What Is Micro-SaaS & Why You Should Care

From a business point of view, SaaS is software that customers pay monthly or annually for in order to get continued access, as opposed to a one-off purchase.

"Micro" means small, obviously - a SaaS business targeting a niche market, run by one person or a small team, with small costs, a narrow focus, a small but dedicated user base and no outside funding.

My goal in this community is to arm founders/consultants/coaches/online experts with the knowledge they need to create a micro-SaaS product that complements their info-product, without ending up in development hell, spending years building something no one wants.

Why? Because I believe that people who solve problems online, know how to market, and have an audience can make amazing SaaS founders - and I also believe that an info-product combined with micro-SaaS is one of the best ways to supercharge your offer and build a lifestyle business.

At the same time, it's easy for people without experience to end up in development hell. That's a place where weeks turn to months, months turn to years, and dreams go to die. I want to help you avoid that place, by sharing the things I've learned from the micro-SaaS businesses I have built for myself and with clients.

Some of you are already SaaS founders - and that's amazing. This group is a place where anything related to creating and running a SaaS business can be discussed - and I will take part. There are countless types of SaaS applications which can be built, channels to sell on, and ways to generate ideas - and you are welcome to discuss them all.

I plan to primarily share info on the business side of things - the side that actually makes or breaks your success as a SaaS business - but I am also going to discuss technical aspects such as coding. Knowledge is power, and if you can develop the skills to create your own prototype or MVP, your efforts will be rewarded.

I'll also be able to help many more people reach their goals this way, because I can't build for every client.

As of right now, we have 35 people in this group, and from speaking to many of you, I have seen it is people of quality. I greatly look forward to creating content that sheds light on this massive topic and brings it down to earth - so that everyone in this group can get emails from their customers saying how much they love using their micro-SaaS.

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