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{"id":220,"date":"2022-10-29T21:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/?p=220"},"modified":"2024-10-22T11:08:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T04:08:43","slug":"how-can-businesses-create-their-own-wechat-mini-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/29\/how-can-businesses-create-their-own-wechat-mini-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"How can businesses create their own WeChat mini-programs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Creating a WeChat mini-program isn\u2019t as difficult as you might first think. Here\u2019s a breakdown of the basics: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Setting up your WeChat developer account <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First, to get started businesses are required to open a WeChat developer account. To do this, you will need to be either a Chinese company or a WFOE<\/strong>, meaning your business has been approved to operate in mainland China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this approval, you can take the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Go to the official WeChat registration page<\/a>, and select \u2018mini program\u2019 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Fill in the required information, including your email address and personal details<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Select your \u2018applicant type\u2019, which in this instance, is likely to be \u2018Enterprise\u2019 <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Provide company information and documentation, including bank details <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Connect your bank account to Tencent (WeChat\u2019s parent company), and pay the specified amount to verify and confirm your application. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    WeChat developer accounts usually take between 1-3 days to be approved, and it is likely that you will be asked to provide further documentation in support of your application before your account is confirmed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2. Getting started with your mini-program development <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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    Once your developer account is confirmed, you will be able to log into WeChat, add developers, and download the WeChat \u2018Development Tool\u2019<\/strong> to start building your mini-program:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The WeChat development tool is an intuitive interface where your app developer will be able to write the code for your brand\u2019s mini-program. The interface is very user-friendly<\/strong>, and a developer with good knowledge of JavaScript<\/strong> will be able to quickly build a complete mini-program, thanks to the system\u2019s simple tools and pre-existing templates<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A few things to consider when building a WeChat mini-program<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Simplicity:<\/strong> mini-programs are intended to be very simple and straightforward, so it\u2019s important that your \u2018app\u2019 is as streamlined as possible. Any unnecessary steps or design elements that don\u2019t directly serve a purpose should be removed. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Research:<\/strong> look at your competitors and identify what works for them, and what doesn\u2019t. You should also research what works well on your brand\u2019s own application, if it has one, and try to translate that to your mini-program. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Stay focused:<\/strong> a mini-program is usually intended to serve one or two core functions. Keep this in mind and stay as focused as possible when it comes to the purpose of your mini-program. Is it a game? A store? A map? Whatever it is, do it and do that alone. You don\u2019t want to overwhelm users with too much functionality. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Once you and your team have worked through the above points, it\u2019s time to get developing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Building a mini-program can take anywhere between three to six months<\/strong>, although it could be sooner depending on its functionality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      And in terms of cost, mini-programs are significantly cheaper than building traditional applications<\/strong>, since the WeChat software helps to automate a large part of the process. That said, you should still expect to pay anywhere between $3,000-$20,000<\/strong> for the program itself, and the team required to build it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      3. Submit your mini-program for approval <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Once you are happy with your mini-program, you must submit it for approval via the WeChat development interface. Approval will be dependent on your program\u2019s functionality, design, ease of use and overall compliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      4. Launch and advertise your mini-program <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      After approval, it\u2019s time to go live, which can be easily initiated within the WeChat development tool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      credit : www.adchina.io<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Creating a WeChat mini-program isn\u2019t as difficult as you might first think. Here\u2019s a breakdown of the basics:  1. Setting up your WeChat developer account  First, to get started businesses are required to open a WeChat developer account. To do this, you will need to be either a Chinese company or a WFOE, meaning your business […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tipstricks","tag-mini-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":226,"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions\/226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guidewechat.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}