Start An Exam App Business - Business Ideas

Pat Walls

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Updated: September 16th, 2022

Start An Exam App Business

Please note that the data provided in this article are estimates and may vary depending on various factors, and should not be considered as perfect or definitive.

Starting an exam app business requires a great deal of effort, dedication, and most importantly passion.

If you're interested in how to sell exam app, or selling exam app online, you can use this page as a guide for everything you'll need to know.

Key Stats

market size

$1.2T

starting costs

$19.4K

gross margin

83%

time to build

300 days

Startup Costs

	Min Startup Costs	Max Startup Costs
Office Space Expenses	$0	$7,000
App Creation Costs	$1,099	$20,099
Training & Education Expenses	$0	$1,000
Software Expenses	$162	$2,894
Advertising & Marketing Costs	$0	$7,500
Website Costs	$13	$215
Total Startup Costs	$1,274	$38,708

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Successful Businesses

Business	URL	Rank
Microsoft	microsoft.com	21
ca.gov	ca.gov	251
The College Board	collegeboard.org	809
Answers	answers.com	3,526
ETS Home	ets.org	3,923
IELTS Home of the IELTS English Language Test	ielts.org	11,802
Free Exam Prep By IT Professionals	examtopics.com	13,865
GMAC	mba.com	13,993
ClassMarker	classmarker.com	14,281
PSI Online	psiexams.com	20,262
Whizlabs	whizlabs.com	21,317

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Pros & Cons

Pros	Description
Flexibility	You can put as much time into the business as you'd like. If you like the work and have some initial experience, you can start small and manage all aspects of the business on your own.
Ability to start your business from home	It's not necessary to have a physical storefront or office space to get your business started. You can do everything from the comfort of your own home, at least in the beginning!
Rewarding work	Starting a exam app business can be really rewarding work. After all, you are solving an immediate issue for your customer and you're working on something you truly care about.
Scalable	With businesses and processes changing daily, there will always be demand for new features, products and services for your business. Additionally, there are several different business models and pricing tiers you can implement that will allow you to reach all types of customers.
No overhead costs	To get your exam app business started, there are no costs associated with overhead, storage, packaging, etc. This will save you a lot of time and money!
High customer retention rates	Once a customer invests in your product, they've invested their time and energy to utilize your product/service which is highly valuable to them. Typically, your product or service becomes indispensable to your customer.

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Cons	Description
Crowded Space	Competition is high when it comes to your exam app business, so it's important that you spend a good amount of time analyzing the market and understanding where the demand lies.
Security Issues	With any Saas business, data loss and security issues may arise throughout your process of building your product. It's critical that you understand exactly what you're responsible for and how to avoid potential issues down the road.
Lack of benefits	With a exam app business, you are typically self-employed and responsible for finding your own insurance, which can be quite costly and time-consuming.
Isolation	Often times, as a exam app business, you typically work alone and do not have much face-to-face interaction with other team members.
Taxes	As a exam app business, you typically pay self-employment taxes which can be quite high. It's important to understand what you will be paying in taxes each year so you can determine if the work you're taking on is worth it.
No safety net	Typically, as a exam app business, you do not receive a consistent pay-check and instead earn money based on your transactions each month. During the slow periods, you typically take away less since the job is based on commission. It's important to budget accordingly for the slow times.

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Marketing Ideas

1

Affiliate Program

Affiliate marketing is a great way to bring in a new revenue stream, especially when you don't sell products or services.
Simply put, an affiliate program is an agreement where a business pays another business or influencer ("the affiliate") a commission for sending traffic and/or sales their way.
The affiliate typically gets a unique link where clicks and conversions can be tracked.

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2

Word of mouth

Word of mouth is when a consumers reflects their interest in a company’s product or service in their daily dialogues.
Therefore, word of mouth advertising is essentially a free advertising triggered by the customers experience.
According to Nielsen, 92% of people trust recommendations from friends and family.
Therefore, in today’s hyper-connected world, a single recommendation through a word of mouth can have a huge impact to your business.

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3

Partnerships

A partnership is a formal agreement between two or more entities to oversee business operations and share profits and liabilities.
Creating strategic partnerships with an existing business can be a huge win for a startup.
This is considering that a partnership creates a new slate of future options for your startup.
On the other side, pursuit of partnerships could suck up a ton of time, and bunch of resources, and fail to materialize.
Therefore, entrepreneurs need to do proper research and evaluate the possibilities of achieving success through partnerships.

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Key Stats

Startup Costs

Successful Businesses

21

251

809

3,526

3,923

11,802

13,865

13,993

14,281

20,262

21,317

Pros & Cons

Marketing Ideas

Affiliate Program

Word of mouth

Partnerships