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3 SaaS Ideas You Can Start In 2024 and make $10K MRR

Intro

So you want to earn money on the Internet. Not just hundreds of bucks, but reach financial freedom? Let's say $10,000 per month. $10K is not a huge amount. Even a simple SaaS tool can make you $10,000 per month. You don't need to build something huge and complex. You don't need to be a genius programmer.

I used to make $16K with my SaaS (Unicorn Platform) until I sold it. I only had basic JavaScript knowledge but I built it solo.

Once you reach that point, you will realize how easy it actually is

About ideas

But what exactly should you create? Ideation is the hardest and most important step. It's easy to pick the wrong idea and spend years building stuff that only your friends will buy to support you. Sounds familiar, right?

This is why I made this list of 3 SaaS ideas that can help you make $10K per month or even more.

These ideas are simple. You can build them solo by yourself. With no-code tools, you can make an MVP within a day or two and start earning cash. Only then begin to code.These ideas can bring you $10K MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) or more. And most importantly, these ideas are easy to market. I will give you some directions to start.

Idea 1: TikTok agency

The first idea was brought to me by Pieter Levels, the most famous maker in the world. He said that you can make a TikTok agency to promote startups. This sounds really cool. I like this idea.

In my previous video, I said that the startup market lacks products that help other startups grow - marketing tools. And Pieter Levels suggests we make a TikTok agency. TikTok is a rising trend with many influencers, and the number is growing. But it's almost impossible to negotiate deals with them and pay them to promote your startup. You can be that middleman.

Such a SaaS will connect startups with influencers in their niche. Let's say you make a tool for dog owners. This TikTok agency will match you with influencers who record videos about dogs. The MVP is super easy. You don't need a product or even a landing page. You can do all the work manually yourself. All you need to do is make a list of influencers who create quality content for the right audience. Then find growing startups interested in investing in TikTok marketing and match them.

Your initial product can be a Google Sheet and DMs on Twitter. Start with one niche, like web development, AI, etc. Find micro-influencers and freelance TikTokers who make content in that niche. Offer to connect them with relevant startups in exchange for a cut of the deal.

Once you have some revenue, invest in a website to make a fully autonomous marketplace that operates by itself without manual control. But for an MVP, all you need is a laptop and your hands 🙌

TikTok is booming, and we'll have even more influencers creating content. There is a need for middlemen to connect them with companies. I would pay for such a service to have influencers promote my stuff (seriously, DM me if you start this. I will buy this and bring you 5 more customers 🙂).

Pick this idea. Make a list of influencers in one startup niche. Open Twitter, reach out to founders and marketers running startups. Offer them a curated list of relevant TikTokers to promote their product. Check the influencers' content to ensure quality. If clients like it, negotiate the deals and take your cut.

Great idea with huge potential. Thanks, Pieter, for the suggestion!

Idea 2: social media monitoring

The next idea is a social media tracker for specific keywords. Imagine you're making a startup, like a website builder, and want to promote it on Reddit, Twitter or LinkedIn by plugging it into relevant conversations. Searching through thousands of messages to find the right ones takes ages. Let's make a tool that monitors social networks and finds highly relevant conversations for your project.

For example, if you're making a website builder, monitor keywords like "Which landing page builder would you recommend?" (try here) Your tool will find hundreds of threads where people ask for recommendations. You can hop in and plug your solution.

Now imagine monitoring dozens of keywords!

Now the sweetest part. Your tool can use AI to generate thoughtful replies. Feed it information about your service, features, etc. and let it craft responses. For example, monitor "Why is WordPress so slow?" and automatically reply with something like:

"Hey, I know WordPress can be slow - I've used it many times. That's why I created [your website builder]. It's much faster than WordPress because it doesn't use PHP. It generates static pages which are lightning-fast, uses a global CDN, etc." The reply

Hundreds of people will see your reply and sign up for your tool. Sounds promising!

But how do you build it? You don't need to code - make an MVP with no-code tools.

First, use a service like RSS.app to create custom RSS feeds for search queries on Reddit or Twitter, like "Which landing page builder would you recommend?" Monitor the feeds to get recent relevant threads.

Then connect the RSS feed to Zapier. In Zapier, scan the feed to find relevant conversations for your customers. Send the conversation links to a Slack channel or Discord server so they can jump in and promote their product. Super easy to set up with huge potential.

There are competitors that scan Reddit and Twitter for brand mentions and keywords, but none utilize AI to auto-generate contextual replies. As AI evolves, the replies will get better and better, improving your tool.

This is a growth and marketing tool. Every startup needs marketing - it's their biggest pain point. If you can help them find customers, you can charge hundreds per month and they'll gladly pay. $10K is just the beginning - it can scale much higher.

Take this idea and run with it if you like it. Pause the video and go make it!

Idea 3: text-to-video for startups

The last idea is a text-to-video SaaS. I'm personally working on this right now (https://paracast.org/) because I believe in its potential. I'm not afraid of sharing the idea - I welcome competition.

There are many text-to-visual AI tools like OpenAI's Sora and Runway. But they are made for artists. My tool is for small businesses that need to announce new products, sales, features, etc. It's not for art.

My vision is a startup founder types something like:

*"Announcement: New Feature! 5 New Templates. Check it out." *

And the tool converts that into a video using AI.

But start simpler! Pick one niche - startup founders, freelancers, coaches, plumbers, etc. Create a set of pre-designed video templates for them to easily make announcement videos for social media.

For the startup niche, make templates for specific occasions like product launches, new features, client testimonials, milestones like 1000 customers, hiring, and other events startups want to share.

Design the templates in a video editing tool like Adobe After Effects. No need to code or use AI yet - just make 20 templates. List them on a landing page and you're done - that's your MVP to start earning revenue.

Then open Twitter, DM some startup founders. Tell them you made a tool to easily create hyper-relevant announcement videos to help them grow, because video gets more engagement than plain text. Show them the templates and offer unlimited videos for a monthly fee. You'll quickly find 10 startups this way to validate the idea.

If people are paying and you enjoy it, then invest in making it a SaaS that generates the videos automatically. Gradually go from manual to automated as you scale up revenue.

Good luck! 🤞


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  1. 3

    What's your thoughts on Tiktok getting banned out of US?

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      From the maker's perspective, it changes nothing.

      Content creators will continue creating content. They will move from tiktok to other places. The amount of creators will remain the same.

      So if you make tools for content creators, they will still be using your app.

  2. 2

    Tiktok is getting banned so that's out of the picture.

    Why just not do a service based business? They're pretty low risk.

    1. 1

      It won't affect the biz. Creators from tiktok will migrate to Instagram.

  3. 2

    Ha ha nice to know someone else thinks well of what I am working on. The website is not really complete, but I am working on your point number 2. I am starting with friendly and context-aware messaging with AI models: https://suprt.com/

    Initial focus is on pre and post sales. Note: nothing on the website works, it is barely 2 days old but there is much more work in the actual app. Thanks for your thoughts!

    1. 1

      Hi Sumit. B2B chat bots is definitely a hot topic and you will find your clients. Good luck!

  4. 2

    Great post! Love all the practical details. 💪

    1. 1

      Thank you very much, Dr Milly. I plan to make more posts with ideas!

  5. 1

    Hello Alexander,

    Thank you for your insights. After delving into some research, I discovered that TikTok already hosts a Creator Marketplace for facilitating connections between influencers and companies. Given this, I'm curious about the specific advantages of pursuing the first idea you suggested.

    Could you elaborate on the unique benefits this agency model might offer over the existing TikTok platform? Additionally, which particular niche would this agency primarily target? Is the focus intended to be on SaaS startups, or another sector within the startup ecosystem?

    1. 1

      Hey!

      1. I did not know about creatormarketplace. Perhaps it is a bad idea now. I'd still try it because it is easy to try. You do not need to sell it like this "we are better than creatormarketplace because 1, 2, 3." you sell like this "we bring you traffic/sign ups/money. u want or not?"
      2. I'd do it for SaaS because i know it and it has money. But you can try other if you know it.
  6. 1

    Could you please elaborate on why is it almost impossible for hackers to strike seals with influencers? By that did you mean influencers that have a huge following? Is that why you suggest going after micro-influencers?

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      Because they do not reply, you need to follow up 100s of people, you need to manage 100s of offers. It is hard, nearly impossible.

  7. 1

    Nowadays there are many options for investing, the most important thing is to find a really promising direction. As for me, it makes sense to invest in something that is really our future, for example, Meta Verse, as it seems to me, it is the most promising, and you know, so see a lot of people, at least those who are connected with this sphere. At the moment I'm interested in MetaForce, there are absolutely limitless possibilities there, starting from creating NFT, reselling, creating, finishing with the fact that there is an opportunity to learn cryptocurrencies, there is its own cryptocurrency academy, and it's free, as it seems to me, it's very interesting, I think it's the future for it

  8. 1

    Insightful post, Alexander! Your ideas are not only innovative but also practical and achievable.

  9. 1

    Hi,

    I've been catching up on this thread and thought I might jump in.

    Really interesting ideas around here, and I see a lot of potential. I’ve been working on something that might mesh well with idea 2.

    It’s called mosaik.news

    Think of it as a radar, constantly scanning the web to pull in and classify the latest updates from news sites, blogs, and even places like Reddit and Medium into relevant topics.

    It's still early days since it's an MVP, but one of the key features is a keyword notification system.

    This can alert you whenever your chosen keywords are mentioned, making it much easier to stay informed and quickly engage in relevant conversations.

    This feature could be particularly useful for anyone looking to monitor discussions around specific topics or to strategically engage in conversations without having to manually search through posts.

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      I have a problem and your solution is close to it.
      I've noticed that very often on news sites or in the news pushed by google news a lot of the news is miscellaneous.
      Often as an investigation has to be done, we only get one part of the story, just the facts. For example “a man stabbed 1 person yesterday afternoon”.
      We hardly ever get the rest of the story 1 or 2 months later.
      It would be nice if a tool existed to follow specific subjects, cases, stories over time and not just the first announcement.

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        Tracking developments in news stories can be challenging since media outlets often report initial events but may not consistently provide follow-up coverage.

        With Mosaik, you can effectively stay updated on specific topics. For example, if you're interested in ongoing updates about an incident involving a man named "Brian Jinson," who is allegedly connected to a stabbing, you can add 'Brian Jinson' to your list of tracked keywords.

        Mosaik will alert you whenever this name is mentioned in new reports across news platforms, social media, or blogs, ensuring you receive timely updates.

        This functionality isn't limited to just news items. It's also valuable for monitoring a wide range of topics such as new product launches, medical advancements, and even global events like vaccine rollouts or disease outbreaks. For instance, adding keywords like 'Quantum Computer Release', 'COVID-19', or 'Hurricane Elena' can keep you informed about these diverse subjects as they evolve.

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      It has potential! Good luck!

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      This sounds really cool, I'm checking it out now!

      1. 1

        Cool! I'd love to hear your feedback.

    1. 1

      Not really, but thanks!

  10. 1

    Love these SaaS ideas! 💡 Especially intrigued by Cappsure Reporting for multi-site facilities and commercial properties. Real-time reporting could be a game-changer for us. Definitely scheduling a demo to see how it fits into our operations. Thanks for sharing this insightful list!

  11. 1

    I just watched a youtube video on levels talking about the importance of Tiktok in the coming days and months in growing a SaaS, apparently most of Jenny AI's revenue comes from Tiktok traffic because Genzers love AI which makes it perfect for any kind of AI tool.

    1. 1

      Gen Z use tiktok for search. Not google, but tiktok.

  12. 1

    Thanks for sharing! I like that you expand on them and offer some insight into execution. That's the critical part that most people overlook.

    Great points about focusing on a specific niche and starting with a manual process. It's the best approach in situations where there's so much competition.

    1. 1

      Thanks Stephen!!! I plan to find more SaaS ideas and make another set.

      1. 1

        Looking forward to it

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