Grand Apps Company Update

Spring is almost here, which means spring cleaning. Grand Apps is actually doing a little pre-spring cleaning ourselves and wanted to give you a full company update about what we have been up too as we have not posted in a few weeks. 

New Website

We are in the process of redesigning a new website for Grand Apps, which is projected to launch Mid March. We will email everybody on our email newsletter when this is ready. 

New Feature Update | Grand Apps 4.0 Software Update

This is possibly our largest feature update in Grand Apps history and we are in the final stages of implementation of it. We are in final stages of testing and will be launching this sometime in Mid March as well. Again, all of our app clients & followers will get an early insight to this. 

Checkout our latest article for our Grand Apps 4.0 Software Update. 

New Partnerships

Restaurants, listen up! We are forming a new partnership with Sysco Grand Rapids and will be offering special discounts for Sysco Members for mobile apps, website and all services we offer. 

New Blog

We will be switching the blog to our website instead of Blogger, for all of our followers on here we will still keep posting on there but senselessly transition to our website.

Better Customer Support

Thank you for all the support. We are working hard to make your user experience the absolute best which is why we need a new website, new features and even better customer support.

We are integrating Live Chat to our website so you can actually chat with us during business hours 9-5 Monday - Friday.

Thank you again for your patience as we transition in this new direction and we look forward to serving you better very soon. If you have any questions please email support@grandapps.com

Did You Download Flappy Bird? Make Thousands of Dollars, Seriously.

The creator of Flappy Bird announced "Game Over" a few days ago, taking the app off of the market. Despite making money & a high demand for the app, he took it down. The Flappy Bird is one of the craziest stories to date in the app world with such a fast rise to success & quick decision to quit. Many people didn't even get a chance to download the game to play...but there is still hope!

People have been posting on Ebay their smartphones with the game installed on it, selling it for thousands of dollars. Checkout some of these prices below. So if you have this game already installed on your phone and wanna try to make a few thousand, list yours today. Best of lucky Flappy Birds addicts!

Why Every Restaurant Needs Online Ordering

"My business is not ready for online ordering" - Business Owner. 

"My business does not need online ordering" - Business Owner. 

We sometimes hear these objections a lot, but what we really here is this, "My business is not ready to make money". 

Online Ordering (Mobile Ordering Too) is generating businesses extra revenue per month. If your business is not online then you're probably missing out on some extra money. But maybe this is not convincing for you, Mr. Business Owner. So let's get more detailed in this post. 

Real Case Study 

One of our clients is actually generating hundreds of dollars per month with Mobile & Online Ordering. They are also dominating their local market because the other businesses have not yet implemented this type of strategy. Checkout just below some of the actual orders & charges these people have been making. 

We found that people who purchase online / mobile are actually more inclined to spend more money on their device than in store. This means your business could see higher profits by simply implementing this easy to use system.  

Easy To Use

People love easy. Easy makes peoples lives happier. This is the reason for drive thru restaurants, fast food spots and delivery. People want what they want fast and easy. We have covered in many past articles the mobile industry, growth of mobile and all the positives associated with everybody going mobile. This is the reason why your restaurant needs online ordering! Everybody is online and going mobile. Just picture in the matter of a few clicks of a button the end user can purchase food from your restaurant. They no longer have to call ahead, place an order, ask the staff many detailed questions about the menu and other bottlenecks in the current ordering systems you might have in place. Literally easy as 1-2-3. 

Everybody Is Doing It

We are not talking about competition here, but we are speaking from the consumers view. In 2012, U.S. e-commerce sales amounted to 289 billion dollars, up from 256 U.S. billion dollars in 2011. (We are still awaiting the numbers for 2013...hang tight). So you see, online shopping is in the hundreds of billions and you guess it, your local shop is missing out. Why are you missing out? Sometimes we find that it is simply business owners stuck in their way because "it works" (for the time being). If businesses do not adapt to changing markets, they will be eliminated. It almost relates to Darwin's Theory of survival of the fittest. Get fit & adapt or die essentially. With increases in online spending, what is really stopping you from jumping into this huge pool of billions? 

Affordable

Now comes the daunting question that every business owner needs to know, "What will this cost me?". Well, compared to your new Aloha POS system you just installed for $25,000...I can assure you we do not come anywhere close to that. We make your online ordering experience fast, easy and affordable. We understand needs of small business owners because we work with tons. So for a more accurate quote, simply give us a shout. 

Don't forget to GOOGLE + 1 us if you found this useful. 

YouTube is Down

So it appears that YouTube is down temporarily. The worst part is it is down at 5:26pm, just before everybody gets off of work, watches their motivational CT Fletcher videos and heads to the gym. But we did want to let you know that the Mobile App for YouTube seems to be working and playing videos! Keep calm, the apps are here! 

For all you non-mobile app believers, believe! This is why we are firm believers that every business needs an app. Just in case your website crashes, you will have a mobile app back up. 

Beer City | Our Favorite Beer App

Delicious...refreshing...cure to all...Beer! Hey Everyone, Grand Apps here with a special featured app edition. This featured mobile app is our favorite beer app. We thought since the holiday seasons are approaching fast and many of you will be out on the biggest bar night of the year (coming up SOON) that we should share our FAVORITE beer app, Beer City. 

A little background...

This app concept was brought to us by an entrepreneurial spirit, Mr. Kenny Nichols. He had envisioned an app that would bring new, exciting brews to a demographic that had only acquired tastes for the lesser brews (not to name any, but you can probably guess which ones we are talking about). His concept is simple. Get people out having fun trying new brews. Not to mention you now have Beer City The App to help you do this.

His app consists of features that will benefit the beer users by allowing them to find local breweries in Michigan. This app started in Kalamazoo and is quickly going to reach all of Michigan.

App Features

Beer Map - This map is GPS based pinning where you currently are. You can then click a location to get more information or get direct directions to go grab that new brew you have been reading about!

Alerts - This feature is great for the loyal Beer City app users. You can get direct news and push alerts about all the beer news.

Beer Wall - You can login with Facebook / Twitter to leave a comment about your new beer experience.

Beer Guide - This is your master list. You can browse the different beers to see exactly which brews sound appealing. Read up on them, try them out and have fun.

And More - You thought we would just give you all of the features here? The rest is up to you. Make sure you download the app to browse all of the other features. Just follow the links below.

We wanted to give a special thanks to all of our readers and followers on all of our Social Media Channels! So, as you are out celebrating your holidays this year, be safe but have a blast! (Don't forget to use the Beer City App)

If you LOVE beer...Recommend this & click the +1 below.