Are there any free applets available now?

There should still be some, but Xiaomu didn't pay attention, why? Because it's really cheap and not good.

The basic routine of the free Mini Program on the market now is to give you a free and basic Mini Program template, and this Mini Program template is mainly the basic framework. So for our actual operation, it can't actually meet the needs of daily operations. For example, if a merchant wants to have a marketing function such as live broadcast and distribution, and the free one is basically not configured, what should I do if I want to use it?

If you buy it in the ** of the service provider, if you calculate it according to the cumulative purchase of a function and a unit price, in fact, the total cost may be more expensive than making a full-featured template applet from a regular service provider.

Not only that, the background stability and after-sales service of the free Mini Program cannot be effectively guaranteed, which is why Xiaomu has always not recommended users to choose the free version of the Mini Program.

Of course, although the free applet does not cost money, in fact, the function is not complimentary. I used it cheaply before, and I felt very bad to use, and then I applied for the Tongyun applet to open a store, and it felt completely different, professional is professional! The service provided by Tongyun is particularly perfect, easy to open a store, full of functions, you can try it for 0 yuan, and you will be charged later, but I think it's worth it!

But there should still be free ones, but now everyone doesn't use them much, and it is not recommended that you use them, because the free mini program store is not good at ensuring quality after all.

Some. There are quite a few third-party service platforms that play word games, and in fact only have a trial period (usually only 7 days) that can be used for free, and all features are turned off at the end of the period. Some people don't want to watch the applet close after using it for 7 days, so they just like this, saying it's free, and it seems to be fine, but the time is a little shorter.

Word games can be used not only for time, but also for function. You can only use some functions (such as blog applets), there is no ** function and no payment system, and it is normal for simple applets to be free. But this type of applet doesn't meet the needs of most people.

After talking about the routine, let's talk about the real free Mini Program** opening method, and find a third party that provides Mini Program development tools for free, such as: Light Stack.

There is no "trial" trap, after the Mini Program is opened, it supports self-service rollover, and it can be used for free all the time.

There is no "partial function" trap, all functions are open to use, fully functional and powerful.

If you are an individual, you can choose to open a link applet, and individual merchants will immediately generate their own applet**, and you can start using it immediately, and the products will be successfully listed and sold on the whole network in about 20 minutes.

Opening a Mini Program** is a three-step process, registering a Mini Program, making a Mini Program, and publishing a Mini Program.

Step 1: Sign up for the Mini Program

Step 2: Make a Mini Program

In the [e-commerce system] to list the product, click to start publishing the product now, fill in the product information, the only required items are the product name, product category, product inventory unit and **.

Enter the light stack [design lab], after selecting any theme - right-click, right-click to make a lot of settings, so that your ** is more beautiful and more functional.

Use any combination of different components to easily build a Mini Program that suits you.

Marketing plugins can also be added at will to meet the needs of merchants.

This is just a ** class of applets, creating content in different systems, you can publish different types of applets.

Step 3: One-click release of the Mini Program

Scroll down to select the home page of the Mini Program and click Publish. As long as the content of the Mini Program is made, you can publish the form Mini Program, the appointment ** Mini Program, the knowledge payment Mini Program, the blog system Mini Program, the electronic atlas Mini Program, etc. with one click.

Both individual merchants and enterprise merchants can easily open a Mini Program, and they can do it step by step by following this tutorial.

Yes. However, free mini programs have many limitations, such as having to use a fixed template, not being able to use certain features, limiting traffic and the number of visitors, and so on.

Whether Mini Programs are free or not is related to the pricing strategy of service providers, and some are rubbing the concept of "free" to attract users, and we have to distinguish which ones are really free.

Common "free" routines are:

1. Try it for free for a few days, such as 7-15 days, and if you want to continue using it after expiration, then pay again;

2. Provide multiple versions, the basic version is free, but it basically can't meet any needs, if you want to use a certain function, you need to open a paid version;

3. Some functions are free, and some functions are charged, such as basic product display is free, and marketing plug-ins are charged, which is useless in e-commerce operation, and still needs to be paid to open;

4. The backend is free, that is, you can make a store, but you still need to pay to generate a mini program and publish it online;

There are also really free mini-programs on the market. For example, some article applets are free and display applets are free, which are very simple and can meet the needs of a very small number of users.

From 2021, more than 200 functions of the system are all free and open, and it has been in operation for more than four years. The system is free and you can experience it on your own to see if it meets your needs.

Looking back on the past year or so, WeChat Mini Programs have helped various online and offline industries cope with the epidemic and quickly realize the digitalization of the industry. According to the data, the average annual DAU of the Mini Program exceeded 400 million, and the annual transaction volume increased by more than 100% year-on-year. More and more industries are rapidly integrating with the mini program ecosystem, and industries such as catering, supermarkets, shoes and clothing, and travel have achieved several times growth.

On the other hand, Tencent released its third-quarter financial report on November 10, showing that as of September 30, 2021, the combined monthly active accounts of WeChat and WeChat reached 100 million, a year-on-year increase. Among them, the business ecosystem of Mini Programs has been strengthened, and it continues to penetrate industries such as catering, retail, and transportation, with the total number of active Mini Programs increasing by more than 40% year-on-year. The rapid and sustainable rise of the Mini Program trading ecosystem is still one of Tencent's most important highlights.

On the 4th of this month, the 2021 Tencent Digital Ecology Conference with the theme of "Integration and Creating New Value" was held in Wuhan, followed by the 2021 WeChat Service Provider Conference in Hainan. Tencent proposed in the two conferences that the mini program service ecology is about to usher in a number of open and upgraded capabilities, and the personal version of the mini program is also about to open up permissions, which is undoubtedly a big signal for small and micro businesses: entering the WeChat mini program is just around the corner.

All of the above can be seen that the Mini Program itself has a strong ability to continue to develop, and the importance of Mini Programs in the WeChat ecosystem is getting higher and higher. So the question is not whether the applet is okay now, but whether it's too late to do it now.

If you use it yourself, it's still soft and good.

The development of a small program** ranges from a few hundred to tens of thousands of yuan.

There are usually the following costs for the production of Mini Programs:

1. Certification fee.

When making a Mini Program, you first need to apply for a suitable Mini Program, and after the application is approved, you also need to conduct real-name authentication for the Mini Program, and in the process of authentication, you need to pay a certain certification fee. According to the official requirements, the certification fee is 300 yuan per year.

2. Development cost.

In the process of making Mini Programs, because the development company is selected to help deal with it, it needs to involve a certain amount of development costs, and the cost of Mini Program development is mainly because different businesses have certain differences in the functional requirements of Mini Programs, so the development difficulty is quite different, which also leads to different development costs. Therefore, when determining the development cost, it will be determined according to the functional requirements and staffing.

The origin of the applet:

1. WeChat applet is referred to as applet, abbreviated xcx, English name miniprogram, is an application that can be used without installation, it realizes the dream of the application "at your fingertips", users can open the app by scanning or searching.

2. After the application is fully opened, developers with the main type of enterprise, **, **, other organizations or individuals can apply for registration of the Mini Program. Mini programs, subscription accounts, service accounts, and enterprise accounts are parallel systems.

4. The applet is an application that can be used without installation, and it realizes the dream of the application "at your fingertips", and the user can open the application by scanning or searching. It also embodies the concept of "use up and go", and users don't have to worry about whether they install too many apps. Apps will be everywhere and ready to use, but without the need to install or uninstall.

5. For developers, the threshold for the development of Mini Programs is relatively low, and the difficulty is not as high as that of APP, which can meet the needs of simple basic applications, and is suitable for the conversion of offline stores of life services and non-rigid low-frequency applications. The Mini Program can realize seven functions such as message notification, offline code scanning, and *** association. <>

Entrance: Free access to light stacks.

You can also go directly to the homepage of the light stack.

Get the Light Stack Platform Edition for free first.

This method works for:

3.Merchants with business licenses, regardless of whether they have offline stores or not, can open Mini Programs**.

Another way is to use the light stack to open a Mini Program for free.

Then and put the product on the shelf.

Publish the applet, and it will be launched after the review is passed.

There is only one step away from the first situation, you only need to scan the code to authorize directly, and you can directly put the product on the shelf, publish, submit and other reviews and go online.

See the main authentication steps**.

To authenticate an enterprise entity on the light stack.

The review will be passed quickly, and the Mini Program can already be developed. Fill in the information of the Mini Program, there are many modules of the Mini Program that can be customized and added. E-commerce plug-ins can be used directly.

The goods are on the shelves, the layout is also done, and there are a variety of payment channels to choose from, supporting more than 10 payment methods. Set up the floating window, open the member center, release the applet, review, and it will be officially put into use.

It only takes about 30 minutes to develop a mini program and go online, which is simple and user-friendly!

Finally, add the entrance to the free use of the light stack here.

Why is the traffic of the paid program higher than the free one?

There are some Mini Program platforms on the Internet that can make Mini Programs for free, but the final interpretation belongs to them, and all the big data and servers are theirs, if you really operate it well. You understand your consequences.

Most of them are.

Mini Programs are developed based on the platform.

A lot of the time, it's free. When you enter the Mini Program, if there are other service content, you may need to pay.

But it's usually prompted.

Most of them are free, but some will also be charged, depending on the designer's consideration.

Not all of them are free, and if you're developing, it's not free.

Mini programs on the market are basically charged, but a small number of them are free. Look at what the company's service model looks like.

Traditional network building companies, commonly known as outsourcing companies, if we do custom development, this must be charged, because there are requirements analysis, program development, bug fixing and other links, to invest at least 3-5 people in the development team, these are high costs, at least twenty or thirty thousand.

Some of them claim to be free, and we also have to distinguish whether they are really free or not

1. The trial period is free, if you can try it for free for one week, if you want to continue to use it after expiration, you need to pay;

2. The company provides multiple versions, the basic version is free, which can only meet the basic display needs, and if there are higher business needs, it is necessary to pay to open a more advanced version;

3. Some mini programs are indeed free, but only article mini programs are free, or display free, which is of no use to e-commerce transactions.

4. The backend is free, that is, you can make a store, but you still need to pay to generate a mini program and publish it online;

All in all, these are not really free, but just attract users under the banner of "free".

Is there really any free of charge?

Using the Youdian system, the production and generation of small programs are completely free, covering more than 50 industries and 30+ marketing scenarios, and the built small programs are a complete set of ** systems.

Are you a user, or a merchant?

If you are a user and want to use the Mini Program, it is completely free (but if you buy services, goods, etc., it is another matter, this is a fee).

If you're a merchant and want to develop a mini-program to provide services to customers, or to promote and sell your own products, it's not free. Here I would like to remind a large number of enterprises and merchants that there are many small program development service providers on the market now, all of which say that they are completely free to make small programs, but there are many pitfalls in this, after all, development service providers, developing a small program, need to invest time, energy, and manpower, these are costs, and it is unlikely to be free.

Do you want to make a small program, if so, you can find us. We have been developing Mini Programs since the birth of Mini Programs for several years, hundreds of Mini Programs.