What a Mini Program Mall Costs
Quotes run from a few thousand to a hundred thousand and more, and the spread is not a negotiating position. What the tiers actually mean.
How to Get a Mini Program in Front of the Right Users
Broadcasting to everyone stopped working. Four ways to reach the people who would actually use it, and the one mistake that wastes most of the effort.
Building a Mini Program Cheaply, and What It Costs Later
There is a frugal way to do this and an expensive one, and the frugal version is legitimate. Where the free options run out, and what you are actually buying at 2,000 yuan and up.
Mini Program Development: The Process and the Bills
Two kinds of cost, base and build, and both follow from the process. What each line item is, what it should cost, and where the numbers come from.
How to Apply for a Mini Program, Step by Step
Eleven clicks from the WeChat public platform to a verified account, then three ways to handle verification. The steps, and where people get stuck.
Custom Development or Secondary Development
The two terms come up in every mini program conversation and are not the same thing. One builds from nothing; the other extends something that already exists, with what that implies.
What Makes a Distribution Mall Mini Program Work for Small Businesses
Commission schemes, round-the-clock ordering, pre-selling and social trust. The four things small and mid-sized companies are actually buying when they choose a distribution mall.
Mini Program or App? The Honest Trade-Offs
An app suits the user who opens it every day. A mini program suits the user you have not met yet. Where each one wins, where each one loses, and why the usual answer is both.
What Features a Corporate Website Actually Needs
A corporate site is the frontage on the internet. Six modules almost every company site needs, and what each one is really for.
Five Operating Models That Bring Users to a Mini Program
Most merchants build a mini program mall and then stall. Five models that actually bring people in, and what each one costs you in time or money.
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