Jesus Carmelo Arguelles, aka Mel, is a Content Marketing Specialist by profession. Though he holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, he also took courses in fields like computer troubleshooting and data analytics. He also has a wealth of experience in content writing, marketing, education, and customer support.
Mobile apps make social mobility and growth possible. Global income on app-based advertising alone amounted to around $340 billion in 2023. This doesn’t include earnings from in-app purchases and subscriptions. Since many apps generate income even if users don’t pay, visionaries and entrepreneurs from almost all backgrounds are getting into mobile app development. Now one
Powerful apps that have deeply touched our lives START as lines of code. But few people know how to write these complex lines of characters. In fact, only around 26 million people worldwide are software developers. That’s an elite group on a planet with 8 billion people. Despite this, a lot of people want to
For centuries at least, businesses have sold to and bought from each other. But recent decades have seen two game changers emerge in the business-to-business (B2B) space: the pandemic and the smartphone boom. COVID travel restrictions forced businesses to transact with each other using Internet-based platforms. In 2022, around $8 trillion of the world’s money
Many online stores have successfully used Magento to set up shop on the Internet. But in an increasingly mobile world, website-based merchandise sales are not enough to grow sustainably. Statista says more than 50% of the world’s Internet traffic comes from mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Similarly, mobile commerce earnings could be as high
Builders of ecommerce websites are mainly divided into two camps: developers who build from scratch and those who leverage ecommerce platforms. Ecommerce platform loyalists boast of faster development times. Meanwhile, those who build from scratch revel in customizing their ecommerce sites. But one platform offers the best of both worlds, bringing in customizability and site-build
Have you ever bought something online using a mobile device? If you have, then you’ve become a mobile commerce customer. Mobile commerce has been so huge it amassed gross earnings of around $400 billion in the U.S. alone in 2022. Think about it. That’s almost half a trillion dollars in mobile commerce sales! These mind-boggling
The future is mobile. The number of mobile users is projected to increase to 8 billion smartphone users by 2028. Surprisingly, world population estimates in 2022 equal that figure. If you have an online store, having an ecommerce app makes a world of difference. And if you don’t, now is the time to consider setting
The Internet has evolved from Information Superhighway into a mega shopping center. Though the history of ecommerce stretches back to the late 1960s, the sector has only boomed fairly recently. The surge of online purchases that began during the 2020 COVID pandemic is expected to maintain its momentum way into 2026, with the ecommerce market
In racing, no driver can win with a sputtering and slow car. Perhaps you’re reading this article because you want to grow your organization through your app. One important way to reach the winners’ circle is through impeccable app performance. Poor app performance has many repercussions. The worst case scenario being ALL your users will
What do Slack and WhatsApp have in common? They are both native mobile apps that changed how people communicate. These apps have also attracted big-ticket investments. Salesforce acquired Slack for over $27 billion, while Facebook parent firm Meta bought WhatsApp for a cool $19 billion. These native apps started as ideas in visionaries’ heads. With
