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When I started http://fairpixels.pro (UX/UI Design for B2B Saas Companies) I grew it pretty quickly to a very profitable one-person business. (Not 1 person anymore) The origin story is somewhat organic. - Started as a logo design company - then kept getting requests to help with UI/UX Design so I did - then realised the most fun projects to work on were B2B SaaS companies - today we're still growing and can happily c…
When I started http://fairpixels.pro (UX/UI Design for B2B Saas Companies) I grew it pretty quickly to a very profitable one-person business. (Not 1 person anymore) The origin story is somewhat organic. - Started as a logo design company - then kept getting requests to help with UI/UX Design so I did - then realised the most fun projects to work on were B2B SaaS companies - today we're still growing and can happily c…
Just FYI, do you know that your site is missing a tag?
I run a business called FontPeek ( https://fontpeek.com ). It doesn't provide the majority of my income, but it does provide a meaningful amount and it's constantly growing (pretty linearly). It's a simple tool that allows font designers to add a secure font previewer to their web store. Only needs like an hour of technical support a week, and it's currently costing me nothing to run because Firebase has incredibly g…
In the "How FontPeek Helps" section there's "Show your fonts" sections, but it shows no fonts. I'd love to see some demo fonts/pages with embedded fonts at least, perhaps a list of links to the designer's websites showing the widget (I assume it's a widget, there's no info on it) if they consent.
The business makes a bit more than what I was earning a few years ago as a junior developer in London, so it's not a huge amount of money, but it's enough.
It's a fairly boring business to run and not as predictable or sexy as some sort of micro saas, but it's I'm happy with how things have been so far. Happy to answer any questions you have.
Here's a few things I do that made it "successful":
- Obviously, selling good quality product is the most important thing.
- Offering rare species that are hard to find elsewhere
- Having a good website that works, is well organized and easy to use.
- Friendly customer support, I like to talk to my customers as I would talk to a friend (to a certain extend).
- Fast shipping after receiving an order, or at least let the customer know when their order will be shipped.
- A good logo made by a designer, this has been super helpful for brand-awareness
- Good packaging that minimize most damage the plants, with printed plastic labels for each plants (with my logo on them)
- Active presence on social media, with good quality picture posts (with my logo on them)
- Always give more to the customer than what they expected to get. Even a small surprise when they open their package will make them feel good about their purchase.
- SEO optimisation so that people can find you on google. I struggle with this because google keeps autocorrecting my name.
Most of these points feel obvious to me, but I would say 95% of the other sellers fail at multiple of them. Mainly the customer support point, a lot of them feel like I'm talking to a robot.
I would say the part that I struggle the most with is staying on schedule and not forgetting about people who order via email/private message. Thankfully cold weather in the winter allow me to take a 6 months break each year. During that time I can relax and dive into other projets.
I'm guessing many Youtubers / Instagrammers would qualify.
The creativity and freedom might still make it worthwhile, but the chances of being a breakout star are effectively zero.
He's very generous with sharing his financials on his blog: https://blog.pinboard.in/2019/07/i_cant_stop_winning/
I run https://pageflows.com and have been living off it full time for a little over a year. The business makes a bit more than what I was earning a few years ago as a junior developer in London, so it's not a huge amount of money, but it's enough. It's a fairly boring business to run and not as predictable or sexy as some sort of micro saas, but it's I'm happy with how things have been so far. Happy to answer any que…
I run https://pageflows.com and have been living off it full time for a little over a year. The business makes a bit more than what I was earning a few years ago as a junior developer in London, so it's not a huge amount of money, but it's enough. It's a fairly boring business to run and not as predictable or sexy as some sort of micro saas, but it's I'm happy with how things have been so far. Happy to answer any que…
How do you monetize the project? I can't see any paid plans in the public website