Issue #131: Building $1K-$10K MRR Micro SaaS Products around AI Search Optimisation, Fine-Tuning Image Models, AI-Powered Pricing Experiments, Connecting Journalists with Experts and more- Part 1
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Leo has grown Hyperping to €13K in MRR. Hyperping is all-in-one uptime monitoring & status page platform .
Postpone by Grant crossed $42K/month in revenue. Postpone is a social media scheduling app that lets users schedule and publish content across major social media platforms like Reddit, X, Threads, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and more. Grant started working on this in January 2020.
Saquib reached 112 paying users for TheFluxTrain. It lets users fine-tune Flux model with their own data.
Tomba by Abedrahim and Mohammed reached $4K MRR. Tomba is a B2B email finder and verifier, providing a lead database for outreach scaling.
EasyGen by Ruben crossed $42K MRR. EasyGen is an AI-powered tool for writing posts on Linkedin. The initial success was via three WhatsApp groups with ~1K members.
Mohit reached $1K in revenue with Mac Tools. Mac Tools is hand curated directory of Mac apps and tools. Mohit reached this milestone in 4 months.
1Price by Matt and Ryan reached 200+ users. It’s a platform that dynamically changes price on autopilot to maximize revenue per customer.
Elvis has made $70k in one year with PressPulse. It’s an AI-powered platform that matches experts and journalists.
IllustraAI by Evan reached $330/month in revenue. IllustraAI lets users generated vector illustrations using AI.
Aqtos by Damjan reached $500 MRR. It’s an all-in-one app for small businesses to run and track business health.
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⛳ 💡 Micro SaaS for AI Search Optimisation
AI is transforming how people find content. People are increasingly turning to ChaGPT, Perplexity etc for their searches. Perplexity AI alone has reached around 10 million active monthly users. Google also joined the trend with ‘AI Overviews’ feature - quick, AI-powered summaries in search results that give you the gist of what you’re looking for, plus links to dive deeper if you want. Similarly, OpenAI also enabled ChatGPT Search which uses Bing’s search index. But there’s a new challenge for content creators. A recent study by Semrush showed that there’s no guarantee that ranking a URL in the top 10 organic results will mean the URL will also be in the AI Overview for that same keyword. This indicates that traditional SEO strategies might not always work for AI generated results. Others factors like focusing on the intent behind the search query rather than just targeting the keywords are important for the content to appear in AI generated results. To address this shift, build a micro saas that helps brands figure out how they appear in AI searches and enable users optimise their content for an increased visibility in AI searches. Build a dashboard that provides detailed analytics, including insights into how content is represented across various AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google’s AI Overviews etc. Profound is one such player in this niche that received $3.5 million in funding.
⛳ 💡 Micro SaaS for Fine-Tuning Image Models
Fine-tuning an image model lets AI learn a concept from the images you provide and create similar images. One effective fine-tuning method is LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation), which helps the model generate outputs it would otherwise struggle to create. Fine-tuning image models opens up many possibilities for both businesses and personal use. E-commerce sellers can train a model on their products and get new product photos in seasonal themes or lifestyle settings. Similarly, Architects can use it to visualize building designs in various environments, lighting conditions, or styles, helping clients imagine the final result. They can also experiment with different architectural aesthetics or materials without physically altering the design. People can train a model on images of themselves or their pets to generate creative visuals in different styles or settings. These are just a few examples to explain the idea. Apps that enable people to easily fine-tune an image model like Flux in the cloud are quite in demand. Flux crossed 1k users and $2k in revenue in just 4 days of launch. Another inspiring example is that of TheFluxTrain that has reached 112 paying users.
⛳ 💡 Micro SaaS for AI-Powered Pricing Experiments
Determining the optimal price point is challenging for businesses. Pricing too high risks losing customers, while pricing too low can result in revenue losses. Build a tool that automates pricing experiments, letting users test what works best without doing it manually. The tool would let users select from a variety of pricing experiments, such as comparing bundled offers versus individual product pricing, impact of discounts or promotions, customer response to dynamic pricing driven by demand, testing regional pricing etc. Businesses could choose from these or create tailored experiments to suit their unique needs. AI would dynamically segment users in real time, grouping them based on factors such as behavior, purchase history, geographic location etc.. It would then analyze the outcomes of pricing experiments enabling users to analyse and track various metrics like conversion rates, customer lifetime value (LTV), churn rates etc. 1Price is one such product that integrates with Stripe and has grown to 200+ users.
⛳ 💡 Micro SaaS for Connecting Journalists with Experts
Journalists need subject-matter experts and reliable sources to add depth and credibility to their stories, while PR agencies and marketers are always looking for ways to get featured in the media. Build a platform for matching journalist requests or media opportunities with experts, businesses and PR professionals who are eager to provide insights or data for the journalists. This helps them gain credibility, visibility and backlinks. The platform could include tools to help users write and automate the submission of personalized pitches using AI. CisionOne, with 60K users includes an outreach tool for identifying and engaging with relevant journalists and media contacts. Also check SourceBottle and PressPulse in this niche. PressPulse has made $70k in one year.
⛳ 💡 Affiliate Marketplace for SaaS startups:
An affiliate marketplace for SaaS startups is a platform where new SaaS founders can team up with affiliates to promote their products. For startup founders in the SaaS industry, building a customer base from scratch can be a challenging task. This is where the affiliate ecosystem comes into play, offering a powerful way to supercharge their marketing efforts. Direct sales and traditional marketing strategies are effective, but they can take time and resources to yield results. When SaaS founders partner with affiliates, they tap into a well-established network of marketers who are skilled at reaching potential customers. Affiliates leverage their online presence and marketing expertise to introduce the SaaS product to a broader audience, potentially driving more sales and user adoption. The beauty of this model is the scalability it brings to the marketing process. Rather than relying solely on in-house marketing efforts, SaaS startups can extend their reach through a network of motivated affiliates. These affiliates are incentivised by commissions, earning a percentage of the sales they generate. Reditus is one good product in this space streamlining the whole process from start to finish including providing insights, analytics and handling automated payouts. Reditus reached $3.7K per month in revenue solving this crucial problem for SaaS ecosystem while helping SaaS founders get more paying customers.
⛳ 💡 Calendar-Based Personal Finance App
Calendar-Based Personal Finance SaaS products act as a financial planner and manager, simplifying money matters. These products utilizes a calendar format to help users plan their expenses, track bills, set budgets, and visualize their financial future by displaying income and expenses. These SaaS solutions ensure user finances are well-organized and accessible, making it easier to stay on top of the financial goals and avoid missing payments, ultimately leading to a smoother financial journey. There are some good products in this space primarily targeting the finance side of calendar view and planning. Money Calendar and HoneyMoney are good examples of products in this space. The keywords such as 'budget calendar' also receive a substantial search volume, numbering in the hundreds.
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