A developer’s guide to launching an NFT collection

Who is this for?

• Web2 developers who want to get into the blockchain space
• Agency owners who want to be able to upskill their web2 developers to be able to offer the service of launching an NFT collection

The goal of this book is to upskill a web2 developer with all the skills to launch an NFT collection. It will focus on tooling and skills that are new in the web3 space.

It assumes that we're delivering this project for a client that has taken care of the artwork design.

What will we have by the end of this book?

• Ability to guide a client through the process of creating and launching an NFT collection.
• The tools and skills to generate the artwork from the client's designs.
• The technical skills so launch an NFT collection on the Ethereum (or Ethereum compatible) blockchain.
• An NFT collection with the capabilities of many popular NFT collections like BAYC, Moonbirds, etc.
• The ability to launch a minting website that integrates with the blockchain.

Accompanying resources

• Art generation tools
• Project Planner spreadsheet
• Project Management document
• Smart contract codes (Extra!)
• Minting website repository (Extra!)

How to read this book

I've tried to pack as much information about the full end-to-end process of handing the tech side of launching an NFT collection.

To get the most out of this book I suggest reading it through once fully before coming back to the code sections to "learn-by-doing".