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This week's No-Code Startup Idea:
A Home Services Invoicing Platform 
Let's break it down:
why this can be a $400K ARR business within a couple years
how to build it step-by-step with zero coding
how to get your first 10 customers
A Home Services Invoicing Platform Let's break it down:
why this can be a $400K ARR business within a couple years how to build it step-by-step with zero coding how to get your first 10 customers
Home services was one of the fastest growing categories in Q1 2021, beating grocery stores.
While the US economy shrank, this sector GREW by 3%.
There are big co's in this space.
ServiceTitan makes $250M ARR focusing ONLY on heating+cooling.
ANGI makes $1.5B revenue/yr.
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While the US economy shrank, this sector GREW by 3%.
There are big co's in this space.
ServiceTitan makes $250M ARR focusing ONLY on heating+cooling.
ANGI makes $1.5B revenue/yr.
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But bootstrappers have an advantage:
By building directly for a niche, we can serve it better. Plus...
The target customer is accessible, in literally every neighborhood
Acquisition costs have gone way down now that everyone is online
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By building directly for a niche, we can serve it better. Plus...
The target customer is accessible, in literally every neighborhood Acquisition costs have gone way down now that everyone is online3/
You can pick a niche on two axes: target customer and features. Choose your customer, and choose the feature you’ll build for them.
I believe the most impactful feature you can build first is invoicing.
It’s annoying, yet it has to get done.
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I believe the most impactful feature you can build first is invoicing.
It’s annoying, yet it has to get done.
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Think an invoicing tool is too complicated for no-code? Think again.
Combine these 2 tutorials in @bubble and you have a POWERFUL automation platform ready to sell to service providers!
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/productunltd/issues/no-code-startup-ideas-issue-4-free-preview-home-services-invoicing-597038
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Combine these 2 tutorials in @bubble and you have a POWERFUL automation platform ready to sell to service providers!
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/productunltd/issues/no-code-startup-ideas-issue-4-free-preview-home-services-invoicing-597038
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Niches have riches. Take @itsjustamar's company @ZenMaid, a simple scheduling software for cleaning services.
He took one feature, scheduling, and one niche, cleaning, and has turned it into a $1.2m+ revenue biz which he’s planning to 2x this year.
https://twitter.com/itsjustamar/status/1389045659622199296
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He took one feature, scheduling, and one niche, cleaning, and has turned it into a $1.2m+ revenue biz which he’s planning to 2x this year.
https://twitter.com/itsjustamar/status/1389045659622199296
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Choose a niche that meets the following criteria:
1. You personally know someone who works in that niche and can go talk to them this week.
2. They aren’t well served by other tools.
E.g.
- Appliance repair
- Carpet cleaning
- Chimney sweeping
- The list goes on
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1. You personally know someone who works in that niche and can go talk to them this week.
2. They aren’t well served by other tools.
E.g.
- Appliance repair
- Carpet cleaning
- Chimney sweeping
- The list goes on
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PRICING
Charge service providers a monthly fee. Look at comps:
ServiceTitan: No pricing on the site, only “Get Demo” – so we can assume it’s steep
Jobber: $49/mo for quoting, scheduling and invoicing
ZenMaid: $85/mo with 4 cleaners on staff
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Charge service providers a monthly fee. Look at comps:
ServiceTitan: No pricing on the site, only “Get Demo” – so we can assume it’s steep
Jobber: $49/mo for quoting, scheduling and invoicing
ZenMaid: $85/mo with 4 cleaners on staff
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Charge $35/mo and you need...
1,000 customers
to hit
$420,000 ARR
Not bad for a bootstrapper. You could hit that before year 3!
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1,000 customers
to hit
$420,000 ARR
Not bad for a bootstrapper. You could hit that before year 3!
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HOW TO BUILD IT WITH NO-CODE
My favorite example is @incomeeapp - a beautiful invoicing app built with @bubble
This is built without coding!!
1. Build something similar for a home service provider niche
2. Profit
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My favorite example is @incomeeapp - a beautiful invoicing app built with @bubble
This is built without coding!!
1. Build something similar for a home service provider niche
2. Profit
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Now to build your no-code invoicing app...
We walk through how to build each core feature step-by-step, including links to the best full tutorials
The toolkit
@webflow for the site
@outseta for the billing
@bubble for the app
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/productunltd/issues/no-code-startup-ideas-issue-4-free-preview-home-services-invoicing-597038
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We walk through how to build each core feature step-by-step, including links to the best full tutorials
The toolkit @webflow for the site
@outseta for the billing
@bubble for the app
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/productunltd/issues/no-code-startup-ideas-issue-4-free-preview-home-services-invoicing-597038
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TIME TO GET THE FIRST 10 CUSTOMERS
Choose a niche you know someone in. Build without anyone to talk to & you’ll solve the wrong problems.
That should get you a few early customers. Here's how to get the rest:
Cold outreach and Facebook/Google ads.
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Choose a niche you know someone in. Build without anyone to talk to & you’ll solve the wrong problems.
That should get you a few early customers. Here's how to get the rest:
Cold outreach and Facebook/Google ads.
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Cold outreach:
1. Search Google for “plumbers” (or w/e) near you. Make a spreadsheet of contact info
(or pay $30 to d7 lead finder for ~3,500 leads/day)
2. Write a failproof sales email like @asmartbear's featured in @GoodMarketingHQ
https://marketingexamples.com/sales/jason-cohen-sales
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1. Search Google for “plumbers” (or w/e) near you. Make a spreadsheet of contact info
(or pay $30 to d7 lead finder for ~3,500 leads/day)
2. Write a failproof sales email like @asmartbear's featured in @GoodMarketingHQ
https://marketingexamples.com/sales/jason-cohen-sales
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3. Send the email on a warmup schedule using @lemlist free trial, or gmail
4. Call them up!
5. Ask about pain points. Ensure you are solving the right problem.
6. Make a landing page & two designs showing the product
7. Get pre-sales from the ppl you talked to
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4. Call them up!
5. Ask about pain points. Ensure you are solving the right problem.
6. Make a landing page & two designs showing the product
7. Get pre-sales from the ppl you talked to
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Now go build the product!
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I also include a step-by-step on how to get your first 100 customers (that's $42,000 ARR) in the full issue
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https://www.getrevue.co/profile/productunltd/issues/no-code-startup-ideas-issue-4-free-preview-home-services-invoicing-597038
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Like these? Follow along for more @christpetron
I also include a step-by-step on how to get your first 100 customers (that's $42,000 ARR) in the full issue
Sign up so you don't miss the next one!
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/productunltd/issues/no-code-startup-ideas-issue-4-free-preview-home-services-invoicing-597038
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TL;DR
- Home services is a gold mine
- Pick a niche
- Build a useful app with no-code
- Charge $35/mo and make $420K/yr with 1k customers
- Build it with Webflow, Outseta & Bubble
- Get your first 10 customers through your network
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- Home services is a gold mine
- Pick a niche
- Build a useful app with no-code
- Charge $35/mo and make $420K/yr with 1k customers
- Build it with Webflow, Outseta & Bubble
- Get your first 10 customers through your network
...
- Cold outreach playbook = lead list, email + phone
- Talk about pain points not solutions
- Leverage those relationships to get pre-sales
- Build it!
- Profit & live the life you want
Remember, $10k/mo is only 286 customers away.
You can make it happen.
- Talk about pain points not solutions
- Leverage those relationships to get pre-sales
- Build it!
- Profit & live the life you want
Remember, $10k/mo is only 286 customers away.
You can make it happen.
