SaaS | Ideas | Learning

Hi !

I'm currently trying to better my skills at programming, but i feel that i learn more by trying to do something myself than to follow stupid courses.
So, I'm asking you to give some ideas of SaaS that i could build, so i would learn on the job, and who knows maybe it actually becomes a useful SaaS that I could sell.

Thanks in advance !

If you know you want to build saas applications, I'd suggest you start by building out your framework and deployment strategy. That way, when the idea(s) come your way, you'll be ready to implement them. For starters why not build out a placeholder api with endpoints that return the time, or a link to that Rick Asley video (is that still a thing)?

A few things to consider getting ready to get the proverbial ball rolling:
1) user management
2) payment integration
3) your overall tech stack

Best of luck!

Sebastian Rooks said:

If you know you want to build saas applications, I'd suggest you start by building out your framework and deployment strategy. That way, when the idea(s) come your way, you'll be ready to implement them. For starters why not build out a placeholder api with endpoints that return the time, or a link to that Rick Asley video (is that still a thing)?

A few things to consider getting ready to get the proverbial ball rolling:
1) user management
2) payment integration
3) your overall tech stack

Best of luck!

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Appreciate a lot this answer, thanks !

I can share something that I learned from my mistakes.

Think marketing first. To whom you gonna sell this saas? Is there enough market for you? How will you get your product to your audience?

Secondly, as you are learning, start with something easy and small. Like a small saas for Shopify, .e.g. - those "someone bought product 5min ago" popups. Scale it to other platforms as well, like Wordpress, etc.

Like CrazyFire said: do some proper market research. Talk with at least 10 people preferably on the phone to discuss a specific problem or issue they may be having. Then, extract conclusions after analyzing the conversation to find opportunities where you can create a product. Remember, a saas is just a means to an end: to solve someone's problem.

I usually write my ideas on a personal trello board and keep them there for when I want to tackle them. Do the same. Write your ideas down the moment they come by.

However if you want a quick idea I'd recommend you to create a SaaS trading bot. An app where people could setup some parameters and have a bot trade with their money. Here's the thing: people don't want to code bots, they just want them to behave in a specific way. Why not make that possible with a web interface? That's a great place to start.