Issue #136: Building $1K-$10K MRR Micro SaaS Products: Form Building, AI Co-pilot for E-commerce, Homebuyer Journey Management, Unused Domains & more- Part 2
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Stephan hits $4.9K/month revenue with Chromium for Lambda , which provides pre-built Chromium binaries optimized for AWS Lambda
Notion Backups by Jama reached $2k MRR in 3 Years. It’s a tool for automated complete backup of Notion workspace, including all pages and child pages, databases, media files, and comments.
Jerad crossed $4.8K in monthly revenue with Hypertxt. It took him 6 months to reach $1K MRR. Hypertxt.ai is an AI-powered tool for generating in-depth SEO-optimized articles with real-time research.
Viktor reached $134 MRR in the first month of launching Type.link, a website builder where you can quickly create a site using widgets.
Joel has grown to Browserless to $167K/month in revenue in seven years. Browserless is an open-source project that allows remote clients to connect and execute headless work, all inside of docker..
How to Convert by Jake reached $380/month in revenue. It’s a local universal file converter tool that keeps files private.
Kaching Appz, a portfolio of Shopify apps by Erikas has grown to a 6-figure MRR.
Orimon by Tanuj reached $5.4K in monthly revenue. Orimon.ai is a platform that enables businesses to create custom AI chatbots for lead generation, customer support, and sales enhancement.
Shri crossed $3.1K in monthly revenue with Guidejar, an AI tool to create interactive product demos and guides.
Daniel reached $200/month revenue within a week of launching ObjectiveScope, an AI-powered goal management tool that helps solopreneurs and founding teams stay strategic while getting things done.
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⛳ 💡Micro SaaS for Form Building
The form-building space is highly competitive and crowded, with several established players dominating the market. However, forms are essential for many business needs, such as surveys, lead generation, data collection, and payments. This ongoing demand creates opportunities for new players to differentiate themselves by offering more value, better pricing models and improved features. For example, Youform offers unlimited forms and responses for free, positioning itself as an affordable alternative to Typeform. It crossed $65K in total revenue and $5K MRR after launching in Feb 2024. Another success story is that of Tally which focuses on providing a free, no-code form-building experience with a minimalist, user-friendly approach. It reached $160K MRR and 500K users in four years. One approach is to build a tool that emphasizes automation and efficiency. Integrating AI-driven form creation could help users quickly generate and customize forms based on their business goals. Integrated workflow automation can sync form responses with popular third-party tools like CRMs, email marketing platforms, and project management apps. A well-designed freemium model, where users can access powerful core features for free while offering premium add-ons for advanced needs, could help build a loyal user base. Developing templates and workflows tailored to specific niches like healthcare, education, and e-commerce can provide immediate value to users in those industries.
⛳ 💡Micro SaaS for AI Co-pilot for E-commerce businesses
E-commerce businesses operate in a fast-moving and competitive environment where decisions in one area such as pricing affect others like sales and inventory. Without real-time, cross-functional insights, businesses risk missing opportunities or wasting resources. Build an AI tool that acts as a centralized decision-making platform for e-commerce businesses. It would pull in data from various e-commerce sources like inventory systems, competitor pricing, advertising performance, and customer behavior and deliver unified insights rather than fragmented reports from multiple tools. For example, it might alert a business to pause ad spending on a product that is running low on stock. The goal is to eliminate silos within the business and provide AI recommendations and send automated alerts on Slack/email. Operand, which is backed by Y-Combinator, is one such player in this niche.
⛳ 💡Micro SaaS for Homebuyer Journey Management
Create a micro SaaS platform for small to medium-sized homebuilder companies that design and build homes for buyers. Many of these builders often don’t want to opt for expensive and complex enterprise tools. The app should include an interactive home selection tool, allowing buyers to explore available lots, view floor plans, and customize options using interactive maps or 3D models. Include a construction progress tracker, where builders can manually update key milestones such as foundation complete and buyers receive automated email or in-app updates when milestones are reached. The platform could include digital document and contract management. Buyers should be able to sign contracts, upload required documents, and review agreements securely online. See AvidCX and Foundation (reached $750K revenue) platforms for homebuilders for inspiration.
⛳ 💡Micro SaaS for Turning Unused Domains to Content Websites
Many domain owners hold domains without actively using them. Leaving domains idle is a missed opportunity. By adding content and improving SEO, domains can become digital assets with both traffic and resale potential. But doing it manually requires significant time. Build a tool that automates the entire process from the initial setup to generating and continuously updating relevant content for each domain with SEO optimization features. The tool should provide instant setup with, offering users the ability to quickly customize themes and branding . Additionally, provide a user-friendly dashboard to enable domain owners to manage multiple sites, track performance metrics and receive actionable AI insights for growth. For inspiration, see BlogSites that crossed $600 in revenue.
⛳ 💡Micro-Saas for Asynchronous Podcasting:
Asynchronous podcasting is a method that encourages conducting audio interviews where the host and guest record their responses at their own convenience. Instead of scheduling a live interview where both parties need to be available simultaneously, asynchronous podcasting allows for greater flexibility. The host can share a set of interview questions or prompts with the guest, who then records their responses on their own time. Similarly, the host records their questions separately. These recorded segments are later edited and combined to create the final podcast episode. This async process eliminates the need for coordinating schedules across different time zones or dealing with conflicting availability. Both the host and guest can participate in the interview when it suits them best. Asynchronous podcasting allows for more thoughtful and focused responses. Since the guest can record their answers without time pressure, they have an opportunity to carefully consider their responses, resulting in more insightful and engaging content. Create a Micro SaaS product that help facilitates asynchronous podcasting. Rumble Studio is one example that allows companies, creators and agencies to create audio content at scale, using asynchronous interviews.
⛳ 💡 All-In-One tool platform for Freelancers
Freelancing involves a lot of things like sending proposals, sending invoices, tracking projects, joining calls with customers, sending daily progress, and collaborating with clients and other freelancers. Create a SaaS that provides multiple apps - all under a single platform. The apps should be able to do everything a freelancer needs in day-to-day tasks. Instead of paying for each platform separately, this will help freelancers to get all tools under a single platform. For example, see Cogency which created a single platform with multiple apps. Cogency has about 2000 active users by March 2022 and has a good conversion to paid users. As an add-on to such a platform, create a feature that helps freelancers to build a portfolio. The feature should enable users to build a beautiful portfolio. It should be able to showcase its past work and accomplishments.
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