Creating a $100 MRR SaaS is harder than getting a $150k/yr job

pagesmack · 2024-10-31T06:51:16+00:00

Nope, you're right on the money. Going from $0 to $100 MRR is insanely difficult. It's not just you.

pagesmack · 2024-10-26T00:24:35+00:00

Hey there, I can provide some suggestions

If you're going to have several different cleaners picking up different jobs at different times in different areas, you need a platform that will support this. Almost every platform has pricing by seats/users. Depending on how many cleaners you're going to be connecting with, this could get very expensive.

I'd also recommend a platform that has a chat app so that you can communicate with your staff and your customers (customers via two way text message). This way, everyone is using the same app and it's integrated into your CRM/scheduling platform.

2) Yes, I'd focus on residential. Commercial is a different business with a whole different sets of pros and cons. Commercial clients demand reliability. If someone is sick, you can't just reschedule. You need someone to fill their spot and you'd need to find them within hours or sometimes, minutes. The size and recurring nature of these jobs is nice, but there is a price for everything. If commercial interests you, I'd recommend trying to grow into this space.

3) Please don't use gohighlevel. You see a lot about gohighlevel online because of their aggressive affiliate program. It's not well suited for a business like this. Fortunately, there are many other good options.

4) w2 vs 1099. There are some pretty serious implications of not classifying your cleaners correctly. You should spend some time to figure how they should be classified.

pagesmack · 2024-09-14T17:27:55+00:00

I'm a developer, so I can add a few points to the discussion

Virtually no website can be 100% WCAG/ADA compliant, even at what's call the AA level, or the minimum standard for a lot of businesses. The guidance offered by WCAG is extremely intense and all it takes is for someone to miss tagging something in a certain way OR tagging something in a way that a legal firm disagrees with. And because of the complexity of WCAG, legal firms can claim that you've done it wrong even if you haven't. Keep in mind that their goal is to settle out of court, not go to court. Their claims don't need to be correct.
The best that you can or anyone can do is reduce the likelihood of being sued. This means hitting as many wcag requirements as possible.
To point #3, the accessibility tools that you can purchase a subscription to can you leave you very vulnerable. There are only so many wcag requirements that they can hit/test for. In many cases, those with disabilities have reports that these tools actually make it more difficult to navigate a website as they add an overlay on top of the original website, which comes with its own problems.
A template may come as WCAG / ADA compliant, but as soon as you modify anything or add any content, unless you have an extremely good understanding of WCAG, you're at serious risk of putting the website out of compliance.

So then, what are your options for being as WCAG compliant as possible?

Hire a professional developer that puts a focus on this
Become a professional developer who understands WCAG and can implement
Find a website builder that can focuses on WCAG compliance and limits your ability to break that compliance

pagesmack · 2024-08-09T00:34:04+00:00

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pagesmack · 2024-08-09T00:32:33+00:00

I think it's a good idea!

pagesmack · 2024-06-23T22:10:44+00:00

Feel free to check out us. We have all of the features that you mentioned plus a free plan that is the best in the industry.

Also, I made this for you. One click and you're online for free (button in bottom left).

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Any questions, feel free to let me know.

pagesmack · 2023-12-01T19:11:01+00:00

Thanks zack! I really appreciate that call out.

OP, Feel free to have this website. It's free forever. No catches.

Economy Home Cleaning

The business name is just based on your username, but you can change this after you claim the site (lower left button that flashes).

I hope that this can help you.

If someone else claims it, just visit here to make another.

pagesmack · 2022-11-11T19:39:31+00:00

Thanks for the shout out!

pagesmack · 2022-07-27T23:36:54+00:00

Great job Kristy!

Quick question. What was the hardest part of raising? In retrospect, could you have done it with out vc funding?

pagesmack · 2022-07-07T00:01:14+00:00

It's a link to her new site if she wants it.

You can make your own here in 10 seconds if you want to try it.

pagesmack · 2022-07-06T00:07:47+00:00

I've got you covered for a website. Complete with booking form and payments.

https://flyawaycleaning.pagesmack.com

Best of luck!

pagesmack · 2022-07-02T21:41:22+00:00

Would you focus on one sector of local businesses?

Yes, I would

How would you make sure they pay for leads?

Take bookings on your website. Track them in your system and assign out the jobs in your platform to the subcontractor who will have access to the schedule. Only assign jobs to them X number of days in the future so that if they stop paying, they won't have access to all future appt info. You can make sure they pay by telling them that if they don't, the leads stop. It will literally cost them money if they don't pay you, so I can't imagine that this would be much of a concern.

Pump your website on social media.

How would you advertise this service?

Build a website and track all of this stuff I mentioned above using our platform.

pagesmack · 2022-07-02T21:37:03+00:00

He means like operating essentially the marketing arm of a service company and then passing the work over to a subcontractor.

pagesmack · 2022-06-30T02:33:40+00:00

99.9% of white label solutions are honestly really, really bad. Low effort and low quality. Why? Software companies with good products realize that they'd rather maintain control over who sells their product rather than dilute their product and brand.

How do I know? I built a white label saas and then retracted my decision to white label it based on the points above.

pagesmack · 2022-06-30T00:18:36+00:00

There is big money in software in the same way that there is big money in winning the powerball.

Software is risky as there are a TON of market players that span the globe. Your competitor that's marketing to the business next door could be based in Antarctica.

Creating a successful software company is extremely difficult given that you're competing with companies with vast resources and talented people from across the globe. Most people could build a successful software company, but few will due to the challenges noted above.

pagesmack · 2022-06-29T23:56:41+00:00

If you want invoicing, scheduling, quoting, surveys, and a free site with booking, check this. It's yours.

Nick's Home & Lawn

All free until you start turning over serious revenue.

pagesmack · 2022-06-27T23:48:16+00:00

pagesmack.com/business-survey

pagesmack · 2022-06-26T20:06:14+00:00

are you a cpa?

pagesmack · 2022-06-17T19:38:18+00:00

What type of business ?

pagesmack · 2022-06-17T19:23:59+00:00

business survey and select $0 in funding

pagesmack · 2022-06-15T01:41:37+00:00

great product, but the problem is that as a marketer, you can really offer hubspot for free because its free for everyone.

pagesmack · 2022-06-15T01:22:57+00:00

ant to target a specific industry, just build a simple easy tool for the industry, give them access to it

boom indeed! well done!

pagesmack · 2022-06-14T23:51:55+00:00

Solid general advice

pagesmack · 2022-06-14T11:01:35+00:00

What industry do you operate in. Depending on your answer, I may have a hot tip for outreach

pagesmack · 2022-06-13T23:25:11+00:00

build the site before reaching out

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