Micro SaaS Products - Are They Actually Profitable?

Should you build a micro SaaS product? And will your micro SaaS idea actually be profitable? This video walks you through everything you need to know about new and emerging micro SaaS business models so you can decide if it's right for you!

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[picassoofai]

I love these 30k subs channels, they provide way more value than big channels.

[reprovedcandy]

As someone who just had a micro SaaS acquired I can say most of this video is accurate, although he downplays the competitiveness. The ceiling on my tool was probably 200-500k ARR at absolute most and yet I had a competitor and 2 more who started working on their own tools who had much more brand power/money to compete. I ultimately took an acquisition offer from 1 of the two cause they wanted to beat the other to market. My thought going in was "its too small of a market, no one will even care enough to compete with me" ... well, that's actually nonsense. If there's money to be made, you WILL have competition and quite likely significant competition from established players in the niche.

[GrowWithWill]

Insightful and thorough! The fact that Micro SaaS products have low competition makes it a better market to penetrate in. Thanks for this, man!

[Eamo-]

Hi Rob, I've been a listener for years. Please keep posting, it's people like you that let others know creating micro SaaS is possible!

[Miguelmigs]

I'm so glad I found your channel. You are a great communicator and the value provided is insane

[alobamify]

Creating a successful micro SaaS on a mature marketplace like Salesforce is no easy task. Usually you have to be part of that industry first to get the right ideas and network to pull it off.

[EmileAckbarali]

This was such an informative video. Crisp and clear. You are always super practical. Keep up the awesome work Rob!

[yuriy]

Excellent points all-around. You've literally articulated what my friend and I have been discussing for a while. Thanks a lot.

[GirishVenkatachalam]

I am in this space and would create a life for myself with this.

[vanvittles]

So happy to have come across this channel. Loving the content and the video lengths . To the point. Thanks!

[pockajou]

Could u plz make new video how to reach customers before build MVP or lunch SaaS ☺️

[forbidden_lion]

"Your small size is your advantage" - Rob Walling

[panzerdp]

Big thanks! The link to SaaS marketplaces is very useful.

[robertbalazsi]

Another great, insightful video! Thanks, Rob!

[AlrosAvellana]

I've been binging multiple videos of MicroConf from 2014 conferences and they're amazing. Thank you for the free content!
I'm struggling with idea generation and I feel like when I'm thinking about problems to solve its close to creating problems that don't exist.
Are there any resources you have or books you recommend that help with finding ideas?
or is that feeling normal and that's why you have to validate it?

[FreddyHuman]

Very informative video, thank you. Do you consider a chrome extension a micro saas business?

[jaynailer]

Thank you for the video! You just made more sense of my own service! I just call my service micro saas!

[franklanham]

Most of these sass marketing channels seem to focus on B2B. Is there one that focuses on B2C?

[ssujin]

Could you please make a technical video to explain about how to convert an existing web application as SaaS and database set-up, how automatically new instance to be created when new customer created an account and etc.

[luminrabbit]

Definitely enjoyed it as well as your other talks 👍 quick question: the picture on the viewers left (pink teardrop) was the inspiration from the millennium falcon on the right? Thanks Rob 😁 P.S. I didn’t see rocketgems in the comments..