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by chussad 5299 days ago
Wow! Never thought it will make it to the first page. Since I am new to the whole android development. Can anyone suggest how to promote this app besides advertising it/sending an email out to friends and family? I will really appreciate it.
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Some ideas for promoting the app:

Try to get linked from an official web site, whatever the equivalent of this is: http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/Mobile_Device_Schedules.ht...

That may require navigating some bureaucracy, but it may be surprisingly easy.

Also, try handing out fliers with QR codes or placing stickers somewhere where train riders with Android phones are.

You could also possibly leave Foursquare tips at every train station that you have access to. Hope this helps. :)

Looks good. Thinks will start to pick up by themselves once you have a few reviews and download stats are shown on the market page. When I submitted one app, even though it was having downloads (it had a server-side component so I knew from traffic), the stats on the market page and publish page didn't update for nearly two weeks!