The latest articles on DEV Community by William (@ppcarchitect). https://dev.to/ppcarchitect https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3879966%2F5f321204-34d7-40ca-ac49-d0f666a3f008.png https://dev.to/ppcarchitect en William Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:04:26 +0000 https://dev.to/ppcarchitect/how-an-amazon-ad-operator-became-an-indie-developer-without-knowing-how-to-code-1o32 https://dev.to/ppcarchitect/how-an-amazon-ad-operator-became-an-indie-developer-without-knowing-how-to-code-1o32 <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>Running Amazon PPC campaigns = building dozens of campaigns per product launch, each with budgets, keywords, match types, targeting groups. Manual process: 6-8 hours for 12 products.</p> <h2> The Learning Path </h2> <ul> <li>Month 1: HTML + CSS + JS → ugly CSV generator</li> <li>Month 2-3: React → component-based app</li> <li>Month 4: Python FastAPI + Supabase</li> <li>Month 5-6: Polish + deploy</li> </ul> <h2> What Surprised Me </h2> <ol> <li>Building is the easy part — marketing is the real grind</li> <li>Users don't care about your code</li> <li>Best features come from support conversations</li> <li>Free tier &gt; paid marketing</li> </ol> <blockquote> <p>Knowing the domain deeply makes up for weak coding skills.<br> <a href="https://amztool.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer">AMZTOOL</a></p> </blockquote>