What are the free platforms for making small programs? There must be a store applet. Is it made for free?

Now more and more business friends are interested in the operation of small programs and want to use small programs to take a ride in the traffic dividend market of WeChat. Now the popularity of online free applets is very high, so are there really free applets? Really? Yes or no, then let's see what methods there are and what disadvantages there may be.

1, independently developed by itself.

In other words, businesses must have their own independent technical foundation, mainly depending on the level of technical ability and the complexity and difficulty of the functional requirements of small programs to measure whether it is feasible. Unless the technology is excellent and there is enough code foundation, it is not recommended because it is not easy to present good results. After going online, we need a stable technical support to do a good job of overall maintenance in the later stage of operation.

2. Free applet template

A casual search on the Internet will reveal that free applets are highly concerned, but Xiao Mu does not recommend them because there are indeed many hidden traps and uncertain factors. Here are a few things you can learn more about. If you really need to choose to do free or low-cost small programs, try to determine and protect against lightning from these aspects.

(1) The basic routine is to give you a free basic applet template, which is mainly the basic framework. Then for our actual operation, it can't meet the daily operation needs. For example, merchants want to have marketing functions such as community group purchase and distribution, and free ones are basically not configured. What should I do if I want to use it? Then go to the service provider's mall to buy. If the cumulative purchase is calculated according to a function and a unit price, the total cost has far exceeded the quotation of a formal template applet. In another case, merchants are required to pay service fees, which is actually a restriction. For novice businesses without foundation, it may be even more difficult to operate without the assistance of service providers.

(2) In the early stage, we did provide templates for users to use, but after normal operation, we will stop using applets in various names and ask merchants to pay to continue using them. This is because the merchant only has the right to use, and the source code and database are controlled by the service provider. Before production, no corresponding contract terms were signed to constrain the service provider to provide services within a certain period of time.

(3) Is "free trial" = "free use"? This word game is also very common. At present, many service providers will provide free trial for 7 days/14 days, etc. , so that merchants can directly register their accounts, simulate the use of small program business background, and also see the front-end effect of small programs through experience code. But is this free? Of course not. When you are familiar with the operation process, it's time to talk about paid production. We will also provide a free trial period of 15 days, so that businesses can enjoy real background operation and preview the front-end effect. Therefore, Xiao Mu has always believed that the free trial itself is a good service experience, and it should not be used as a marketing-induced gimmick to attract users, cajole or even force users to place orders, which is completely contrary to the original intention of this service.

The above are the two major practices of free small programs on the market, and it can be seen that there are many hidden dangers in operation. After five years of development, the technology of small programs is quite mature, and the production cost is far less expensive than you think. I suggest you choose a proper and formal development method according to your functional requirements.