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Let's discuss Micro SaaS 🔥.

⭐️ Intro

Here is what we will discuss today:

👉 10 predictions about Micro SaaS👉 10 tools to build a Micros SaaS product👉 10 examples of successful Micro SaaS products👉 10 examples of the trend👉 7 marketplaces to sell and buy Micro SaaS👉 3 communities for Micro SaaS founders👉 10 experts to follow👉 9 useful links👉 2 Twitter threads on how to find a Micro SaaS idea

🤔 Predictions

1. Micro SaaS will continue to grow as more and more entrepreneurs and professionals look to build and sell digital products.

2. Micro SaaS will be an additional revenue stream for solopreneurs; it allows them to monetize their communities by relying on a predictable recurring revenue model

3. Bigger SaaS companies will purchase Micro SaaS via marketplaces like MicroAcquire and Microns to convert them into free tools,new featues or new sub-products.

4. Micro SaaS that focus on solving specific, niche problems will have a competitive advantage over more generalist solutions. After that, these micro SaaS startups will become more robust SaaS products.

5. Another way for Micro SaaS to grow is to become a Vertical SaaS, that serves a specific niche. e.g. CRM for real estate, an e-commerce platform for LATAM SMBs, marketing automation for solopreneurs

6. We will see a bunch of micro-SaaS products that will compete with SaaS giants:

7. Other trends in tech space like AI, ML, No-code, Low-Code, Remote Work, and Soloprenuership will play a large role in the development of Micro SaaS

8. The rise of no-code and low-code platforms will make it easier for non-technical founders to build and launch micro SaaS products.

9. The use of automation and other workflow automation tools like Zapier will become more common in the micro SaaS:

10. Micro SaaS businesses will face challenges related to customer acquisition, sales and marketing, but those that are able to effectively address these challenges will have the potential for significant growth and success:

    1. building a micro SaaS in public

    2. building a community around micro SaaS 

🏢 Products

Tools to make it easier to build a micro-SaaS:

1. Softr > Build software without devs. Blazingly fast

2. Glide > Turn your data into software

3. bubble > The best way to build SaaS without code

4. Stripe > Accept payments

5. Carrd > Simple, free, fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything

6. logology > Get a designer-quality logo for your startup. In 5 minutes

7. Divjoy > The React codebase generator

8. Plausible > Simple and privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative

9. Crisp > The all-in-one business messaging platform

10. Outseta > Everything you need to build a recurring revenue business

📈 Trend Examples

List of interesting micro-SaaS products:

1. Bannerbear > auto-generate social media visuals, ecommerce banners and more with API

2. Notifylog > One stop tool for events tracking and analytics

3. BrandBird > An image editor for busy SaaS founders, who build in public

4. Simple.ink > Build a website with Notion

5. Testimonial > Get testimonials from your customers with ease

6. Feather > Notion to Blog in minutes

7. BlackMagic > Enhanced Twitter for pro tweeters

8. super > Create Websites with Notion

9. Payform > Create payment forms that convert sales

10. Tribescaler > Make your tweets go viral

👔 Services

🤝 Marketplaces

• MicroAcquire > Everything you need to buy and sell startups. No fees. No hassle. Total anonymity

• Microns > Micro Startups For Sale. Zero Commission

• BitsForDigits > Full & partial acquisitions of $100K–$50M revenue startups

• EarlyAcquire > Browse thousands of micro-assets for sale on our marketplace

• Transferslot > Profitable side projects for sale

• SaaSPlace > Acquire, invest & sell SaaS products, plugins and apps

• Soft Acquire > Discover, buy and sell side-projects, micro SaaS and startups up to $100K

💬 Communities

• Micro SaaS Idea > Newsletter for techies and marketers looking for their next profitable Micro-SaaS Idea

• Micro SaaS HQ > Join 500+ makers for research-backed ideas to build profitable products

• First 100 Customers > Get your startup's first 100 users

📖 Experts to Follow

1. Andrew Gazdecki > Founder at MicroAcquire

2. Ilya Novohatskyi > Building community of micro-startup acquisition entrepreneurs via microns.io

3. Jon Yongfook > Founder at BannerBear

4. Damon Chen > Quit his job to make Testimonial

5. Jim Raptis > Building small solo SaaS products in public BrandBird

6. Noah Bragg > Building Potion in public

7. Sai Krishna > Building Superblog.ai in public

8. Tony Dinh > Indie Hacker; building Xnapper

9. Joel Rosen > Made Paytable

10. Alex Banks > Building Tribescaler

🔗 Useful Links

1. The Micro SaaS Kit > 100+ Micro SaaS examples, ideas & resources

2. Micro Acquisitions > Learn to buy, grow, and sell small companies

3. MicroFounder > Build a startup as a solo developer

4. Micro SaaS One > All about building bootstrapped micro-saas in one place

5. MicroStartups > Directory of trending Micro-Startups

6. Super Tiny > Discovery tiny startups with MRR & get a business idea

7. unmake > The Micro-Startup studio

8. Micro SaaS Idea > Newsletter

9. Micro-VC for Micro-SaaS: the new frontier

🐦 Twitter Thread

Paresh Deshmukh on how to find a micro-SaaS idea

Preetam Nath on how he grew his Shopify micro-SaaS to $25k MRR and 20,000 users in 14 months

🤝 Related SaaS Trends

1. 🏔 Building in Public > Sharing journey leads to growth opportunities

2. 🏔 Solopreneurship > Start and run your business independently

3. 🏔 Creator Economy > Raise of small businesses built by self-employed creators

Thanks for reading. See you next time 👋

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