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Zubair Khan
Zubair Khan

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30-Day Plan to build a Side Project -For Beginners

Devs, It's the first Monday of the month ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

If you start today, in the next 4 weeks, you can have a working and live side project ๐Ÿš€

Here is a 30 Day step by step process. ๐Ÿงต

I have created a detailed Google Sheet of the 30-day plan. Check Link to access it

Mentioned below is the very trimmed-down version of the plan, just for your high-level understanding and to get you motivated and excited.

You can refer to the mentioned Google sheet that has a detailed plan and tracking (More on that later), but for now, keep reading

Remember you are building in public. Use #buildinpublic in your tweets

Tweet every day and post on LinkedIn about your progress

Keep announcing the wins as well as failures.

Let's begin ๐Ÿš€

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Week 1 - Planning ๐Ÿ“‹

Monday: Brainstorming ideas (Light Activity)
Tuesday: Research ideas
Wednesday: Research existing tools
Thursday: Finalise the idea
Friday: (Get serious) Create product Roadmap & Milestones
Saturday: Continue with the roadmap
Sunday: Create next week's content

Week 2 - Getting Started ๐Ÿ›ด

Monday: Take a Break
Tuesday: Setup Dev env, tools & frameworks
Wednesday: Work on the DB & structure
Thursday: Continue with the previous task
Friday: (Get serious) Start with the core logic & functionality
Saturday: Continue with the previous
Sunday: Create next week's content

Week 3 - Build ๐Ÿ› 

Monday: Break
Tuesday: Build core functionalities
Wednesday: Build core functionalities
Thursday: Build core functionalities
Friday: (Get serious) Complete the core functionalities
Saturday: Work on supplementary features
Sunday: Finish supplementary features & content

Week 4 - Ship ๐Ÿš€

Monday: Take a break
Tuesday: Finish the basic UI and test it
Wednesday: Deploy for beta
Thursday: Allow your connections to test it
Friday: Fix bugs and test
Saturday: Fix bugs and test
Sunday: Release

The next voyage begins once you release your product.
More on that in upcoming posts, but for now...

Enjoy the process as much as you can ๐Ÿงจ

Do whatever, but don't deviate from this plan.

Remember, in 4 weeks you can do something that can have the potential to change your life

Check the link to access the Google Sheet
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