# Teams Store publisher verification and attestation before promo

> Finish publisher verification and plan attestation timing before the launch push so trust work does not lag behind distribution work.

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- Source: [learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/concepts/deploy-and-publish/appsource/prepare/submission-checklist)
- GrowthDex source hub: [Microsoft Learn: Prepare your Teams Store submission](/sources/microsoft-learn-prepare-your-teams-store-submission-learn-microsoft-com/)
- Last checked: 2026-06-05T09:17:00Z
- Rarity: legendary
- Budget: medium
- Channels: Marketplaces, Brand, Security
- Stages: teams store, publisher verification, attestation, enterprise trust


## Why this can grow

Teams store growth is often enterprise growth, which means the trust surface matters as much as the feature story. Microsoft's submission checklist says publisher verification is required for Teams Store apps, and publisher attestation is also required for listed apps so customers can review security, data handling, and compliance practices. That moves trust out of the sales deck and onto the shelf itself. If the trust badge work starts after the promo plan, the listing can win attention before it wins confidence.

## Ian's take

From scaling consumer platforms across MENA and Southeast Asia, my default is to distrust growth work that only looks good in a slide. My bias is to treat this as a small market test first. Make the audience narrow, make the promise concrete, and let the first real response decide whether it deserves more work. I would run it small enough to learn quickly, then only scale the parts that real users repeat, save, reply to, or buy from. For this tactic, I would watch one clear growth signal before putting more time or budget behind it.

## Action plan

1. Define one narrow startup segment where teams store publisher verification and attestation before promo can create a measurable lift.
2. Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the Marketplaces and Brand channel.
3. Use the evidence from learn.microsoft.com to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
4. Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: one measurable growth signal.
5. Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.

## Source-backed example

Microsoft's Teams submission guide says Publisher Verification is required for Teams Store apps and that Publisher Attestation is also required for listed apps to surface security, data-handling, and compliance practices for customers.

## Adjacent tactics in the same lane

- [Teams Store validation tool before Partner Center submit](/growth-ideas/teams-store-validation-tool-before-partner-center-submit/) - same source, 1 shared channel, 1 shared stage
- [Teams Store first-run account with preloaded proof](/growth-ideas/teams-store-first-run-account-with-preloaded-proof/) - same source, 1 shared channel, 1 shared stage
- [Teams Store long description names audience benefits and setup](/growth-ideas/teams-store-long-description-names-audience-benefits-and-setup/) - same source, 1 shared channel, 1 shared stage
- [monday marketplace Shield Badge before enterprise promo](/growth-ideas/monday-marketplace-shield-badge-before-enterprise-promo/) - 3 shared channels, 1 shared stage

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## Related GrowthDex essays

- [The Teams Store page should survive the first admin review](/blog/the-teams-store-page-should-survive-the-first-admin-review/) - marketplaces, brand trust, SEO

## Advisory

If you want help turning this into a working growth system, Ian Goh offers advisory at https://iangoh.com/advisory.