How to get a cost effective Mobile App for a PrestaShop Site in just 3 steps?
PrestaShop sites are getting popular day by day. A few days ago PrestaShop released the PrestaShop version 1.7 with a number of new and advanced features. Not only this, PrestaShop is also now available on the Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace. We might observe an increase in the number PrestaShop sites in the near future soon. For the time being, this eCommerce platform has already gained a popularity and is not expected to even become more popular. A large number of PrestaShop website owners who are competing with each other and other eCommerce platforms to secure their shares of conversions can be highly be benefited with the adaptation of a mobile app for their site. This is a statistics report that suggests how the use of mobile apps have increased in the past few years.
A mobile app can provide the websites with the competitive advantage to engage the users in a more personalized and interactive way. Getting a mobile app has always been a costly and time taking process. If you compare a PrestaShop site with a mobile
app, getting a mobile app is much tougher and costlier than developing PrestaShop website. However, by using an Android mobile app builder, the time and cost of getting a mobile app can be reduced up to the 50 percent. The Knowband Plugin team has developed a PrestaShop mobile app builder module that can be installed on your PrestaShop site as a web service and help you get a mobile app in just a few steps. Step1: Purchase and Download the PrestaShop mobile app builder module and install it on your PrestaShop store. Step 2: After that you need to share a list of information with the development team: Splash Image (1280x1920 png): A splash image can be considered as a loading screen which will be shown on the app as soon as someone opens the app. App Icon (512x512 png): Decide and send the icon image for your mobile app Website URL: Share the URL of your website for which you want to develop an App. Website Name: The name of your website Desired Social Login option (out of Facebook and Google): Social login is used by the websites to save their customers from the hassle of account registration. You can share your choice of Social login option. For example Google + login or a Facebook Login. Theme Color - Blue, Orange, Green or Black Step 3: After receiving the above information, the developer will develop and APK for PrestaShop website's mobile app. The developer will share the APK file with you to which you can host on the PlayStore. Your customers will download the App from the PlayStore and install on your phone. SO, these are the three easiest steps that can help to get a mobile app for your PrestaShop website in a much economic manner. Here are some benefits of using a Mobile App builder: 1. Proper synchronization: The App and the website are two entities of your eCommerce business, that need to run in a proper sync. Using a Mobile app developed by the PrestaShop mobile app builder, you will get an API (web service module) which will synchronize the mobile app with the website in much much quicker manner.
2. Better user engagement: By using a mobile app which is properly synced with your website, you will deliver a properly engaged user experience by providing a personalized shopping experience. The mobile app will help you target the major population on eCommerce community who prefer to shop on a mobile phone. 3. Cost effective- A mobile App build on the mobile app builder will be comparatively much cheaper yet more effective as compared to a stand-alone mobile app. Currently, this service can be accessed with a price quote of 200 USD only. It is much cheaper than the money one has to spend in developing a stand-alone mobile app and a separate API to sync the app and website. 4. Free demo- A free version of the same mobile app builder is available which can be downloaded and installed on your site and on your mobile phone. In the free app, you can enter your website's URL and you will be able to see how your website will look on a mobile app. Please note: Before putting the URL, you will need to install the web service module on your website. It comes bundled with the mobile app. So, It is a wise option to first try the app and then decide whether you want to use the paid service or not. It’s a must to try option for all those eCommerce website owners who want to secure better conversion rates by engaging their customers on a mobile app. In fact, this option is much cheaper than the previous options who were real burden to your pocket.