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How to Market Your App as a Solo Business Owner (100% Free) in 2024

Learn how one solo founder got 30,000 app downloads in a month with just 1 hour of daily organic content marketing. No paid ads, no team, just pure organic growth strategy.

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The Solo Founder's Guide to Free App Marketing

hey solo founders! I just hit 30,000 app downloads last month spending $0 on ads. Just 1 hour a day making and posting 6 videos. YOU can do this too.

No more bookmarking articles for "later" - this is your step-by-step blueprint to start getting downloads TODAY.

Here's exactly how to get thousands of downloads to your app this month, completely free:

Originally posted by our founder on Twitter ↗

The 2-Day Account Warm-Up Strategy

Here's your first action steps:

  • Create new Instagram/TikTok account(s)
  • Spend 15 minutes/day scrolling your target audience's content
  • Save videos you could remake to promote your app
  • Like, comment, and follow relevant accounts
  • Critical: Only engage with content relevant to YOUR app/business

Content Creation Strategy (Days 3-30)

Your daily action plan:

  • Start with ONE post per day (quality over quantity)
  • Base content on saved videos you've collected
  • Include clear CTAs related to your app
  • Focus on driving comments and watch time
  • Use capcut on desktop for a simpel video editor (100% free)
  • Keep videos short - algorithms love a high watch time % rate (above 120% = going viral)

Finding Your Winning Format

The path to consistent growth:

  • Expect to make 100+ videos before finding your perfect format
  • Each app has a unique "winning format" - keep testing
  • Once you find what works, double down aggressively, create new accounts and repeat first steps (then you can post 2-3 on each account a day if you find a winner format)
  • Aim for 100k+ views on at least one video within 60 days (60 videos made)
  • Study successful apps in your space for inspiration

Scaling Your Success

Here's what most solo founders miss: you can 10x your results by working smarter, not harder. I'm now posting 6 videos daily across multiple platforms, taking just 1 hour of my time.

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Critical Success Factors

Remember these key points:

  • Never buy old accounts - they're hard to warm up and algos push your content based on your accounts history so they could put you in a dead end loop of 0-300 views
  • If views are low, pause for 2-3 days and improve content (Scroll each day for 10-15 minutes in yoru niche to find viral inspiration and warm the account some more, make sure to follow accounts, like and comment on posts too.)
  • Tips and hacks don't matter much - focus on content quality
  • Keep testing until you break 1000 views consistently (It only gets easier with time)
  • Take action NOW - don't just read this guide!