Day 528 - Idea: Build small scripts for low-code platforms - https://golifelog.com/posts/idea-build-small-scripts-for-low-code-platforms-1654994513057
I've always loved the idea of a micro-SaaS and building tiny tools with code. SaaS has this impression of a huge wall to climb in order to launch it. So lowering the bar helps.
Here's one that I love, that I realised I'm already doing (for Carrd), but where the same principle can be applied elsewhere:
"💡 Simple side hustle / micro SaaS idea: Build useful @airtable scripts and post them on Gumroad. Research their community. Tons of folks asking questions… 😉 It’s a gold mine 🔥 Yet people are wasting their coding skills making notion templates or another twitter app 😅 Not only Airtable but there’s also @coda_hq @NotionHQ (formulas) , Sheets scripts (@Kamphey 😉) , etc…" – @CSMikeCardona (https://twitter.com/CSMikeCardona/status/1530959795498283010)
It's TRUE. I do the same for Carrd. But never quite saw the opportunity for it in other platforms. Pretty underrated opportunity!
- Folks using these platforms generally aren't technical folks. But since it's low-code, they might have encountered it, dabbled with it enough to be not averse to dealing with *some* code. Perfect situation for introducing code scripts for them to copy-paste.
- Power users often push low-code tools like Notion, Airtable to their limits, so being able to extend their Notion page to do more without learning to code could be something they might be open to
- I can imagine the code can be repurposed, say Carrd to Wix or Squarespace perhaps. So code once, sell twice!
- Low-code tools/platforms that can leverage this opportunity:
- Carrd
- Notion
- Airtable
- Google Sheets
- Wix
- Squarespace
- Coda
- Zapier
- Make
What other opportunities did I miss?
Here's one that I love, that I realised I'm already doing (for Carrd), but where the same principle can be applied elsewhere:
"💡 Simple side hustle / micro SaaS idea: Build useful @airtable scripts and post them on Gumroad. Research their community. Tons of folks asking questions… 😉 It’s a gold mine 🔥 Yet people are wasting their coding skills making notion templates or another twitter app 😅 Not only Airtable but there’s also @coda_hq @NotionHQ (formulas) , Sheets scripts (@Kamphey 😉) , etc…" – @CSMikeCardona (https://twitter.com/CSMikeCardona/status/1530959795498283010)
It's TRUE. I do the same for Carrd. But never quite saw the opportunity for it in other platforms. Pretty underrated opportunity!
- Folks using these platforms generally aren't technical folks. But since it's low-code, they might have encountered it, dabbled with it enough to be not averse to dealing with *some* code. Perfect situation for introducing code scripts for them to copy-paste.
- Power users often push low-code tools like Notion, Airtable to their limits, so being able to extend their Notion page to do more without learning to code could be something they might be open to
- I can imagine the code can be repurposed, say Carrd to Wix or Squarespace perhaps. So code once, sell twice!
- Low-code tools/platforms that can leverage this opportunity:
- Carrd
- Notion
- Airtable
- Google Sheets
- Wix
- Squarespace
- Coda
- Zapier
- Make
What other opportunities did I miss?