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In this issue, Xiaobian will bring you about the method of quickly building apps. The article is rich in content and analyzes and narrates from a professional perspective. After reading this article, I hope you can gain something.

A few years ago, making apps was the patent of local tyrants and mobile developers. Mobile developers use development tools like Java or C++ to turn lines of code into apps that can be easily touched by fingers. Rich people pay these mobile developers to implement the features they want. Creating a mobile App is generally considered a difficult job.

But as people demand more and more App customization, cloud service providers are becoming more capable. SaaS companies at home and abroad have launched the function of online App generation, which is not only powerful, free to use, but also extremely simple. Some manufacturers even shouted the slogan "No programming knowledge, 3 minutes to get APP".

With the online self-service App builder tools described in this article, you can easily get your work done and realize your dreams.

In 2013, App rapid creation service was popular in China, mainly composed of the following two categories.

No burden completely self-built App

This kind of service is represented by the domestic simple website App workshop. Their App generation steps only need 3 steps, namely, filling in the summary, uploading the materials and setting the style. as shown in the figure.

Fill in summary

Upload material

Set Style

Then you can download the completed app. as shown in the figure.

App generation completed

What needs to be explained here is that the App generated by Jianwang is operated on the platform of Jianwang.

Details of their services are as follows:

You can create a personal or media, forum and other content-based APP for free in three minutes. Support iOS and Android systems, created immediately after download to mobile phones. You can create original content in your own APP through the background provided by Jane Net; interested articles, pictures, videos and commodities found on the Internet can also be easily transferred to the app with one click through the "Publish to App" tool. In addition, it also has its own community function to support user contributions. Simply put, it is a place where you can make apps for free.

PC website to mobile App

This kind of service is represented by Baidu SiteApp in China. At first glance, you can know that this is a service for webmasters. Formerly known as "Baidu mobile station building service." Such services can quickly transform your website into a mobile App, making it easier for your users to access your content on their phones and tablets without typing in a URL to invoke a browser. Their App generation takes only 4 steps, namely adding sites, customizing effects, verifying permissions, and global settings. as shown in the figure.

add site

Custom effects

permission verification

advanced settings

installation is successful

Recently, Baidu has added advertising monetization function in Site App through Baidu Alliance. As long as a mobile version of the ad code is generated in the background, it can be embedded in the App to earn advertising fees. Let a few want to earn extra money stationmaster eye one bright. as shown in the figure.

First generate mobile web advertising code in the background of Baidu Alliance

Fill in Baidu Alliance ID to earn advertising fees

Baidu App ads on my phone in the form of presentation

Self-help App Maker Tools vs. Other Development Methods on Site Builder

Wap website: through wap web pages to output content, bar this technology advantage is less consumption of traffic, the disadvantage is no beautiful UI and better interaction, is now gradually outdated.

HTML5 technology: Use HTML5 and adaptive technology to make websites suitable for browsing on mobile devices. But at this stage HTML5 technology is not small and medium-sized webmasters can control, the technical threshold is higher.

Mobile App: The development cycle is long, and professional technicians are also required to develop, with high maintenance costs.

Online self-service App creation tools: Compared to the above methods, there is almost no development technology, development costs are negligible, more flexible, lighter and cross-platform.

Summary:

Through the above several commonly used website mobile terminal generation methods, we can see that online self-service App production tools have unique advantages in technical threshold, development cycle, development and maintenance cost, aesthetics, ease of use and versatility, and are the best tools for webmasters to realize website mobility.

Let me show you a table to see it more clearly:

Comparison of several ways of mobile station construction

Technology threshold development cycle maintenance cost aesthetics ease of use insufficient versatility Wap website construction low short low low open speed high versatility Previous generation technology, elimination of HTML5 high personality customizable ease of use high social class, information news, search class tool website new technology, threshold high mobile App high personality customizable as a separate product to be installed and different platforms need to adapt to promotion difficult online self-service App tools no half an hour no self-selected template optimized by the web side open speed high, Searchable Suitable for personal sites, corporate sites, news sites Not applicable to individual Flash-based sites

In addition, because Baidu SiteApp backs on search engines and Baidu alliance and other advantageous resources, so that webmasters in traffic and cash have unexpected gains. Through the public data on the market to women's fashion information website Qili women's network as an example, in the use of SiteApp a month later, Qili women's network PC traffic and mobile traffic comparison, from the initial 15:1 to 10:1, mobile traffic rose by 33%, while the whole station traffic has also increased significantly. The Pacific Game Network has increased its mobile liquidity by 300% by adding Baidu Mobile Network Alliance promotion materials. Heavyweight media such as Jinghua Times and China News Weekly are also constantly joining the user team of SiteApp. With the continuous updating and improvement of templates, Baidu SiteApp will become an important way for many webmasters to quickly move to the mobile side, and webmasters will save a lot of valuable time to think about operations and make money, rather than being limited by technology and being tied down by costs.

The above is what is the method of quickly building App shared by Xiaobian for everyone. If there is a similar doubt, please refer to the above analysis for understanding. If you want to know more about it, please pay attention to the industry information channel.

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