Linda Xie on Farcaster

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There are a lot of new mini app builders in the Farcaster community! If you've built a mini app, what advice or tips do you have for newcomers? Would love to have a thread to share with others

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Here's a great post from @limone.eth on how to build viral mini apps https://paragraph.com/@builders-garden/viral-farcaster-mini-apps

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You may think you’re building your own ecosystem with apps, but remember, so long as it’s just a Farcaster mini app, this is Merkle’s platform, so building is like renting character space on a MMORPG from Square Enix or Blizzard and building a guild and inventory — we are the actual product being packaged and sold on the platform the publishers provide us. Build according to Merkle’s marketing narratives for best results inside Farcaster, but drink the purple koolaid responsibly. Don’t expect anything, but try for everything. Disclaimer: I’m 35 and making mini-apps. 😉

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Launch with the domain you want! Changing miniapp domains is a whole ordeal. Reduce number of clicks always. Before adding a button consider if the functionality could just happen unprompted instead Most importantly: have fun on Farcaster and express yourself. No one cares about apps only stories

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hellno the optimist

use the farcaster dev tools on desktop or mobile! they help a ton with validating manifests and feed previews don't immediately ask users to save the mini app, but do it quickly, it's great to re-engage them. make it easy to share a mini app to the feed, so others can discover it even if the domain isn't perfect, try to not change it if you can

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Start small, focus on one magic moment. UX > features. Ship fast, learn faster ⚡

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set up a notification webhook before releasing the first version to the public

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- simplify UI as much as possible. One or two actions per page. Don’t make people think - make it shareable

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Don't underestimate the importance of setting up your metadata and Manifest properly! It's a big burdensome but the amount you can gain drastically in exposure if you have the proper copy, embeds work correctly, etc... especially now with TBA relying on that heavily.

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Oshadhi Liyanage

Implement a personalized share function from the mini app

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I swear I saw this cast after just publishing this: https://farcaster.xyz/sayangel/0x65ecb3d6

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1) start small (build for yourself) 2) keep the core functionality simple (remove everything that doesn't need to be there) 3) experiment with fun features ("random walk" for discovery) some random rules of thumb: - single primary action - don't overdo the visual - think about the social graph (for sharing + in-app functionality) - leaderboard almost always helps - make use of the notifs - people love (free / inexpensive) mementos prompted by @rch (thank you)

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@ds8 please chime in am sure both new and old can benefit from your learnings

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do i have to be a tech pro first?

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Take your time and really flesh out the app. Try to think about every big to small thing. Plan it out and have a direction. Know why you're building an app and how it contributes to our ecosystem 🟦

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your first mini app should just be a static site with no features beyond what's necessary to share it and view it in farcaster e.g. https://farcaster.xyz/miniapps/TDDh_ZlwL3NJ/rhetoric

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I will be in the CS

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Can we as user of mini apps also giving an advice or tips? Im not built anything rn.

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