App Store Optimization with Social Proof

🎯 Objective:

To optimize Cashkr’s App Store (iOS) and Play Store (Android) listings to improve visibility, downloads, and credibility — using strong keywords and social proof like reviews, ratings, and screenshots.


🛠️ Tools Required:

  • App Stores: Apple App Store & Google Play Console

  • Design Tools: Canva, Figma (for screenshots)

  • Copywriting: Google Docs

  • Review Tracker: Google Sheets or Notion

  • Ratings Management: Play Store / App Store dashboards


👥 Roles & Responsibilities:

Role Responsibility
Marketing Manager Owns ASO strategy and performance
Copywriter Writes title, subtitle, and descriptions with SEO focus
Designer Designs optimized screenshots and banners
CX Team Replies to reviews, pins top ones
 

📌 STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS


✅ 1. Keyword Research

  • Use tools like Ubersuggest, Google Keyword Planner, and competitor listings

  • Focus on:

    • 📱 Device-selling terms (e.g., sell old phone, phone buyback app)

    • 💸 Benefit-led keywords (e.g., instant cash, doorstep pickup)

    • 🔍 Regional variations (e.g., sell phone in Mumbai)


✅ 2. App Title & Subtitle Optimization

Store What to Do
App Title Include top keyword + social trust. Example: Cashkr – Sell Old Phones for Instant Cash
Subtitle (iOS) Highlight core value. Example: Doorstep Pickup. Instant Payout.
 

📝 DO NOT stuff keywords. Prioritize clarity + benefit.


✅ 3. App Description Optimization

  • Opening 3 lines (important for SEO + preview):
    Highlight social proof + top benefit
    Join 1,00,000+ users who sold phones & got paid instantly!

  • Mid-section:
    Break into short bullets:

    • Sell phone in 10 mins

    • Get paid at your doorstep

    • Trusted by 1L+ customers

    • Top-rated app with 4.8+ stars

  • End:
    Add social triggers:
    Loved by users across Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad.

  • Use emojis and paragraph breaks for easy readability.


✅ 4. Screenshot Optimization with Social Proof

Screenshot # What to Include
#1 App Interface + Tagline: Instant Payout, No Hassle
#2 Pickup Flow + Review Badge (4.8 Stars, "Love this app!")
#3 Benefits: Doorstep Pickup, Secure, Trusted
#4 Testimonial Overlay: “Got paid in 10 mins. Super smooth!”
#5 Trust Icons: 20K+ Devices Sold, Verified Technicians
 

✅ Use real customer testimonials (from Google/Play Store) as overlays.
✅ Keep text bold, minimal, and device-friendly (font readable even on 5" screens).
✅ Design both light and dark versions if required by platform.


✅ 5. Add a Promo Video (Optional)

  • Show actual flow: Select device → Price → Pickup → Payment

  • Add testimonial clips or overlay subtitles like:
    “I sold my iPhone in 7 minutes!”


✅ 6. Review Management (Weekly Task)

Task Frequency Responsibility
Reply to Reviews Weekly CX Team
Pin Best Reviews Weekly CX + Marketing
Highlight in Screenshots Monthly Designer (update if needed)
 

📌 Use Top Reviews in:

  • Play Store “Developer Reply” section (pin best ones)

  • Screenshots (as testimonial overlays)

  • App description: “Rated 4.8+ by 10,000+ users”


✅ 7. Ratings Management Tips

  • Prompt users post-pickup to rate the app

  • Use WhatsApp follow-up 1 hour after successful order

  • Track weekly rating trends in Google Sheet


✅ 8. Monitoring & Optimization

  • Track:

    • Conversion rate (store views to installs)

    • Keyword ranking

    • Ratings & reviews trend

  • Tools: Play Console, App Store Connect, App Radar (optional)

  • Update description, title, screenshots every quarter or after major campaign launches


📁 Folder Structure

Location Content
Drive → App Store → Descriptions Latest approved descriptions
Drive → App Store → Screenshots Final JPEG/PNG files by store
Notion → Review Tracker Pinned reviews + response status
 

 

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