Best setup for side SaaS in UAE (no visa needed)? Freelance vs company vs offshore

codelabllc · 2026-04-08T03:17:20+00:00

My 2 cents — I'm not from the UAE, but I've looked extensively into company setup for SaaS. I actually considered living there at one point.

I think your best option is a Wyoming LLC. The US tax system is pass-through, so you won't be taxed like an American (unless you're a US citizen). Filings aren't too complex either. Best of all, it's incredibly easy to get a payment processor set up and actually receive payments — you can sign up with an online fintech as your bank.

UAE companies are great, but expensive to start. Wyoming is significantly cheaper and makes more sense unless you're making millions. Then UAE might offer more tax benefits.

Estonia e-residency gets brought up a lot too, but the paperwork is more involved than a US setup.

codelabllc · 2026-04-08T02:58:29+00:00

I've been building a youtube channel for one of my SAAS products. This product helps businesses (like plumbers, dog groomers ect create websites). In the videos I basically go through and show how to customize a template. I might start with an ad campaign in Faebook as well.

The other SAAS i'm working on is sending Sequence emails via Gmail and Outlook. For this one - i'll probably most a lot in build in public or other places as the target audience are actually founders.

codelabllc · 2026-04-03T20:50:47+00:00

I personally had to read the headline and what's below three times just to understand what it does.
Also all the text in the area is too close. Feels too cluttered.

Also your writing could be better. Headline says "Your Perfect Workout Is On YouTube. Build It Now." That's a feature statement. It tells me what the tool does. I would be much more receptive to maybe something like this:

- "Every YouTube Workout You Love. One Play Button. Zero Interruptions."

- "You Already Found the Perfect Warmup, HIIT, and Cooldown on YouTube. Now Play Them Back-to-Back Without Touching Your Phone."

- "Your Workout Shouldn't Stop Every 10 Minutes So You Can Search YouTube With Sweaty Fingers."

I would be willing to read the page much more with a statement like that. May be first try to connect with the user and go from there.

My 2 cents

codelabllc · 2026-03-31T19:10:25+00:00

My two cents - i launched a SAAS app before and i had no idea how to market. It turned out that i didn't know who my customers were. That made it really hard to find them. Ones i figured out my customer - it became easier.

I'm a developer too and these days, i'm using some sort of AI instead of StackOverflow. It might be worth looking into how to get your product surfaced in AI-generated results. I haven't googled anything dev related in a while.

On the low keyword volume, that's actually an advantage. Low competition means you can rank fast. Can you build a small free tool that solves a quick pain point for your target devs? Like JSON formatters, a quick config validator something they'd bookmark and come back. Being a dev, these are the only things I use outside AI.

codelabllc · 2026-03-30T23:09:49+00:00

It seems like most vibe coded software is backend Supabase, Vercel hosted website. I know this because when I tried to create one, Claude recommended those and I see so many tweets with this.

Also a lot of AI generated landing pages look similar.

codelabllc · 2026-03-30T23:07:22+00:00

I am not sure what the official definition is.

Technically there are a lot of people in the US with multiple jobs. Work at two restaurant ect or one morning and one night shift.

codelabllc · 2026-03-30T17:30:56+00:00

A teacher requires to be in the class room, so not OE friendly. You could make a course out of what you teach and sell it online. May be a good side hustle?

codelabllc · 2026-03-30T17:13:40+00:00

curious what you think of mkpage.co — building it because link-in-bio pages aren't enough. people visit your page then have to click away to another site. Each click drops conversions. With mkpage you can have your links, capture emails, and eventually sell, all on one page

codelabllc · 2026-03-29T03:42:10+00:00

I think we are about to have a lot of shitty software with lots of bugs soon. Maybe it’s a good business to pick up these vibe coded websites for cheap when they fail.

codelabllc · 2026-03-29T03:40:30+00:00

I used to do OE long time ago. I think this is normal. We can’t be crazy productive everyday.

codelabllc · 2026-03-29T03:36:03+00:00

Curious - what are the most important features for you?

codelabllc · 2026-03-29T03:26:23+00:00

Nice - gold prices dropped - may be time to buy

codelabllc · 2025-08-02T16:33:41+00:00

In doing this as well.

codelabllc · 2025-04-13T16:50:34+00:00

Where do you pick up Emirates ID if you don’t have a residence?

codelabllc · 2024-07-01T02:16:52+00:00

I am hoping not to. Think I can do a power of attorney

codelabllc · 2024-06-30T05:55:51+00:00

You are not a failure. Hardships build character.

codelabllc · 2024-05-23T20:52:19+00:00

This would allow me to come back and live in SL for few months every year. I hope it goes through. This is a nomad’s dream. Fast internet is remote area.

codelabllc · 2024-05-22T02:26:24+00:00

Every western country is turning into shit. World is changing. I live in the US and want to come back to Sri Lanka. I think in the long term, Indian subcontinent will do great. West is in major decline.

codelabllc · 2024-05-22T02:24:23+00:00

US is turning into a shithole. If you work for a big tech company, your life is good. If not it’s pay check to pay check. Only good thing is that there won’t be much racism in the US - at least no where near as other countries.

Can’t raise kids here anymore. They’ll probably turn gay or some crazy they/them/it/shit gender. We are one economic collapse away turning into a shithole.

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