How long does it really take to be seen as an expert in your field? 1 year? 5 years? 10 years?

The truth is, whether people see you as an expert or not has very little to do with a specific amount of time and has more to do with the value you provide and knowledge you share.

If you’re just starting in your business, or you’ve had a business for a while but want to be seen as more of an expert in your field, I have a very easy and simple way you can do it fast – by creating your own mobile app.

Creating your own mobile app has many benefits, but here’s how it can help elevate your reputation and position you as an expert in your industry…

An app helps you stand out from the competition

Creating your own app for your business helps you stand out from your competition. While every business has a Facebook and Instagram page, not everyone has an app.

An app provides you with a new and different way to connect with your audience, which helps build a stronger and more memorable brand for your business.

Housing all your content on an app also allows you to provide more value to your users. Unlike social media, you can upload all different formats of content to your app (pictures, videos, audio, written, etc.) which gives your audience all the resources and tools they need to succeed!

An app lets you control the platform and content your audience sees

One problem that happens when you build authority on social media is that you do not own your audience or your content – Facebook or Google does. When you have your own app, you not only get to control the platform, but you also get to control the content in which your audience sees.

This is important because…

1. You never have to worry about your account being shut down and losing contact with your audience forever. 

2. You don’t have to actively compete with other industry experts and their content.

For example, when your audience is scrolling on social media, they get bombarded with all different types of content from all different types of people so you have to constantly compete for their attention. However, with an app, you can eliminate this problem.

An app gives you direct communication with your audience

The last thing that helps you build your expertise through your own mobile app is you get direct communication with your users.

This is unique because, with social media, you can’t send out mass notifications to your followers and with email marketing, you have to worry about your message ending up in the dreaded spam folder and never being seen by your audience. But with apps, you can send push notifications directly to all of your users at once and know for certain it will show up on your users’ screens and not in a spam folder somewhere.

With push notifications, you can be top of mind when your users have a question or want to learn more about your industry. This will help build up your expertise and position you as the go-to person in your industry!

So, if you are looking to build your expertise easily and quickly, creating your own mobile app is definitely the way to do it. Stand out from your competition, own your content, and communicate directly with your audience through your own app.

If you are not yet a 22apps member, you can start building your app for free right now! Just go to 22apps.com and create an account. 

I can’t wait to see you there!