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 Micro SaaS Report

What's a micro SaaS

1 Focuses on one niche

2 Offers a solution for a very specific problem
3 Due to its nature, it requires minimum resources to build and run

If you check these companies' websites, you'll notice that the most repeated word is"simple" – Many of them even highlight or underline it

The interest for these type of business has exploded in the last years:

Greatest advantages of building a micro SaaS

1 Lower effort to build than a fully-featured SaaS

2 Cheaper marketing and distribution (thanks to having a crystal clear target)
3 Can leverage no-code to create a first version
4 Most can take advantage of platform-specific distribution channels (app stores)
5 They've become valuable assets, you can build and sell them on marketplaces by huge multiples

A few notable examples of micro SaaS businesses:

- A database of viral tweet examples that makes $3M/year

- A Gmail plugin to send bulk emails without BCC that makes $5M/year
- A sizing chart plugin for Shopify that makes $400K/year

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