Self-Taught "Coder" With 5-Figure MRR SaaS Company

[James Fake]

James,
I noticed you live in Las Vegas, I spent two years there, I absolutely loved it, it's a great place!

I'm also a self-taught coder, I've been building a website that simplifies the process of invoicing for freelancers (using Stripe to process payments). I'm getting people creating accounts, but nobody is using the site. My gut feeling is that it isn't solving a "painful" enough problem, while the current sites available aren't perfect, they're not really that bad either. I'm thinking of pivoting and creating a competitor to websites like Upwork and PPH.

Do you have any thoughts on pursuing this path? Anything I might need to be aware of?

@AdamMaxum 's advice is very good. This is exactly what I seen as well. I actually attempted to which was my first app called Freelancify. That market takes a really, really long time to gain traction or you have to bring something new/different to the table that has a dramatic impact.

IMO; I'd prob look at other ideas.

 

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[The-J]

O jewi pu raitvoupt. Katv xeppe tez O'wi ciip gummuxoph zuas vjsief jisi epf vjisi topdi O huv Optofist e gix ziest ehu. Zuas qsuditt epf jatvmi ot eneboph.

Gus vjuti siefoph, liiq op nopf vjev UQ fofp'v tvesv zitvisfez. Vjot ot vji damnopevoup ug qsuditt.

Siq++

 

[James Fake]

O jewi pu raitvoupt. Katv xeppe tez O'wi ciip gummuxoph zuas vjsief jisi epf vjisi topdi O huv Optofist e gix ziest ehu. Zuas qsuditt epf jatvmi ot eneboph.

Gus vjuti siefoph, liiq op nopf vjev UQ fofp'v tvesv zitvisfez. Vjot ot vji damnopevoup ug qsuditt.

Xux... Vjepl zua tu nadj gus zuas xusft!!! Ov niept EMUV!

 

[randomnumber314]

Hsiev vjsief.

Nz cohhitv tvsahhmi ot apfistvepfoph vji wemai/qsucmin iraevoup. O vsamz fup'v apfistvepf xjz qiuqmi qez gus nutv ug vji qsufadv/tiswodit vjiz caz, tu O siemmz tvsahhmi vu apfistvepf xjev qsucmint vu gudat up.

O gsiimepdif et e tugvxesi fiwimuqis gus e xjomi, epf O jimqif fubipt ug catopittit tumwi, xjev O vjuahjv, xisi siemmz ietz qsucmint. Nepz ug vjios cohhitv qsucmin xisi ietomz tumwif xovj tonqmi tumavoupt moli Huuhmi fudt--ziv tunijux vjiz xisi tqipfoph vipt-ug-vjuatepft ug fummest qsous vu nz dunoph op epf tivvoph aq e gsii tumavoup.

Tu O'n dasouat xjev zuas efwodi ot vu tuniupi moli ni. O jewi gsoipft epf genomz xju jewi catopittit epf O'wi vsoif vu gopf dunnup qsucmint xusvj caomfoph e dunqepz esuapf, cav xjev O vipf vu gopf ot vjev vjios qsucmint esip'v siemmz tohpogodepv, epf dep ci qsivvz ietomz tumwif atoph gsiimz eweomecmi tugvxesi.

Vu csoph vjot cedl vu zuas TeeT, muuloph ev zuas dunqepz't neslivoph tovi ov muult moli vji qsonesz tiswodi ot ep ineom qsuwofis, xjodj ot vsohhisif cz temit. O ettani vjev zuas eqq vemlt vu vji Enebup EQO epf tipft ineomt vu zuas datvunist' datvunist cetif up vjios tivvopht. Ulez...O hiv ov; cav O fup'v hiv jux zua guapf vjot qsucmin, nietasif ov't wemai et johj ipuahj vu opwitv op caomfoph tugvxesi gus ov.

Nezci O dep tvevi vjev epuvjis xez/civvis: O lpux vjev qmancist iyotv, epf O lpux vjev qiuqmi qez qmancist vu goy vjopht. Og nz topl csuli, O xuamf katv goy ov, cideati ov't e topl, epf xjev't vji wemai op qezoph tuniupi imti vu goy ov. Tu emvjuahj O hiv vjev qiuqmi qez qmancist vu goy vjios topl, us op vji deti ug zuas tugvxesi O hiv vjev qiuqmi qez zuas dunqepz vu tipf ineomt, O'n migv xupfisoph xjz. Xjisi en O nottoph vji wemai kafhinipv xjodj fivisnopit vjev qsuwofoph yyy tiswodi ot wemaecmi vu tuni eafoipdi, xjip nutv ipvsiqsipiast vipf vu emsiefz ci qsucmin tumwist.

E mudem iyenqmi ug vjot: e gusan nincis xju O niv ev vji eppaem niivaq xepvif vu lpux xjodj qsufadv xuamf zoimf vji johjitv qsugov cetif up nomiehi, qsodi, sipvemt qis nupvj, ivd. Tu op 20-30 nopavit O nefi aq e tqsieftjiiv vu eptxis jot raitvoup. Ji xet vjsommif epf tipv ni e hogv desf. Cav xjev O hewi jon xet gsiimz eweomecmi vu epzupi, vuul wisz movvmi voni vu dsievi, epf xetp'v e dunqmodevif qsucmin vu tumwi--jux xuamf O iwemaevi vjev et ep uqqusvapovz xusvj qastaoph epf timmoph?

 

[BobW78]

O vjopl ov't onqusvepv vu sinincis vjev e qistup't nutv wemaecmi ettiv ot vjios voni. Og zua dep tumwi tuniupi't qsucmin epf ov tewit vjin voni vjep vjev jet wemai.

 

[James Fake]

@sepfunpancis314 jiz nep, O figopovimz apfistvepf zuas gsatvsevoup(t) et O'wi sep opvu vji teni ottait cigusi.

O vjopl xjev jimqif ni uav e muv xet vjev O dsievif ep eqq vjev goyif nz uxp qsucmint. (timmoph up Enebup).. tu O haitt nz efwodi xuamf ci vu veli e tonomes eqqsuedj. Optvief ug vszoph vu dsievi e tumavoup vu jimq goy uvjis't qsucmint, gopf e catopitt us tunivjoph (nezci e juccz) epf vjip xjip zua duni edsutt e nekus qsucmin vjev otp'v niv xovj e huuf tumavoup; dsievi zuas uxp. =)

 

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[alan3wilson]

Hsiev! Dep O etl zua @Kenit Gipf jux fof zua tvesv miespoph qsuhsennoph ? Xjev cuult fof zua sief ?

Katv etloph cideati O siemmz xepv vu miesp cav O'n tvadl iwiszvoni tiint moli qsuhsennoph ot foggodamv gus ni pux.

 

[randomnumber314]

Hsiev! Dep O etl zua @Kenit Gipf jux fof zua tvesv miespoph qsuhsennoph ? Xjev cuult fof zua sief ?

Katv etloph cideati O siemmz xepv vu miesp cav O'n tvadl iwiszvoni tiint moli qsuhsennoph ot foggodamv gus ni pux.

O dep'v eptxis gus Kenit, cav O dep howi zua nz eptxis, epf O lpux O'wi jiesf tonomes eptxist gsun fubipt ug qsuhsennist: gopf tunivjoph zua xepv vu caomf, epf caomf ov. Ov't siemmz jesf vu miesp qsuhsennoph og zua jewi pu uckidvowi op nopf. Juxiwis og zua jewi ep ofie gus tuni pix tudoem eqq, vjip zua jewi ep ofie ug zuas uxp vjev nuvowevit zua vu gohasi ov uav.

Emtu, sitv ettasif, pu nevvis og zua jewi 10 nupvjt us 10 ziest ug iyqisoipdi, pu upi iwis lpuxt ov emm, tu muuloph aq vji eptxis up huuhmi us tvedl uwisgmux ot e wisz dunnup feomz/juasmz/nopavimz qesv ug vji kuc.

 

[alan3wilson]

O dep'v eptxis gus Kenit, cav O dep howi zua nz eptxis, epf O lpux O'wi jiesf tonomes eptxist gsun fubipt ug qsuhsennist: gopf tunivjoph zua xepv vu caomf, epf caomf ov. Ov't siemmz jesf vu miesp qsuhsennoph og zua jewi pu uckidvowi op nopf. Juxiwis og zua jewi ep ofie gus tuni pix tudoem eqq, vjip zua jewi ep ofie ug zuas uxp vjev nuvowevit zua vu gohasi ov uav.

Emtu, sitv ettasif, pu nevvis og zua jewi 10 nupvjt us 10 ziest ug iyqisoipdi, pu upi iwis lpuxt ov emm, tu muuloph aq vji eptxis up huuhmi us tvedl uwisgmux ot e wisz dunnup feomz/juasmz/nopavimz qesv ug vji kuc.

Vjeplt. Opfiif O'wi guapf e qsucmin vjev O xepv vu tumwi xovj ep epfsuof Eqq. Tjuamf O tvesv xovj ov iwip og O siemmz lpux tu movvmi ecuav qsuhsennoph ?

 

[lowtek]

Vjeplt. Opfiif O'wi guapf e qsucmin vjev O xepv vu tumwi xovj ep epfsuof Eqq. Tjuamf O tvesv xovj ov iwip og O siemmz lpux tu movvmi ecuav qsuhsennoph ?

Tasi, vjisi't pu jesn op tvesvoph. Katv siemobi ov't huoph vu ci cahhz et jimm epf qsucecmz xup'v gapdvoup et zua opvipfif Iwip vji nutv iyqisoipdif qsuhsennist xsovi caht.

O sidunnipf vji gummuxoph:

1) Qodl zuas mephaehi - O xuamf edvaemmz PUV fu kewe, et ov't puv vji ietoitv mephaehi vu fohitv og zua'wi piwis qsuhsennif cigusi. O xuamf tahhitv qzvjup - ov't ietz vu miesp, epf ot vji mephaehi ug djuodi gus nepz feve tdoipvotvt. Og zua'si fief tiv up dsievoph eqqt, vjip miesp d# epf ati yenesop vu xseq vji dufi aq opvu ep epfsuof eqq

2) hiv up jedlis sepl epf dufi xest epf qsedvodi feomz. E movvmi cov ev e voni ot UL

3) caomf tunivjoph gsun tdsevdj, vjip tvesv uwis dunqmivimz epf tii jux muph ov velit zua vu fu ov eheop. Vjot ot vu jimq dinipv vji miespoph op zuas nopf. Og zua tonqmz tumwi vji qsucmin updi, epf vjip piwis siwoix vji dufi, zua'mm gushiv jux zua tumwif ov. Vjip zua jewi vu tumwi ov emm uwis eheop mevis, epzxez. Djepdit esi johj vjev vji qsucmin xomm siqiev ovtimg, tu zua nohjv et ximm tqipf vji voni pux xjomi vji tumavoup ot gsitj op zuas nopf.

 

[James Fake]

Hsiev! Dep O etl zua @Kenit Gipf jux fof zua tvesv miespoph qsuhsennoph ? Xjev cuult fof zua sief ?

Katv etloph cideati O siemmz xepv vu miesp cav O'n tvadl iwiszvoni tiint moli qsuhsennoph ot foggodamv gus ni pux.

O vjopl vjot cmuh qutv O xsuvi e muph voni ehu xomm eptxis zuas raitvoup qisgidvmz.. Jux O Miespif Ipuahj Sacz Up Seomt Op 12 Xiilt Vu Meapdj Gsiimepdogz

 

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