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Building micro SaaS with no-code / low-code – day 7: double opt-in waitlist with Make and Airtable

There is Christmas ahead, so yesterday, I did something rather unspectacular - I added validation to a form field. I wrote the function in HTML, CSS, and JS without any ready-made libraries.

Last weekend, I worked on the landing page for the prompt management app. I used my existing personal website and an earlier crafted design system, so I didn’t have to code it from scratch.

Yesterday, I finished the first version of a landing page prototype. I traditionally work in Figma because it lets me quickly change the design.

I am building an application with the working name “Prompt Manager”. We have identified the problem and learned that people are potentially interested in solving it. Now, it’s time to develop a list of the application’s features.

After identifying the problem you want to solve with your SaaS application, check if anyone else needs help.

When building a startup, don’t start by looking for a business idea. Instead, find a problem and then create a tool to solve it.

For next year, I’ve planned to acquire 250 paying customers for my SaaS application. Let’s see if this target is realistic, and while we’re at it, let’s understand what a marketing funnel is.

You’ve already decided on the issue you’ll address with your side project. Now it’s time to check if a sufficiently large group of people are grappling with it to make the entire endeavour worthwhile.

How can you identify customers’ needs when you don’t have any customers or even a product? Formulate an initial hypothesis based on your experiences and test it in the field.

When building a side project outside of work hours, fatigue will set in sooner or later, possibly accompanied by the urge to abandon your plans. Working on a project you’re passionate about will push back this point - possibly forever.

Three essential ingredients for a side project idea that will boost the chances of its success.

What is a side hustle? It is an activity carried out alongside full-time work and hobbies to obtain repeatable benefits (most often financial).

In my spare time, I’m building a side project. It’s an open-source / open hardware robot for learning programming. I pondered for a long time whether to promote it under my name or a distinct brand.

If you’re searching for a name for your side project, use AI tools to generate ideas.

As befitting a former marketing specialist, I started building the side project by inventing a name. Meet SVAROZYC – a new player in the robotics and automation market.

I have already run four different companies in my life. None of them survived in the market. I’ve made several assumptions about my new side project to avoid making the same mistakes.

While building a side project, sooner or later, there will come a moment of fatigue and discouragement. Prepare for it in advance by determining why you want to do it.

A few months ago, I thought no-code and AI would take away my job. However, if you can’t beat them, join them.