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Bring in app briefs from owners who have a real use for the app.

Lead generation for a mobile app studio means attracting founders and business owners whose idea matches the apps you build and whose budget covers a proper first version. GullySales works on the pages, the first reply and the source records that sort those enquiries before a developer spends an hour on them.

Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What lead generation means

Lead generation is the combined work of every channel that brings in a new enquiry, whether from search, adverts, referrals or a stall at an exhibition. GullySales runs these channels together and reports the number of enquiries each one produced, not the activity behind it.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For mobile app development companies

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “A brief from the right buyer outweighs a long list of enquiries”

    A studio that builds clinic booking apps loses a day to every request for a social network or a mobile game. When the enquiry form and case pages say which apps you build, the wrong brief leaves early and the right one arrives with a clear need.

  • “The first WhatsApp message is the real lead form”

    The founder who sends a voice note at ten at night has not opened your contact page. What the studio asks back decides whether the thread continues, and a question about users keeps it alive better than a rate card does.

  • “Referrers pass on names that nobody records”

    A web agency, a CA or a consultant mentions your studio to a client on a call. With no record of who passed the name on, the next brief from that source gets no thanks and no reason to introduce you again.

  • “Overseas and funded buyers read directory profiles first”

    A client abroad or a startup with a seed round reads Clutch and GoodFirms before your own site. Those listings are lead sources, and they need the same care as your homepage.

What we do

What we deliver for mobile app development companies.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. An enquiry form and WhatsApp opener that ask the right things

    The idea in a sentence, who will use the app, which phone platforms, and a budget range the owner is comfortable stating. The same questions go on the form and into the first reply.

    Result: Each enquiry reaches a developer with the idea, the users and a budget range written down.

  2. Fit pages for the kinds of app you build

    One page for each kind of app you have shipped, such as restaurant ordering, clinic booking or driver apps, with a store link and a plain list of what the first version holds.

    Result: An owner searching for that kind of app finds a page written for them.

  3. A source log for every enquiry

    A sheet or CRM field recording whether the enquiry came from search, a directory, a referrer, a founder group or an old client.

    Result: You can see which source produced briefs that were scoped, not only enquiries received.

  4. A qualification checklist for the first call

    Five questions on budget, decision maker, deadline, who owns the store accounts and whether an earlier vendor left code behind.

    Result: A developer knows by the end of the first call whether a scoping session is worth booking.

  5. Directory profile clean-up

    Your Clutch and GoodFirms entries rewritten around the apps you want more of, with a routine for asking finished clients for a review.

    Result: The profile an overseas buyer reads matches the pitch on your own site.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries generated
  • Cost per enquiry
  • Enquiries by source

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

What to capture or send

Capture enough of the brief to say yes, no or not yet in one reply.

What the app must do
Ask for the one job the app does in a sentence. A founder who cannot write it is not ready for a quote, and you learn that early.
Who will use it
Customers, staff, drivers or students. The user decides the screens, the platforms and the support, so it shapes the whole scope.
Android, iOS or both
Record the choice and the reason given. A buyer who says both without a reason may not have a budget for both.
Budget range and who holds it
Ask in a range and name the person who approves it. A founder with a pilot budget and a large wish list is a different conversation.
Existing app or code
A previous vendor's abandoned app changes the quote and the risk. Note the store link and ask for access before pricing.
Referrer or source
Agent, directory, referral or search. Record it, so you can see which route brings briefs that become signed contracts.

Who it is for

This is written for these mobile app development companies.

  • First-time founders building a consumer app with a small seed budget
  • Restaurants, salons and retail chains wanting their own ordering or loyalty app
  • Clinics and diagnostic chains wanting a booking and report-delivery app
  • Schools and coaching institutes wanting a parent and student app
  • Logistics and field-service companies needing an app for drivers and technicians
  • Startups needing an MVP before a funding conversation
  • Companies replacing an app a previous vendor abandoned
  • Overseas clients outsourcing app builds to an Indian studio

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • No developer is free to scope a brief within the week, so a better enquiry flow would only build a queue of unanswered founders.
  • You have no written rule on pilot budgets and large apps, so every enquiry would end in the same long call.
  • Your portfolio holds no app you can describe, so a lead would have nothing to compare you against.

How it works

How the lead generation work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Understand your capacity

    We ask how many enquiries your team can answer well, who answers after hours, and what a good enquiry looks like. Without this, the system fills a funnel nobody is watching.

  2. 2

    Audit current sources

    We read your call log, WhatsApp chats, enquiry sheet and platform dashboards. The baseline is recorded: enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order.

  3. 3

    Strategise the channel mix

    Search and maps are chosen for people ready to buy, ads for people who are not yet looking, and content and referrals for trust.

  4. 4

    Implement capture and follow-up

    Pages, forms, tags, the lead record and the first-reply message are built and tested end to end. We submit test enquiries ourselves before any media money is spent.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    Enquiries are traced to source and judged by what became orders, not by volume alone. Channels that fill the sheet with poor enquiries are cut back. How often you are reported to is agreed in writing.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Should we buy leads from marketplaces and lead-selling sites?
Treat them as one source and measure them like the rest. Record how many reached a scoping call and how many were signed. If buyers there compare five studios on price alone, the cost of answering them may exceed what they pay.
How do we stop wasting time on pilot budgets for large apps?
Ask for a budget range in the first reply, and say what a first version of that size contains. An owner who cannot state a range can be offered a paid discovery workshop in place of a free proposal.
Which enquiries are worth a developer's time?
Those where the owner has named the users, has a decision date and is the person paying. Others can receive a written reply and a place on a follow-up list without taking a call.
What should we do with an enquiry that is clearly too small?
Reply with a plain note on what the budget can buy, such as a first release with fewer features, or suggest a ready-made tool. A clear answer keeps the founder's goodwill, and some return when they have funds.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.

Your next practical step

Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.

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