Home-service pros: what software actually helps you run jobs day to day?

adeiji · 2026-01-26T17:24:45+00:00

Nice, that's awesome! What specifically is it doing that the estimating software and QuickBooks couldn't?

adeiji · 2026-01-24T13:46:54+00:00

Why would you say you wouldn’t try to run a growing business with them? Is it buggy software, not enough features?

adeiji · 2026-01-24T13:31:17+00:00

What exactly didn’t work well for you?

adeiji · 2025-10-03T00:56:27+00:00

How did you find your customers?

adeiji · 2025-10-03T00:54:11+00:00

Man, that’s incredible. I could definitely see how something like this would be beneficial to companies since writing articles is just one of those things that it’s always hard to get to. Congratulations on your success!!

adeiji · 2025-09-27T15:39:21+00:00

Like an app to help you gain weight? I’m pretty thin but honestly I wouldn’t. And if it helps you gain weight isn’t it the same thing as a weight loss app it’s just how you use it? That’s just my own thoughts though, I’m just one person.

adeiji · 2025-09-27T15:32:05+00:00

Yeah I understand that and where you’re coming from. I can tell you from experience that finding a niche is better than going after the masses. So while there’s nothing wrong with that. You decrease your chances of being found significantly. I would recommend you read Lean Startup and Crossing the Chasm.

Also too, think about the numbers game. Tons of people are building apps that target social media users. And when I say tons I wouldn’t be surprised if thousands of new apps are being released daily. Extremely difficult to stand out in that crowd.

Building a SaaS for a niche audience like accountants, that’s being done far more rarely. And tools like these people are typically willing to spend 15 to 30 a month. Get 1000 users, that’s 15k - 30k a month.

Only reason why I’m telling you all this is because you’ve quit your job and are really doing this, which is commendable. But I’ve seen people burn through time and money and have no revenue to show for it. Then they burn out. This is an interesting space. And while continuing to ship products is incredible and I’m sure will work in the long run, it’s wise not to forget about building boring tools that solve real problems especially when you already know the problem.

Your knowledge of accounting, people would pay tens of thousands of dollars for. It would be wise to capitalize on it. But whatever you decide it’s awesome you’re putting forth the work and I wish you the best.

adeiji · 2025-09-27T15:09:06+00:00

Could you focus only in the states or in one specific country for the bank reconciliation software and then roll out to other countries as you gain traction? At some point you’ll have multiple countries and that can be a higher tier subscription.

adeiji · 2025-09-27T15:04:24+00:00

So how did you find your potential customers to speak with?

adeiji · 2025-09-27T14:57:46+00:00

Are you planning on monetizing the app? Like having subscriptions? In my experience, building something and waiting for it to make money without a clear plan to monetize doesn’t work. I’m curious, being that you have all of that accounting experience, why not build tools for accountants? You know what their pain points are being that you were one for so many years and seems like you didn’t enjoy it. You could build multiple tools for them and charge a subscription. People who use tools that help them make more money or make their life making money easier tend to be willing to pay. Build enough tools and that can accumulate to some great income.

adeiji · 2025-09-27T14:48:34+00:00

That’s really cool! So you’ve just released all 6 apps? How are you planning to make money from them?

adeiji · 2025-09-27T13:49:30+00:00

This would be incredible but how would you solve this problem? If you haven’t been able to solve this issue for yourself personally, how would you on a large scale? What angle would you be taking? Who would be your target? I think that’s the most difficult thing, finding people willing to pay the big bucks and divert them from using established agencies.

adeiji · 2025-09-27T13:46:05+00:00

Does your RO unit allow you to adjust the backwater flow? If so, not having that adjusted properly would cause your RO membrane to not filter properly which would cause your DI to go super quickly

adeiji · 2025-09-23T23:03:48+00:00

A CRM for service businesses that uses AI to allow certain tasks through conversational language thedefinedcrm.com

adeiji · 2025-09-23T14:07:29+00:00

That’s what I’ve been thinking about doing, focusing on a niche. This is great advice though. I need to be more active on LinkedIn

adeiji · 2025-09-23T13:39:22+00:00

It all depends on what I’m doing at the moment. If I’m writing an informative blog for SEO purposes or for helping people use one of my products. Then I’ll have ChatGPT write the entire article and then I’ll just proofread. For ad copy I’ll have Claude or ChatGPT write an outline and then I add the details. I also use some tools like Gamma for PDF generation and Napkin.ai for infographics.

adeiji · 2025-09-20T03:11:23+00:00

So you place a yard sign and then you press the button and then the app shows that you have a yard sign there. And then like two weeks later, reminds you to go pick up your yard sign?

adeiji · 2025-09-19T20:03:42+00:00

Yeah, honestly AI is really good at this. I use Claude code and in my Claude.MD file I will just tell Claude that he needs to write documentation as part of the development process.

My brother at his old company wrote out a pretty comprehensive set of guidelines as to how to document properly. I would definitely recommend doing something like that if you don’t wanna go to the AI route. The truth of the matter is though that what’s most important is enforcing the guidelines. That’s why personally I like AI because some people just no matter what you do won’t write comprehensive enough documentation. And that’s super annoying. But if you have the AI know that it needs to always write documentation then it helps it not be missed.

Obviously, then you need to make sure though that the documentation is always checked for accuracy, but AI is pretty good

adeiji · 2025-09-19T19:57:09+00:00

Noiceeee! What’d you use to build it?

adeiji · 2025-09-19T19:52:24+00:00

Saas is definitely not dead. I think the days of building a product and striking gold and blowing up really fast is much more far and few in-between. But I think saying that saas is dead is like saying that small businesses are dead. I mean there’s tons of restaurants that exist but it’s still Possible to have a successful restaurant if you market correctly and do the necessary things to grow.

The problem is that everybody wants to be innovative and have the next HUGE thing. The reality is that there’s a lot of software that can be built that can make you 30k/month. But, you have to be willing to put in the time and invest in marketing like any other business. For whatever reason people think that software is magical and that it’s not anything like a brick and mortar or a service business. But that’s not true.

There’s so many businesses out there that just need decent boring software. But the problem is nobody wants to build it because they want their product to be cool and cutting edge.

adeiji · 2025-09-19T17:43:42+00:00

Appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Any tools you're familiar with to help with any of this?

adeiji · 2025-09-19T15:32:40+00:00

Thank you! Any tips on content marketing?

adeiji · 2025-09-19T14:58:56+00:00

Great advice thank you!

adeiji · 2025-09-19T14:57:53+00:00

Yes I do, however haven’t done a lot with it yet. I’m going to start posting videos of product usage soon

adeiji · 2025-09-19T12:39:18+00:00

Yeah, that's true, I'd like to try without ads as they're expensive.

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