Have you ever spent an hour creating a TikTok post that gets 200 views and zero users?

I did that enough times that I started questioning whether marketing was harder than building.I have a few apps, and like most indie hackers, I was constantly looking for ways to get more users.

Everyone kept saying the same thing:

"Post consistently on TikTok."

The problem wasn't posting.The problem was everything before posting.

Coming up with hooks.

Finding slideshow images.

Writing captions.

Repeating the same process every single day.

After a few weeks, I realized I was spending more time creating content than building the products I actually wanted people to use.

So I built a small internal tool for myself to speed up the whole process.

I wasn't thinking about a startup. I just wanted to save time.

I started using it for my own apps and it genuinely made things easier. More importantly, I was finally posting consistently because the process no longer felt like a chore.

After some time, I started noticing that the content was actually bringing in users and conversions.

That's when it clicked.

If I was struggling with this, other solo developers were probably struggling with it too.

So I cleaned it up and let a few other developers try it.

Today, 4 of them are paying customers.

And those 4 customers pushed me past $100 MRR.

I know $100 MRR isn't going to change my life but seeing people pay for something that started as a scrappy internal tool is honestly one of the most satisfying moments I've had as an indie hacker.

The biggest thing I've learned is that sometimes your best product idea isn't found through market research It's hiding inside the problem that's annoying you every single day.

Step 1) post my customers shit online like a fucking dumb ass

Step 2) ???

Step 3) profit

VersionDB is good for you btw go czech it

Curious what everyone here is working on.

Drop your micro-SaaS below and explain it in simple terms:

• What are you building?
• Who is it for?
• What problem does it solve?
• What made you decide to build it?

No need for a polished pitch. Just want to see what people are actually building and the problems behind the products.

i wish i had this kinda following on X, so i can reach out to most of the possible audience for whatever the saas i am building!

if you’re building a SaaS or app and looking for a way to get more eyes on it, we’d love to feature a few projects.

We run TikTok channels with 300K+ combined followers and create short-form videos around apps, tools, and interesting projects.

We’ll create a short-form video for your app, distribute it through our existing channels, and help you build your own content channels at the same time.

Think of it as content creation + distribution.

If you’re interested, drop your app and a one-line description below.

Launched my side project on August 1, 2026. It’s finds backlink opportunities on autopilot.

Like most of us starting out, I kinda hoped money would come in right away lol.

But reality actually hit hard! Distribution was the toughest part.

After launching, I had just 2-3 signups. Not a single paid trial.

So I sat down, did some thinking, and basically decided to go all in on marketing. I started journaling, talking to ChatGPT a lot, and tried to figure out how I could get the word out.

What I ended up doing:

• Posting daily on X (3+ tweets, 30+ replies a day)
• Reddit + LinkedIn posts (5x per week, skipping weekends)
• Writing blog posts + building backlinks (SEO matters)
• TikTok / Instagram / YouTube (1-2 short videos daily)

Most of that felt like yelling into a wall Barely anyone noticed. But I kept at it. Slowly got better. More confident. Sharper at messaging.

12 days ago, someone bought the paid trial. Started using the product actively. Reached out about a few bugs, asked questions. I made sure to be super responsive.

5 days ago, that person became my first paying customer.

$64.99 may not sound like much, but man, seeing that Stripe email hit felt like a huge win.

Even better: he said he tried 3-4 other tools but found them bloated or heavily overpriced. Mine was “clean, simple, and just works.” Said it’s already saving him time. That honestly made my week :)

It’s a small win, but it means everything to me right now.

Still early days and I know there’s a long road ahead, but I wanted to share this milestone with others grinding on their own ideas.

Keep building. Keep showing up.

It's slow, but it’s worth it.

(if you're curious, the project is called Dice - it finds the exact articles your brand should be mentioned in and gets you featured there and get recommended by AI.

Hello everyone. Just built my first SaaS and I'm ready to get paid 😄

However, I found out that Stripe won't collect and pay taxes for you. I live in Europe and plan to sell access to my SaaS to US customers. I heard that Paddle and Lemon Squeezy also collect and wire tax money to US authorities. Did you use them? What service would you recommend? Thank you!

Hey,

I’m one of the people behind TubeWizz.

We’ve been building it as a workspace for YouTube creators who want to spend less time doing the repetitive parts around SEO, research, thumbnails and channel optimization.

We’ve reached the point where we need fresh eyes on it.

I’m looking for a few YouTube creators who would be willing to use the platform normally and tell us what they think.

In return for taking the time to properly test it and send feedback, we’ll give you 100 credits of TubeWizz membership.

There’s no requirement to say anything positive. If something sucks, tell us. If something is confusing, even better. That’s exactly the kind of feedback we’re looking for.

https://tubewizz.com/

Would also be interested to know what part of running a YouTube channel currently wastes the most time for you.

I've been experimenting with building a SaaS product using AI coding tools, and I'm starting to realize that getting an MVP working is probably the easy part.

The harder question is whether anyone actually wants it before you spend too much time and money building it.

Tools like Claude Code make development much faster, but if you're still at the “I don't even know if people want this yet” stage, the costs can start to feel a bit backwards.

I'm trying to figure out the cheapest practical way to go from idea → basic MVP → real user feedback without investing heavily upfront.

For those who've done this before, what did you actually use to validate the idea before spending money on the full build?

I think this is going to become one of the most important questions SaaS developers ask.

And the answer isn’t:

“Just add an MCP server.”

An AI agent needs more than an endpoint.

It needs to know:

→ What your application can do
→ Which actions are available
→ What inputs those actions require
→ Who it is acting on behalf of
→ What it is allowed to access
→ Which organization/resources it can access
→ How actions are authenticated and authorized
→ What happened after the action was executed

Your API is the foundation.

MCP is an interface.

But the bigger problem is making the application itself agent-ready.

That’s the problem we’re working on with Buildbase.

Think of Buildbase as the infrastructure layer between your SaaS and the different ways people—or agents—interact with it:

Identity → Permissions → Actions → API → SDK → MCP → Agents

The goal is simple:

Build once. Let humans, developers, and AI agents safely operate your application.

Instead of every SaaS team rebuilding:

• Agent authentication
• Permission checks
• Action definitions
• API infrastructure
• SDKs
• MCP servers
• Audit trails
• Agent-specific access controls

Buildbase should handle that infrastructure.

Because the future isn’t just:

“AI can talk to my API.”

It’s:

“AI can safely operate my application.”

And I want Buildbase to become the answer to one question:

“How do I make my SaaS usable by an AI agent?”

BuildBase. (buildbase.app)

I’ve been building Brandora, and I’d love to get some honest feedback from people here.

The idea is simple: instead of using one tool for the logo, another for the website, another for content, etc., Brandora tries to keep everything connected.

You give it your business idea and it generates the name, logo concepts, brand identity, colors, typography, website and social media content based on the same brand.

It’s still early and I’m actively improving it, so I’m more interested in real people actually trying it than just telling you how good it is.

If you’re starting a business or have an idea you’ve been sitting on, give it a try:

Try Brandora

Would genuinely appreciate any feedback — especially if you find something that feels useless or could be much better.

Use code BRANDORA if you want 10% off.

I'm curious what other Micro SaaS founders are still doing manually every week.

Not the big strategic stuff — I'm talking about the boring repetitive work that keeps coming back.

Things like:

- Checking leads

- Answering repetitive support questions

- Reviewing user feedback

- Creating reports

- Updating spreadsheets

- Competitor research

- Content operations

- Customer follow-ups

- Data entry

- Monitoring metrics

If you could give one of these jobs to a reliable AI agent and never have to think about it again, which task would you choose?

And assuming it actually worked reliably, would you pay for it?

If yes, what monthly price would feel reasonable?

Holy shit. I actually did it. 😂

One month ago, this app was basically just an idea I was hoping people would care about.

Today, 200+ people are using it.

Is 200 a massive number? Maybe not.

But for something I built from scratch, seeing real people actually use it feels HUGE. 🥹

And honestly… this is just the beginning.

Next stop: 1,000 users. 🚀

Thank you to everyone who downloaded, tested, gave feedback, or supported me along the way. ❤️

I’m curious what everyone here is working on.

Drop your product or SaaS below and explain what it does in 1–2 lines. No hard pitching just share what you’re building and who it helps.

I’ll start: I built LaunchOrbit, an interactive launch board where founders can showcase their products on a shared, living pixel canvas.

It’s designed to make product discovery more visual, memorable, and fun than another scrolling directory.

If you’re launching something or just want to discover what other founders are building, check it out here: LaunchOrbit.

Why you need a welcome email for your SaaS company:

When your consumer signs up for your email list or creates an account, they expect an immediate acknowledgment, which you can provide by sending a welcome email.

It has the highest open rates and engagement.

It makes your company look professional and active.

And guess what? I can write it for just $10.

The offer is limited to just one client.

And if you want more benefits, you have to create the whole welcome sequence.

I came across a discussion yesterday from a founder who had been building in public. They discovered someone had copied a lot of what they were doing.

I'm still thinking about it because it's one of the downsides of building in public and I'm interested in doing it.

People can copy you. Originality isn't required. Like vultures, they pick the parts they want. Your idea, positioning, design, or sometimes even most of the product can feel at risk.

That said, I don't think the answer is to stop building in public.

I'm especially cautious when I see posts that asks, "What are you working?" It may be a legitimate post, but my Spidey sense prompts caution.

My compromise is to give the high-level, big-picture view without revealing the entire playbook.

Ideas and features can and will be copied

What they can't copy are the next 10 steps you have mapped out but haven't taken yet.

So maybe the real advantage isn't keeping your ideas secret. It's executing well enough that you're harder to catch.

I'm curious how other founders handle this.

When you're building in public, where do you draw the line between being transparent and giving away too much?

I’m researching a small developer tool for teams using Stripe, Shopify, GitHub, or other webhooks.

The idea is simple: receive a webhook, check its JSON payload against a schema, and alert you when a field is missing, renamed, or changes type.

Before building it, I’d love to hear about real experiences:

• Have unexpected webhook payload changes ever broken your integration?
• How did you detect and debug the problem?
• Would automatic validation and Slack/email alerts be useful?
• If it saved you from a production failure, would you consider paying around $5–$15/month?

I’m not promoting or selling anything yet—just trying to understand whether this is a real problem. Honest criticism is very welcome.

Drop with one sentence the mobile app or Saas you are working on right now, I will start first:

Tructivity helps students organize their academic and personal lives in one platform without the cognitive drain of app-hopping

I’m building PlanGlade because my ADHD brain needs somewhere to drop ideas before they disappear.

The idea is simple: capture now, organize later. with Tasks, notes, and half-baked ideas all land in one inbox. When focus finally appears, I can organize them and switch between list, board, calendar, timeline, or connection-map views.

The core is open source, with a hosted version for people who don’t want to self-host.

Now I’m trying to understand the SaaS side: would you market this mainly to individuals with ADHD, visual thinkers, or small teams? And what would make that audience pay instead of using another planner? any feedback is appreciated