Maximizing Your Passion / Hobby: Affiliate Marketing Meets Social Media - Transform Skills into Value

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Overview
Wavee is an avant-garde social networking application that seamlessly blends the essence of social media with the convenience of online shopping. As an innovative 'Social Media x Shopping' platform, it empowers users to transform their interests and hobbies into interactive and monetizable experiences. Wavee is designed to redefine social interaction by allowing users to share what they love and engage in shopping within the same digital space.


This platform breaks new ground by merging the personal touch of social networking with the practicality of e-commerce. Users can now share their favorite products, experiences, and recommendations, turning their social influence into tangible rewards through affiliate links. This unique approach not only enhances the user experience but also opens up new avenues for influencers and everyday users alike to monetize their online presence.

Key Features of Wavee:

  • Social Networking Meets E-Commerce: Wavee innovates the traditional social media model by integrating shopping elements, creating a vibrant community where passions drive purchasing decisions.
  • Monetization of Interests: The app encourages users to share their 'likes' and convert them into value, offering a platform where affiliate marketing becomes accessible to everyone.
  • User-Friendly Interface: With a focus on user engagement, Wavee boasts an intuitive interface that caters to a diverse user base, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable experience across various devices.
  • Diverse Community Engagement: Whether it's fashion, gadgets, beauty, or home decor, Wavee connects users with similar interests, fostering a community where sharing leads to discovery and shopping

JIITAK's Role in Development of Wavee

JIITAK played a pivotal role in bringing the vision of Wavee to life. Our involvement encompassed every aspect of the app's development, from conceptualization to implementation. We were entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring that Wavee not only met but exceeded the expectations of its target audience, offering a seamless and engaging user experience.

Contributions:

  • Strategic Direction and Planning: JIITAK's team was instrumental in shaping the strategic direction of Wavee, ensuring that the app's unique concept was effectively translated into a functional and appealing product.
  • UX/UI Design: Understanding the importance of user experience, our designers focused on creating an interface that was not only visually appealing but also user-friendly and intuitive.
  • Responsive and Agile Development: Our developers utilized a blend of innovative technologies to ensure Wavee's performance and responsiveness on iOS and Android platforms.
  • Quality Assurance and Testing: JIITAK's rigorous testing protocols ensured that Wavee was free from bugs and glitches, providing users with a reliable and smooth experience.
  • Ongoing Support and Maintenance: Post-launch, JIITAK has continued to provide support and maintenance, ensuring that Wavee stays up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies.


Addressing Key Development Challenges

The journey of developing Wavee was marked by several technical challenges, each overcome through strategic planning, technological innovation, and a deep understanding of our client's needs.

Challenge 1: Creating a Responsive Recommendation Engine

The initial build of our recommendation engine was sluggish, compromising user engagement. Recognizing the need for speed and accuracy, we pivoted to Go for its prowess in handling complex algorithms efficiently. Deployed on AWS Fargate, the revamped engine dramatically improved in delivering swift and relevant product suggestions, mirroring the user's preferences and behaviors.

Challenge 2: High-Performance Backend Integration

Our backend was initially developed using Node.js. However, to enhance the app’s capability, we integrated NestJS. This elevated the backend infrastructure, allowing us to handle high traffic volumes and complex data operations without compromising on performance.

Challenge 3: Seamless Third-Party E-commerce Integration

A critical aspect of Wavee was the integration with third-party e-commerce platforms for affiliate marketing. The challenge was to establish a robust connection for real-time affiliate link updates. Our solution involved creating an efficient API system that fetched and updated affiliate links seamlessly, ensuring a steady and reliable e-commerce experience.

Challenge 4: Cross-Platform Consistency and Performance

Matching the performance and feel of native apps like Instagram and TikTok on a cross-platform application was one of our biggest challenges. By leveraging Flutter and a customized GetX framework, we ensured that Wavee delivered a consistent, high-quality user experience on both iOS and Android platforms.



User Experience Journey in Wavee’s Development

At JIITAK, we employed the Hero's Journey Map as a foundational framework to enhance the user experience (UX) journey in Wavee. This innovative approach allowed us to map out and visualize the emotional and behavioral changes users experience throughout their interaction with the app.

Key Strategies:

  • Emotional and Behavioral Mapping: Using the Hero's Journey Map, we tracked the user’s journey, identifying key emotional highs and lows. This provided insights into user motivations and pain points.
  • Outcome-Oriented Design: The insights gathered were pivotal in identifying areas for potential improvements, understanding latent user needs, and ensuring a user-centric design approach.

Design Philosophy of Wavee

Our design philosophy for Wavee blended familiarity with innovation, ensuring users felt at home while experiencing something new and exciting.

Approach and Execution:

  • Familiarity with Innovation: We respected the established mental models of popular social networking platforms, making Wavee intuitive for new users while infusing unique elements to distinguish it from its counterparts.
  • Visual Differentiation: Our design team meticulously worked on visual differentiation, striking a perfect balance between blending in with familiar SNS platforms and standing out with unique design elements.

Content Focus in UI

Our UI strategy was centered around amplifying the impact of user-generated content.

  • Color Palette Strategy: We limited color palettes to make user-generated content pop, ensuring it remained the focal point of the app’s interface.
  • Iterative Design: Through a process of trial and error, we experimented with various design elements like background colors, tab bars, icon visibility, and the presentation of text and product information to enhance user engagement.


Project Phases in Wavee’s Development

The development of Wavee was methodically segmented into distinct phases:

1. Planning: Strategic Foundation and Clear Objectives: Our journey began with meticulous planning, setting a strong foundation for Wavee. Our team established clear objectives and strategies, ensuring every development phase aligned with the overarching vision of the project.

2. Business Design: Aligning Business Goals with User Needs: In the business design phase, we synchronized Wavee's business objectives with user needs, ensuring the app not only fulfilled market demands but also provided tangible business value.

3. Proof of Concept (POC) for Third-Party Dependent Functionalities: Recognizing the importance of integrating third-party services, we developed a POC to test and validate functionalities that relied heavily on external APIs and services, ensuring seamless integration.

4. Prototyping: Bringing Ideas to Life
: Our prototyping phase transformed ideas into tangible models, providing an early visual representation of Wavee. This step was crucial in understanding the app's potential and refining its features.

5. Sample User Prototype Feedback: User-Driven Refinement: We gathered feedback from sample users on our initial prototypes. Their insights were instrumental in refining the app, ensuring the final product resonated with the target audience.

6. Wireframing: Blueprint of the App's Structure: Wireframing laid out the skeletal framework of Wavee, outlining its features, functionality, and content. This step provided a clear guide for subsequent UI/UX development.

7. UI/UX Design: Crafting an Engaging and Intuitive Interface
: Our UI/UX designers focused on creating an interface that was not just visually appealing but also user-friendly and intuitive, enhancing the overall user experience of Wavee.

8. Development & Testing: Robust Build and Meticulous QA: The development phase involved building Wavee with state-of-the-art technologies. Rigorous testing was conducted to ensure the app was reliable, secure, and free from any bugs or glitches.

9. Operation & Maintenance: Ongoing Support for Optimal Performance: Post-launch, our team remained dedicated to Wavee’s smooth operation, providing ongoing maintenance and swiftly addressing any issues to ensure optimal app performance.

10. Functional Expansion: Evolving with User Needs: Wavee was designed to evolve. We continuously enhanced the app with new features and improvements, responding to changing user needs and emerging market trends.


Team Composition

A diverse and skilled team led Wavee’s development:

  • Project Owner
  • Engineering Manager
  • Solution Architect
  • UI/UX Designers
  • Coordinators
  • Flutter Developers
  • Back-End Engineers
  • DevOps Engineers
  • QA Engineers

Technologies Used

The technology stack for Wavee was carefully selected for its efficiency and reliability:

  • Flutter Web and Flutter Mobile for a seamless cross-platform experience.
  • Node.js for a robust and scalable backend.
  • Go language for high-performance tasks like the recommendation engine.
  • AWS Suite and AWS Fargate for reliable cloud infrastructure.
  • Sendgrid for streamlined email communications.
  • PostgreSQL for a powerful and reliable database solution.
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