Ask HN: One man SaaS apps that are profitable?
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Here are all the ones that have been mentioned so far. I'm sure there are a lot more!
- http://www.improvely.com
- http://www.appointmentreminder.org
- http://www.briefmetrics.com
- https://pinboard.in
- http://www.appointmind.com
- https://www.hittail.com
- https://www.getdrip.com
- http://www.bidsketch.com
- https://getmysky.com
- http://www.snapinspect.com
- https://www.everytimehq.com
- https://www.menutail.com
- https://www.s3stat.com/
- http://www.twiddla.com/
- http://www.improvely.com
- http://www.appointmentreminder.org
- http://www.briefmetrics.com
- https://pinboard.in
- http://www.appointmind.com
- https://www.hittail.com
- https://www.getdrip.com
- http://www.bidsketch.com
- https://getmysky.com
- http://www.snapinspect.com
- https://www.everytimehq.com
- https://www.menutail.com
- https://www.s3stat.com/
- http://www.twiddla.com/
PlentyofFish was at one stage a very profitable one man startup I believe.
I believe https://www.appointmentreminder.org/ is a good example, correct me if I am wrong. I have no affiliation as it is patio11's.
Maybe others have some more good examples. I am sure there are a lot of examples, but that is one that sticks out immediately.
Maybe others have some more good examples. I am sure there are a lot of examples, but that is one that sticks out immediately.
A few that I have in mind:
- http://www.improvely.com
- http://www.appointmentreminder.org
- http://www.briefmetrics.com
- http://www.improvely.com
- http://www.appointmentreminder.org
- http://www.briefmetrics.com
https://pinboard.in/
Bonus. Has the best twitter there is.
Bonus. Has the best twitter there is.
http://hittail.com - Rob Walling
http://getdrip.com - also Rob Walling
http://bidsketch.com - Ruben Gamez
http://getmysky.com - Josh Isaak
http://snapinspect.com - Sam Ovens
All of them have interviews online for you to learn about their process.
All of them have interviews online for you to learn about their process.
Both of mine (https://www.s3stat.com/ and http://www.twiddla.com/) are turning nice profits. There are dozens of other people here running successful single player businesses.
The nice thing about having a single person is that you get to define Profitable as "income minus server expenses" rather than "income minus server expenses and everybody else's fixed salary". You also, if you prefer, may choose to define your own salary as "income minus server expenses", which gets to be a very nice thing after a while.
There are lots of other nice things about running a business by one's self. Dig around for old threads here on the topic for more examples.
The nice thing about having a single person is that you get to define Profitable as "income minus server expenses" rather than "income minus server expenses and everybody else's fixed salary". You also, if you prefer, may choose to define your own salary as "income minus server expenses", which gets to be a very nice thing after a while.
There are lots of other nice things about running a business by one's self. Dig around for old threads here on the topic for more examples.
How do you market your projects?
http://www.appointmind.com/
Very little support requests and almost all of the development is being paid for by various customers.
Very little support requests and almost all of the development is being paid for by various customers.
This looks great! Do you mind answering a few questions?
When this product was created? How many customers do you have? How do you market your product?
Thanks!
When this product was created? How many customers do you have? How do you market your product?
Thanks!
I started developing in 2001. The number of customers is less than I would like. There is not much marketing going on. A little bit of content marketing, AdWords, guest blogging.
I run https://www.printmosaic.com and https://www.everytimehq.com. Both are profitable.
Ah. I was looking for something to print that style of mosaic recently. Bookmarked!
Great, glad it peeked your interest. Don't hesitate to reach me if you have questions about it.
Also, if you're a dev, did you notice it has an api? https://www.printmosaic.com/api
Also, if you're a dev, did you notice it has an api? https://www.printmosaic.com/api
I run https://www.menutail.com which makes nutrition facts labels.
I'm asking this because I'm considering starting a SaaS app as a side project, and I'm looking for some inspiration.
Thanks!