Consultation is one of the most popular words which you have heard when you are on the edge of deciding something or are very confused between options or taking an important decision in your life. In earlier days, consultation I generally knew as taking advice from an expert.

Let’s know more about,

Who is a consultant and what is consultation?

A consultant is usually an expert or an experienced professional in a specific field and who provides expert advice in the specific area like business, education, law, regulatory compliance, human resources, finance, health care, marketing, public relation, science, engineering, security and more specialized fields.

Consultation or Consulting generally refers to “Engaged in the business of giving expert advice to people working in a specific field.”If you are experienced and expert in any specific field then you can easily start your career as a consultant.

Generally, somebody asks for a consultant or advice when their current state is not how they want it to be or they want advice to change something, achieve something, attain something or become something.

Facts and figure of consultation in the market:

  • One of the most popular consulting industries, PricewaterhouseCoopers generated a revenue of  $15.9 billion in 2016.
  • Nearly 20 % of independent consultants and contractors earn an amount of six figures and more.
  • The consulting industry is responsible for over 2 million jobs in the United States.
  • Annualized growth in this management sector or industry has been at 3.6% for the last 5 years.

But as we know, nowadays we people are more inclined towards the mobile app services for fulfilling their requirements. And in this scenario, it is really very difficult to find a specific area expert for taking advice or consultants through an offline service.

So as a Startup, an On-demand consultation Mobile app can be launched in the market for helping people to directly connect with the best and expert consultants through an app platform.

Is it beneficial to launch an On-demand consultation app in the market?

If you are thinking of initiating an online startup in the market then you can launch an on-demand consultation app in the market. An on Demand consultation app provides the platform to various consultants to register themselves and on the other side allow the user to directly connect with the specific area expert consultant by using this kind of app.

This On-demand app also helps you in generating revenue. Let’s know

How you can generate revenue from an On-Demand Consultation app?

  • By integrating in-app advertisement in the platform and make money through it.
  • By introducing a premium or subscription model.
  • By taking a direct commission on consultants using your platform.
  • By integrating featured listing services where consultants have to pay for keeping their name in the features list.

How does an On-demand Consultation app work?

Let me list down the working process of an On-demand Consultation app Development :

  • Initially, the user, as well as a consultant, has to register themselves in the platform and have to create their profile. 
  • Users have to add some brief details about themselves and their career or job. The consultant has to add his expertise field and a little description of themselves.
  • Whenever a user needs any consultant then he/she can easily find the consultant as per the categories, check his/her profile and hire them easily.
  • A consultant can view and manage the request, able to accept and decline the request and manage the timings easily through this.
  • Users can take the advice through a  video call, audio call and also fix a face-to-face meeting.
  • After Completion User can easily make the payment by accessing payment gateways methods and give feedback or reviews to that particular consultant. 

What are the key features of an On-Demand Consultation app Development?

On-Demand Consultation app is a marketplace app so it consists of three main panels:

  • User Panel
  • Users can register themselves and add basic details like name, career or job description and many more.
  • Based on location, by selecting the categories of consultant, users can easily check the nearby consultant.
  • Search bar and filters 
  • View the consultant profile
  • Send the request or hire the consultant.
  • Cancel the request
  • Integration of chat module.
  • Integration of call and live video call module.
  • Secure payment gateway integration
  • Users can also give their feedback and ratings to the consultants.
  • Consultant Panel
  • A consultant can easily set up and manage their profile. Like users, Consultant also has to add some details about their profession and expertise field.
  • A consultant can view and manage the request list.
  • Consultant can accept and decline requests.
  • Integration of chat module.
  • Integration of call and live video call module.
  • A consultant can easily make changes and reschedule the user appointment.
  • Track the user location.
  • Payment withdrawal to a bank account.
  • Admin panel
  • User profile management
  • Consultant profile management
  • Ads management
  • Featured listing management
  • Push notification.
  • Payment gateway management 
  • Activities tracking
  • Report generation and management.

How much does it cost to develop an On-demand Consultation app Development?

The cost of developing an On-demands consultation app depends on some of the factors like:

  • App development and designing
  •  Technology(Android, IOS or both)
  • Features and functionality 
  • The experience of the developers.

The App Ideas is one of the best web and app development industry. We provide the best IT services at the best rates. As we have worked on a similar kind of platform here I am listing the approximate cost of developing an On-demand Consultation app:

Timeline:

  • App Design:- 7 Working Days
  • Android App Development:- 25 Working Days
  • IOS App Development:- 25 Working Days
  • Web Backend & Apis:- 30 Working Days
  • Testing, Bug fixing, and Deployment:- 5 Working Days

Costing:

  • The approximate cost of developing an On-Demand Consultation app is  4000-7000 USD.

Would you like to create an On-Demand Consultation App?