimises agent fatigue A significant benefit to businesses is the reduction of agent fatig[...]
20 Best Live Chat Software And Apps for 2022
In the past few years, customers have flocked to live chat applications to request query resolution and other services. This is because live chat software provide convenience, personalization, and speed, which is exactly what every customer wants. And that is perhaps why more and more enterprises are deploying live chat support software to manage customer queries. Not only are they convenient for customers, but also for enterprises who want to make their entire customer support process faste[...]
21 Best Knowledge Base Software For 2022
Most modern enterprises use a knowledge base software to create, organize and manage self-help articles and other content to cater to internal as well as external audiences. It primarily houses frequently asked questions, guides, how-to-articles and other troubleshooting content for team members and customers so that they can find the information they need, in their own time. If you’re looking for the right knowledge base software, then you’ll find the list below quite useful. These tools[...]
What is NFT Art Finance and How to Buy NFT Art Finance?
Over the past few months, NFTs have gained wide popularity and have become the talk of the crypto town. A lot of brands and individuals have been building their projects on blockchains that support non-fungible tokens. This increased interest has led to a rising level of tokenization on blockchain platforms such as Ethereum and EOS. One of the most popular NFT projects is CryptoKitties, which was created by Axiom Zen back in late 2017. It was considered a major hit at that time, with more th[...]
How to Set NFT Profile Picture on Twitter and Instagram?
NFTs are a new class of blockchain-based assets. They are not cryptocurrencies, but the next generation of crypto-assets that can be owned and transacted on a blockchain platform, meaning they have a fixed supply, verifiable scarcity and transparent history. NFTs are unique and non-fungible, meaning they are distinct and individualized. These tokens can represent ownership of a physical or digital asset like a CryptoKitty, a piece of land on the moon or a Beanie Baby. Lately there has bee[...]
What is NFT Whitelisting [How to Get Whitelisted for NFT Projects]
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become a craze among the cryptocurrency community. NFTs are digital assets that exist on blockchain and have their own unique identity. They are not fungible, which means that each token has a different value. Although NFTs are a relatively new concept in the world of blockchain, they are quickly becoming popular due to their great potential. Many blockchain enthusiasts believe that NFTs will revolutionize the industry by allowing for the creation of unique di[...]
8 Top NFT Memes – Classic Memes That Sold Extremely Well
A meme is a new way of expressing oneself, an idea or thought. Memes can be anything that can be copied and transmitted from one person to another. It could be a video, photo, song, etc. Memes are often humorous or ironic that can take anyone by surprise. In the crypto-sphere, a meme is a tool for marketing and promotion of certain cryptocurrency projects. Create NFT Memes In this article, we’ll explain what makes NFT memes great, how to create NFT memes and 8 best NFT or classic me[...]
How to Mint an NFT on Solana – Minting NFT on Ethereum
NFTs are a hot topic in the blockchain industry, and they are likely to stay this way. One of the most prominent examples is the CryptoKitties game. The game which allows users to buy and breed virtual cats has become so popular that at one point it accounted for nearly 11% of all traffic on the Ethereum blockchain. The game was so successful that it caused congestion on the network and led to a large number of complaints about transaction delays. The NFT boom has taken the digital world by [...]
11 Top NFT Marketplaces to Buy and Sell NFTs in 2022
NFTs are the next generation of virtual goods that are taking the digital industry to a whole new level. With NFTs, users can own and trade digital assets that are truly unique, just like rare artwork or luxury automobiles. NFT marketplaces are websites or apps that allow users to buy and sell NFTs. Instead of storing the NFTs themselves, most marketplaces act as a broker for transactions between users. For example, in the case of a game that uses NFTs, the game developers will set up a mark[...]
How to Build an NFT Marketplace like OpenSea
In this article, we will explain what is NFT, what is NFT marketplace, how to make an NFT marketplace without any coding, and how to make an NFT marketplace like OpenSea. What is NFT? Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the new craze in the blockchain community. NFTs are a type of token that are unique. That is, each NFT is different from all others in existence, even if they come from the same source. These tokens can be used for anything from unique collectibles (like Cryptokitties), to[...]
How to Mint NFTs for Free [Mint NFTs on OpenSea 2022]
The NFT market is huge and rapidly growing. There are currently over 600 NFT-based projects that have been launched globally, with many more in the pipeline. In 2017, the NFT market was valued at $4 billion, and it is expected to grow to $35 billion by the end of 2022, and to over $80 billion in 2025. NFT is a transformative technology that's going to completely change the way we look at digital assets. It's not just about digital cats, cryptokitties or digital art, it's about how we will be[...]
How To Build a Profitable App with a Pro Upgrade
In this tutorial, we’re going to look at a trend in the App Store economy: prosumers. We’ll discuss how you can benefit from this consumer-to-professional shift, and how you can build apps for the prosumer niche. Here’s what we’ll get into: What’s a prosumer, and how are they different from consumers and professionals How do you build and launch an app for prosumers What’s a Pro Upgrade and why is it important? App ideas, thinks to keep in mind, smart approaches, and more [...]
Quit Coding? Here’s How To Start Building Apps Again
Learning how to code iOS apps is challenging. When you’re working on your projects, you may not always as inspired or motivated to solve that next bug or error. Bugs, errors, mistakes, chaos, frustration and confusion – enough is enough! You don’t want to be stuck forever, so you give up on coding and quit. Sounds familiar? If so, then this tutorial is for you. I’ll show you how to get back to learning how to code, back to building iOS apps again, and how to have a fun time doing it. [...]
The Basics of App Store Optimization
App Store Optimization (ASO) are the tactics you can use to “rank” your app higher in the App Store. Ranking governs which apps are listed as the Top 25 and Top 100 in the App Store. An app’s ranking greatly influences how many people install it, which is why you use ASO to get more app installs. You’ve just made your first iPhone app and published it into the App Store. Great! But… your app installs aren’t going through the roof. Now what? In this tutorial you’re going to ta[...]
What’s New In Swift 5.0
A new version of the Swift programming language is here: Swift 5.0. It’s released in March 2019, with a fair number of changes. How does this Swift update affect practical iOS development? And who’s making these changes anyway? In this tutorial, we’ll walk through some of the proposed and accepted changes for Swift 5.0. We’ll also discuss how the process of making changes to the Swift language works, and why that’s relevant for iOS developers. The goal of this tutorial isn’t to[...]
How to Become a Senior Software Developer
It’s not easy to get hired as a junior developer1. Most companies would rather hire more experienced, senior developers instead. And they’re not keen to train juniors on-the-job, afraid that they’ll leave the company once they’re trained. When you look at it from the point of view of these companies, the picture is equally bad. Companies report that it’s easier to raise capital, than it is to find developer talent2. Tech recruiters make a killing from the shortage of developers, and[...]
How I Went from App Idea to App
You’ve got an app idea. What’s next? In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the steps I took to go from app idea to actual app. We’ll discuss sketching, making mockups, design decisions, and much more. The goal of this tutorial is to give you some hands-on steps you can put to use in your own app projects, and to help you discover what goes into building a real-world app. We’ll spend plenty of time on bridging the gap between idea and app development, because much has been said [...]
How To Get Freelance App Development Projects
Going it alone as a freelance iOS developer? In this tutorial, we’ll discuss how you can find well-paying clients, get paid for iOS projects, and build your career as a freelance iOS developer. Here’s what we’ll get into: Kinds of clients you want to avoid at all costs How to price your services as an iOS developer The most important aspect of completing iOS projects Approaches you can use to find your next client Table of Contents Get Started as a Freelance Developer W[...]
Why App Architecture is Important
You wouldn’t build a house on quicksand. Would you build an app without architecture? In this tutorial, we’ll discuss the importance of app architecture and how you can get started with it. A while back I got an email from an iOS developer. He was tasked with extending an app with new features. The app was built by someone else. He ran into these issues: “When I change one thing in the code, another part breaks!” “I can’t find any feature of the app. They are all over the p[...]
Properties in Swift Explained
You use properties in Swift to tack some data onto an object, like cookie.flavor = "Chocolate Chip". Properties in Swift look unassuming, but they actually pack quite a punch! In this tutorial, we’re going to discuss common aspects of working with properties. Here’s what we’ll get into: What’s a property and how do you use it? Stored properties vs. computed properties what happens when a property is set, with a setter the return value of a property, with a getter Observing pr[...]
The Nil-Coalescing ?? and Ternary Conditional :? Operators in Swift
In this tutorial, we’re going to discuss how you can use the nil-coalescing operator and the ternary conditional operator in Swift. They’re both interesting bits of syntactic sugar, and they can help you write more concise, readable code. And that’s a good thing! Here’s what we’ll get into: What operators and operands are How to use the nil-coalescing operator How you can use the ternary conditional operator Real-life examples and tips and tricks for both Table of Conte[...]
Should You Learn SwiftUI or UIKit?
Should you learn UIKit or SwiftUI? That’s the question we’re discussing today. UIKit is proven, extensive, the status quo. SwiftUI is the newcomer, innovative, flexible. You use both to build UIs on iOS. Which is the best tool for you? In this tutorial, we’ll discuss: Comparing UIKit vs. SwiftUI – what are the differences? How you can learn SwiftUI and UIKit, and where to start Common arguments and objections for learning one or the other Should you learn SwiftUI now, or wait? [...]
6 Benefits of Using an Enterprise No-Code Platform for Building Apps & More
Mobile apps are clearly on their way to an exponential rise and I believe it would be safe to say that the digital business ecosystem is going mobile and not slowing down. You may be amazed to know that today 80% of business is being conducted over mobile apps. This rapid change has turned upside down the traditional methodology of app development, causing IT leaders to rethink the strategy going forward. Large companies and organizations are moving to quicker and less expensive ways of app deve[...]
Customize Your LinkedIn URL in 7 easy steps
LinkedIn is an excellent resource for professionals for connecting to their employers, colleagues and business associates. It is important to stay in touch with the people in your industry and continue that relationship that you established with them in person. LinkedIn, a social networking platform with a professional touch, helps you create strong connections with like-minded individuals, professionals, potential leaders and people you share similar interests with. LinkedIn hosts over 500 m[...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Google My Business
There are innumerable websites online. With over 6 billion indexed webpages on the Internet, SEO becomes a crucial tool to help a business appear on Google Search. However, even the best SEO strategies can hide your business under the plethora of webpages that already exist. Sometimes your web pages get hidden behind junk websites which is never a good sign. Having your business appear on the first & second pages of Google searches is crucial for your online strategy to succeed. If your b[...]
Why do People Fear AI?
One of the most common reasons why many still oppose AI is the perceived loss of control if something goes wrong. There are some outrageous predictions over what could happen if we implement AI in our daily life. I mean, James Cameron and Stanley Kubrick made their careers out of it. More on that later, one cannot help but agree that AI can benefit us greatly if done right. AI has been under experimentation for nearly half a century now. Its widespread application is however still limited to [...]
Native vs Hybrid App Development – Choosing the Right Development Path for your App
Everything that exists on your phone is an app. For the average user, apps are just icons on a screen that do exactly what they were made for. From a developer standpoint, an app is millions of lines of code which consists of a complex logical breakdown for a simple requirement & execution of said requirement to give the required result. No matter how simple an app looks, it still may need a lot of work to make the app. App development for smartphones has evolved over the years. It is sti[...]
49 Best Email Marketing Software & Tools for Small Businesses in 2023
In this blog post we are going to talk about email marketing, automation, the reasons to use email marketing and finally list out 47 email marketing software and tools that are best suited for small businesses. Social media marketing has been ruling the roost in the recent times, but email marketing is still the big one! Email marketing has been around since the dawn of the internet, but it doesn’t mean it has lost its impact. When planned right and implemented well, email marketing is pretty[...]
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How to Implement Smart Banners? [Essential Tips]
Smart Banners are an iOS native technique for the promotion of apps on the App Store with a display banner on a website simply by adding a meta tag. [...]
How to Estimate the Cost Of Mobile App MVP Development (for your Appdea)?
A great Appdea is hard to come by, and the moment you have one, it is natural to be excited about it and get started building on it immediately. But, it is important that you take a step back and give the whole Appdea a rethink. There are literally millions of apps right now on the app stores, what makes you think that your Appdea is unique and that no one ever has thought of it yet! When you finally launch your app in the market, are you absolutely certain that it is going to be well-received[...]
Ways to Improve Your App’s Ranking – A Complete Guide
App Builder Appy Pie: The whole point of doing business is looking for something to help you and the whole business grow every day. The decision to build your own mobile app might, in fact, have come from that objective. After you have built an app for your business and have benefitted greatly from it in terms of sales and the revenue you have been garnering from it, it is time to take another step further. Though you have been able to bring in great revenue from the app, and the app is provin[...]
How to Successfully Grow Your App? – A Quick Guide
You have already spent months, maybe years developing your mobile app, then launching it, but you are far from done yet. If you are genuinely looking to meet any measure of success with your app in any way, it is important that you evolve continuously. This is only possible if you can accomplish an expanding active user base. It might be tough figuring out when is the right time to scale your app up, and to help you understand that we have laid out five qualifying factors that the app must meet[...]
Top Tips to Prepare Your Apps for the Impending Holiday Shopping Spike
It has been some time now that people are taking to shop online on their smartphones. Smartphones are essentially the one stop shops for all the shopping needs that you could think of. September is here already, and it is almost time for some good old cheer and festivities which means that there is going to be a whole lot of people on your mobile app just waiting to put all kinds of amazing goodies in their chopping carts. Holidays are the time when all the retailers are competing with each oth[...]
Jan Koum, the WhatsApp Builder who went from rags to riches…for real!
App Builder Appy Pie, Nov 27: WhatsApp, an app that has changed the way we socialize was the brain child of Jan Koum. Quite ironically a social recluse himself, Koum is known to lead quite a low profile life. However, as we delve deeper into the persona that he is, the irony might fade a little. Even as a young professional, he was never the one to seek out fame or fortune and this might have something to do with where he came from and the impact it had had on him. It was his humble beginnings t[...]
Overcome App Fatigue with Android Instant Apps
App Builder Appy Pie, Sep 27: Android Instant Apps, already on over 600 million android devices, are taking off in a big way, allowing you to reach out to as many users as possible, by making your app faster to discover, easy to access and quick to launch – All this, without having to actually install the app on a device. Also, you don’t need to revise the source code, if you are looking to update your android app to android instant app. Android instant apps can be accessed using URLs, socia[...]
Quality Assurance and Monitoring
Before delivering the project, your app is stringently tested by our QA team to ensure it provides a bug-free user experience [...]
In-app payments gain 68% to become the most popular feature on Appy Pie
In one of the most interesting surveys, from Appy Pie, the team looked at the apps created in Q2 2018 and Q2 2019. The idea was to identify the apps that integrated the in-app payment feature and to look at the major categories that leveraged its potential. The categories include Professional Services, Information, Online Business, and Food. The survey was conducted internally by the marketing team at Appy Pie who came up with the massive finding that the overall increase in apps with in-app [...]
Appy Pie – Data: Women App Creation
App Builder Appy Pie, Aug 29: Key finding: According to a recent data pull done by Appy Pie, women Appy Pie users are creating more apps this year than ever before. From Q1-Q2 of 2017, 38% of the apps created on Appy Pie were created by women, whereas in Q1-Q2 of 2016 only 19% were created by women. Methodology: Appy Pie looked at the number of apps created by women on the platform for Q1/Q2 in 2016 and compared that to number of apps created by women in Q1/Q2 in 2017. The app categories for [...]
How An App Can Improve Your Catering Business?
App Builder Appy Pie, Aug 12: To stay ahead in an increasingly competitive market, improving services is the only key to business success. Whether you have just started a business or possess years of experience running a successful business, there are always new things that can fuel your business growth in the marketplace. No matter what type of business you own, one thing necessary for you is to meet your customers’ expectations. Fulfilling customers’ requirements is not only limited to qua[...]
How An App Can Help Healthcare Industry Grow Its Customer Base and Revenue
App Builder Appy Pie, June 6: The world has shifted from desktops to smartphones. This change has proven successful for almost every industry vertical in offering tremendous ROI. With the rapid growth of the smartphones market, creating a mobile app for your business is probably one of the most rewarding things that you can do now. Having a mobile app for your business not only helps you improve return on investment, but also helps you to deliver excellent customer service. Seeing this growth, h[...]
How Property Dealers Can Boost Up Their Revenue with a Real Estate App?
App Builder Appy Pie, May 01: The real estate industry is highly competitive nowadays, and its competition has also led to new technologies to operate. The use of advanced technologies is increasing in the real estate sector for helping buyers to find their dream home. Today, every realtor and real estate agent is using the high-end mobile apps to add value to their business. With the use of real estate app, the real estate agents and the buyers are being benefited equally. Here are discussed so[...]
Top Tips to Make A Successful Business App
There’s an app for almost everything, be it fashion, transport, food or entertainment. With the app culture becoming ubiquitous, users are spending 90 per cent of their time on apps compared to mobile websites. Even pre-school kids make apps now. A countless number of people dream of developing apps simply because they are easier to distribute than hardware. But what if you’ve never developed an app and muddled up, having no idea where to kick-start? To create a business app and to make it a[...]
How to get your app published to the iOS store?
App Builder Appy Pie, Mar 17: The world has finally woken up to the app mania. Apps are becoming a way of life. Be it health, happiness, entertainment, knowledge or wealth – there is an app for a million such categories and they are millions of each being made everyday. We don’t need more proof that apps are in and they have become a rage, much like a fire, engulfing every bit of human existence. However, like every little fairy tale with its own set of twists and turns, this awe-inspirin[...]
Here’s How You Can Engage Better with Your Customers In 2021?
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s more important than ever for business owners to stay connected with the customers, in order to grow their business by leaps and bounds. The problem is that there are a number of business owners out there who just don’t understand the importance of customer engagement strategy. On the other hand, there are companies who constantly send promotional messages to their customers for getting higher engagement rates, but these messages sometime annoy the customer[...]
