Start A Mobile Survey App - Business Ideas

Pat Walls

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Updated: September 15th, 2022

Start A Mobile Survey App

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.

The mobile survey app provides an engaging way of collecting user feedback, customer validation, and customer support. Modern businesses depend on user feedback as a way of building better overall products.

Therefore, these businesses depend on mobile survey apps as they provide a quick and quality way to gather feedback without bothering the customers. Starting your own mobile survey app business is a good opportunity to earn from the global apps market.

Here are some basic steps to start a mobile survey app.

Define the goals and objectives of your mobile survey application
Establish the application’s functionalities and features
Conduct robust research into the space of mobile survey apps
Define the target users and research the user expectations
Conduct an in-depth competitor analysis to determine what is available in the market
Design the user application
Develop the system mockups
Fine tune the Front end and backend designs
Test prototypes
Conduct User testing and usability testing
Launch the beta version
Promote the initial version
Launch the final product

Remember app marketing and customer support are the only best ways to see the downloads bar of your mobile survey app boom.

Starting a mobile survey app requires a great deal of effort, dedication, and most importantly passion.

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

Key Stats

revenue (monthly)

$1.5M

starting costs

$30.5K

gross margin

65%

avg product price

$25

time to build

240 days

growth

Partnerships

business model

Advertising

time investment

Full time

work from home?

Yes

Startup Costs

	Min Startup Costs	Max Startup Costs
Office Space Expenses	$0	$7,000
Employee & Freelancer Expenses	$151	$352
Website Costs	$223	$7,215
Business Formation Fees	$5,600	$20,400
Equipment & Supply Expenses	$63	$200
App Creation Costs	$1,099	$20,099
Software Expenses	$162	$3,094
Advertising & Marketing Costs	$0	$2,500
Total Startup Costs	$7,298	$60,860

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Case Studies

On Starting A $160K/Month CRM & Automations Company After A US Air Force Career

My name is Lars Helgeson and I am the founder of GreenRope, a CRM and ma...

• $160K/mo

How We Built A $1.5M/Month Survey And Research Solution

My name is Aaron Platshon and I’m the co-founder and CEO of TapResearch....

• $1.5M/mo

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Successful Businesses

Business	URL	Rank
SurveyGizmo	surveygizmo.com	3,493
Survey Anyplace	surveyanyplace.com	64,369
Apptentive	apptentive.com	74,838
Tap Research	tapresearch.com	92,342
FreeOnlineSurveys	freeonlinesurveys.com	109,769
Safety Reports	safety-reports.com	123,675
Direct Poll	directpoll.com	184,172
Fulcrum	fulcrumapp.com	190,617
Key Survey	keysurvey.com	201,220
GreenRope	greenrope.com	205,935
KwikSurveys	kwiksurveys.com	241,902

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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 mobile survey app 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.
Traffic to your website	A mobile survey app gives people a reason to visit your website and to keep coming back to you!
Meaningful business connections	You never know who you will meet as a mobile survey app. This could be the start of an incredible business opportunity!

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Cons	Description
Motivation of employees	If you plan to have a sales/content team on board, finding creative ways to motivate them can be a challenge. It's important that you're able to offer great incentives and a good work environment for your employees.
Stressful work	This line of work can be stressful for both you and your clients. This type of transaction is a significant financial decision for your client, so expectations are very high for you. Although this career path can be very rewarding, it also comes with its challenges and stressful moments.
High overhead expenses	With starting a mobile survey app, there are overhead expenses that come with selling a physical product. You will want to make sure you strategically budget for these overhead costs. We discuss this more in the startup costs section below.
Time commitment	With starting a mobile survey app, all responsibilities and decisions are in your hands. Although this is not necessarily a negative thing, work life can take over at times. This can place a strain on friends and family and add to the pressure of launching a new business.
Difficult to build trust with your customer	With starting a mobile survey app, there can be minimal face-to-face interaction, which means it can be a lot more difficult to establish trust with your customers. You'll need to go the extra mile with your customer to grab their attention and business.
Complex development process.	The development process for a mobile survey app can be quite complex, which may cause delays and challenges when launching and growing your product.

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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

Case Studies

Successful Businesses

3,493

64,369

74,838

92,342

109,769

123,675

184,172

190,617

201,220

205,935

241,902

Pros & Cons

Marketing Ideas

Affiliate Program

Word of mouth

Partnerships