How to build a SaaS product from scratch?
Have you ever taken a course on how to build a SaaS product from scratch?
I've recently had a lot of demand from customers of my SaaS boilerplate to put together a course on how to build a SaaS application from the ground up and am currently doing some research on how viable this idea is.
If you've taken a course previously:
- Did you benefit from it and was it worth the investment?
- How much did you pay for the course?
- What content would you like to see in a course on building a SaaS product?
Here's the landing page with my initial hypothesis on what the curriculum should look like → https://usegravity.app/how-to-build-a-saas
Would love to hear any feedback you may have 🙏🏻
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The technology is simple, however matching a solution architecture to a customer requirements is the skill required. And with that in mind, a solution that is under demand.
The biggest thing I look for in a course is if I like the teaching style of the instructor. For this reason I would suggest putting out some YouTube videos on the more basic elements of the course so that people can see if your style matches what they are looking for.
I've been looking at taking this course and the example videos are the main differentiator for me as I was comparing to other similar courses.
Similarly, I bought RefactoringUI based off of Steve Schoger's YouTube videos. I loved the videos and just wanted more so I bought the course and it was totally worth it.
Best of luck!
This looks great, and thank you for the useful feedback!
There is a market here if you are serious but it doesn't work the way you have it. What we did early on was hire contractors to help us with the parts of building a SaaS app we were weak on. You can rent yourself out as a consultant for a while and then eventually have many courses:
Any all in one course not backed up by experience as a consultant to new startups is going to smell like a scam. People who build SaaS apps don't have zero experience - that's not a market. What is a market is being able to fill in blind spots.
Not sure why this was down voted but he just gave his honest opinion and a valid reason.
I think what @disrael meant is that you first have first find success as a SaaS creator before making a course about it. Consultation of a successful SaaS business is one way to validate your credibility.
I already have 15 years experience in SaaS - I've built 10 SaaS products, one grew to $5m of sales, now I sell a SaaS boilerplate that is used by 350+ SaaS companies.
What has being a consultant got to with proving that it's not a scam?
I'm a full-stack software developer (just wrote about the ultimate tech stack: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/the-ultimate-tech-stack-2022-d3082ec07f)
I learned everything the hard way, in the streets, never took a course.
Woah, very VERY nice website! There's so much detail and you even got a YT video. How long did it take to build it? 4 weeks(the length of your course)? How many people have created a SaaS product using your course or the boilerplate? Links to their web apps would be better social proof to display (I can never tell if the reviews are real).
Thank you, I've been working on this product for several years now. I have 352 customers who are using the boilerplate :)
That course is thousands of dollars! Must have been some amazing videos that sold you.
Hey Kyle, my feedback is that I immediately looked for social credibility. Found it, eventually. I get having it next to the pricing call to action, I think that's smart. But I'd maybe have one super strong testimonial with a recognizable person higher up on the page.
Such a great article!
You don't build a SaaS. You build a software. SaaS is a way of marketing that software.
Yes, I know, it's sexier to call it that way.
I'm confused, can you explain why SaaS is a marketing strategy?
Because SaaS it's a business model, you market as monthly/yearly payments while you host it instead of letting the client download it. But it's software at the end of the day.
https://www.profitwell.com/recur/all/saas-business-model
Yes, it's a business model, that has nothing to do with the approach to marketing. I'm using 'SaaS' over 'software' because people who search for tools and resources to build SaaS products, are specifically using the keyword 'SaaS'.
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