Turning your MovyloShop mobile store into an Android App is really easy. Once you log into MovyloShop you will see a link My Apps on the navigation. Click that and you will see you have a sub menu with m-site, iPhone App, Android App and MovyloShop Mobile which is an admin app for you mobile store. You see a current view of you mobile web store on the m-site page. Click on the Android App link and now you can begin the short process to submitting your site as an Android App to Google without having a Google Developers License.
The first thing is to add the App Name. Use your business name if it is your business, otherwise use a name that people can easily identify your app with. There are over 500,000 apps in the Google Play store, so the key is making easy for your current customers to find your app.
This next step is critical. Add a detailed description for your app. Tell potential users what you are providing them with and a well written description can help your app get found by new prospects. Make sure to include keywords just like you would for regular web site optimization so that your app will get better visibility.
The last three steps are uploading three different images. The fist image is 512 x 512 pixels either in JPEG or in PNG format. This image will be the main logo image for the Google Play App page. The second image needed is a small image that will be the image installed on the phone. The size is small at 57 x 57 pixels but this is a critical image. The final image will be the splash screen which is 800 x 480 pixels. This image will be seen while the app is loading when the user taps the icon to start the app.
Finally you will publish the Android App. There will be a one time fee of $49 and your hosting level needs to be either Professional or Premium. You will have the option to upgrade you account here or you can do that before you begin the publishing process.
Getting published in Google Play Store is really easy and with in a couple of days your Android App will be avilable. The best way to check the Google Play store is to do a search in Google for your App name: “SLAM Shops iPhone App”. Google indexes Android Apps instantly. This means Android Apps will be published before iPhone Apps.
Once the App is line you will have your own page on the Google Play store. Copy the link and promote the download of your new Android App to your customers and new prospects. Now you are finished.
Google Play Store Page for SLAM Shops Android App