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Everyone talks about building a SaaS but no one tells you how.
This thread has everything you need to know:
2 reasons why building a SaaS is the best:
1) Coding is no longer a requirement.
There are no-code tools available to help you with every step of the way.
2) Easiest way to scale
The cost of servicing additional users is almost $0, unlike operations-heavy service businesses.
1 What to build?
This is the most critical step.
Else, you'll end up building products no one would pay for.
Here is how to not waste your time:
a) Create a solution for YOUR problems
If you're facing a problem, chances are there are hundreds or thousands struggling with something similar.
b) Build for your market
Pick a market you're familiar with.
- Hop on to LinkedIn/ Twitter
- Notice trends in common problems https://t.co/T661cPJAkS
2 Branding & logos
h/t: this should NOT be a priority. Only a few people will stand our from their design.
But to cover the minimum:
- Canva has thousands of free templates.
Create basic marketing assets even if you have zero design experience. https://t.co/IA9JDzXLyH
3 Website
Depending on the complexity of your website, choose one of the following tools:
1) carrd (dot) co for simple, one-page websites.
2) webflow (dot) com for more complex websites.
Neither of them requires any coding. 
4 Co-founders
Are you great at building products but suck at marketing?
Bring in a co-founder who's a beast at marketing.
This is one of my biggest hacks!
Don't shy away from seeking help. You can't do it all. https://t.co/JsvTe8Mz3T
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5 Build an MVP
- Build your MVP on bubble .io
Crazy but true, you can use it to build anything from a marketplace or CRM, to a SaaS or social network.
And no, you don't need to write any code. https://t.co/qYSkdHzX0K
6 Launch!
Launch on Product Hunt and gather feedback from early adopters.
Make necessary changes and reward your early users with discounts & refunds https://t.co/qb2V8Dt2fJ
7 Talk with users every day
Make it a daily thing.
Send 5 DMs per day, manually. Ask how it's going and learn from your users.
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8 Partner
Tie up with influencers in your niche and reward them with equity or revenue.
This made us reach $100k/m.
9 Leverage social
Document your journey right from day 0, make it a story people want to follow.
Consistently publish content & engage with your target audience.
Organic social is the most underutilized marketing channel. https://t.co/nzQsYG4rDl
10 Repurpose to blog posts
- Use feather .so to publish your best content as blog posts.
It's the easiest blog CMS I know as it's based on Notion.
Follow your progress with Ahref.
11 Giveaways
Run contests and giveaways once in a while.
It should ideally involve participants using your product and spreading the word.
This helps you go viral. https://t.co/suhpgKlMA6
12 Acquire competition
This isn't applicable if you don't have the cashflow to finance your purchase.
But if you can, acquisitions can do wonders.
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13 Free value
To build trust, you must giveaway insane amounts of free value.
This is a fool-proof strategy to bring in new customers every single time.
https://t.co/7P9C0NvqVr
It will still be super hard.
But at least you won't loose time switching from tools to tools.
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Hope that was helpful.
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Bonus: One thing that work like crazy for us was building personal brands while building in public
We built https://t.co/Fpqihw9ZDI (Twitter) and https://t.co/xGxMFENt6H (Linkedin) for that exact purpose, hope it helps 🙏
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