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How a non-coder beginner monetized six figures through mini-programs: A case study.

Hello everyone, I'm Lanziyu, a seven-year veteran in this community. Since my first foray into the Xiaohongshu ecosystem alongside Shengcai, I've been focused on building a presence there, creating educational content compilations for both Xiaohongshu and Douyin. Whenever Shengcai signals a new trend, I always ask myself: can I do it?

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Hello everyone, I'm Lanziyu, a seven-year veteran in this community. Since my first foray into the Xiaohongshu ecosystem alongside Shengcai, I've been focused on building a presence there, creating educational content compilations for both Xiaohongshu and Douyin. Whenever Shengcai signals a new trend, I always ask myself: can I do it? This year, seeing numerous posts about AI-powered products inspired me to try developing mini-programs using AI to monetize on Xiaohongshu. So far, I've launched six mini-programs; the first one generated over 100,000 yuan in revenue within just three months on Xiaohongshu, while the others are now starting to generate income. Despite achieving these results, I still don't understand a single line of code, nor do I grasp concepts like databases or cloud functions. I feel...

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