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I built a mobile app for fitness enthusiasts to connect with like minded people around the world. Mark your gym on a map and send messages to people that are w

I built a mobile app for fitness enthusiasts to connect with like minded people around the world. Mark your gym on a map and send messages to people that are working out near you. Post funny gym stories and pictures to motivate others. Website: https://gympulsr.com https://gympulsr.com The biggest problem during development was the framework itself. As there aren't many people out there that are using Qt for mobile app development, it was sometimes a little bit difficult to find help. In case you are interested, here is a lengthier post about my experiences with Qt for mobile app development: https://gympulsr.com/blog/qt/2017/02/23/working-with-qt-mobile.html https://gympulsr.com/blog/qt/2017/02/23/working-with-qt-mobi... The biggest problem now: Get people to use the app. I honestly didn't thought this would be that hard, but unfortunately it's really tough to get some traction and create a solid userbase.

j_s 10y ago
"If you build it, they will come" only works in the movies. There are several devs turned marketers here on HN that have taken the time to document what's currently working for them. The most recent I'm aware of is Austen Allred: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13877509 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13877509 Some of his stuff he made freely available (apparently a bit dated per discussion): https://medium.com/startup-grind/how-to-get-press-for-your-startup-the-complete-guide-b79c57318113 https://medium.com/startup-grind/how-to-get-press-for-your-s... | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10438634 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10438634 As seen on: PR 101 for engineers https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13169309 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13169309