- Sheet2site (@AndreyAzimov): To convert your Googlesheet into an interactive website
Loads of others!
Share your use case in comments & I'll try to recommend the best tool I know.
6/ Where to start?
- Firstly, NoCode still requires you to understand the basics of how the web works. So, start with "Websites for dummies"
- Then understand the roles of HTML, CSS and JS (not to code but their interplay)
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7/ Where to start? (contd.)
- Next, try a few landing page builders. @unicornplatform & @umsohq are great. This will help in understanding website layouts & its basics
- Then use @zapier to integrate a few apps you use to understand how data can be used from one app to another
8/ Where to start? (contd.)
- Then start with @airtable. Due to its resemblance to spreadsheets, it is easy to get started with it.
- Finally, pick up something like @webflow. It has great support videos: do watch them. Here your basic understanding of HTML, CSS will be tested
9/ Where to start? (contd.)
You will then slowly begin to understand which tool to use for a particular use case and also how the tools need to engage with one another.
10/ Important points
- NoCode is still evolving and still imposes many constraints. So, before starting on an ambitious project, learn the constraints
- Building in constraints is good. Your weed out the unnecessary features & keep the product realistic.
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11/ Important points (contd.)
- Tools like Webflow, Airtable, etc. also have a good ecosystem that makes building in them easier. So always research. For e.g. @c_spags for Webflow filters, @thatsfinsweet for Webflow plugins, @miniextensions for Airtable UI, etc.
12/ Some use cases
Scale: Gives high-quality illustrations for free without attribution. Can also change the color according to your brand.
Largely #NoCode, but did need some code. So more like #lowcode.
13/ Some use cases (contd.)
Resume maker: Create multiple resumes and also allow give users the ability to add/edit experience, projects & education details.
Used Webflow, Airtable, Miniextensions and Integormat.
14/ Some use cases (contd).
TalRemote: A marketplace for companies to find top quality remote developers.
Used Webflow, Integromat, Memberstack and Airtable.
15/ So, that's it for this thread. If you would like to see more such threads - retweet the first tweet.
I plan to cover some of the sub-topics in more detail and also other important topics to build startups.
Just launched my first personal effort on @ProductHunt - my newsletter! It gets even better - it is currently trending at #1 :).
Here's a bit about myself and the newsletter 👇🏻
I started my career about 8 years back in IB at J.P. Morgan. I worked there for 3 years, but that life wasn't for me :/
Ever since, I've been building my startups and feel that I've finally found my calling. I enjoy "going to work" and that continues to bewilder my friends :P
As entrepreneurs, we have about 95% failures and 5% successes (at least in my experience). While we hear about the successes, we often don't hear about the things that went wrong.
And even if we do, they are about the Musks and Jobs of the world.