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http://geniepad.com is quite profitable. I work when I want to. At a minimum I need to put in about 1 hours of work a week total. I travel, enjoy life, read a shitload of books, etc. Total lifestyle business.
I see that a few of you are requesting pricing info and videos from the website. If you have any questions about the process let me know ;)
MinuteDock ( https://MinuteDock.com ) was just me until last year - scaled up a couple of staff to try grow faster :-) still bootstrapped and profitable! Also the guys at Quotientapp.com are just 2 dudes bootstrapped - and multiple times bigger than MinuteDock. World's your oyster - it's a hard slog just grow slow and steady and you'll get there.
MinuteDock ( https://MinuteDock.com ) was just me until last year - scaled up a couple of staff to try grow faster :-) still bootstrapped and profitable! Also the guys at Quotientapp.com are just 2 dudes bootstrapped - and multiple times bigger than MinuteDock. World's your oyster - it's a hard slog just grow slow and steady and you'll get there.
Interesting. Can you write more about how you got started and your sales and promotion strategies.
Got started scratching our own itch basically. Needed time billing software that integrated with Xero for tracking consulting work, was nothing really available at the time. Also hated traditional timesheet/timecard approach, hence the slightly different take on the user interface (twitter-esque time entry)
Built something using Xero's API which was in beta at the time, and then slowly grew off the back of that through friends/colleagues liking the product, word of mouth & channel referrals (Xero had a landing page for their 3rd party integrations).
We also engage closely with the accounting/bookkeeping community, so we get a lot of referrals through accounting providers who need software for their clients that integrates with their back office accounting packages. Repeated the same process with other channel partners (QuickBooks, MYOB, etc.).
It's definitely been a long slog - no hockey stick growth yet.
Would say that sales & promotion is one of our WEAKNESSES to be honest - I'm very much a developer who has fallen into trying to manage this kind of stuff. Always open to ideas, suggestions and feedback :-)
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Interesting. Can you write more about how you got started and your sales and promotion strategies.
Sure Got started scratching our own itch basically. Needed time billing software that integrated with Xero for tracking consulting work, was nothing really available at the time. Also hated traditional timesheet/timecard approach, hence the slightly different take on the user interface (twitter-esque time entry) Built something using Xero's API which was in beta at the time, and then slowly grew off the back of that…
So if I understand it correctly, integration & being featured by Xero was the leverage the product needed.
Sorry to hijack this thread, but it's great to be able to make a SaaS app because you're a developer. But how can I non-dev do it? For example, I use a VoIP tool quite often (almost daily). There are a lot of backends that can be used, like Twilio. The only thing is the front-end (ofcourse, it's not all front-end but you know what I mean) I've been burning up knowing that if I were to have such a SaaS app, it will re…
You can start here: http://www.saasmgr.eu Before you start your first SaaS, read this: http://www.saasgenius.com/blog/how-saas-will-change-technolo...
I'm great with ideas (like everyone lol) but mine are practical and definitely niches. Logic, and Usability are my strengths. I can really chart out a great experience.
Currently running a successful & profitable marketing agency where the "grunt" work is done by contractors. Wondering if developing a SaaS app can be the same...