I Make $50K/Month From This One Widget

Synopsis

Tom built a single tiny widget solving one painful problem, launched it about a year ago, and it now makes $55K/month — 100% bootstrapped. The episode walks through spotting a real problem, building the simplest possible solution, growth/marketing, and serving the trades.

Ideas in this episode

• Utility iPhone / iOS apps

  Tom built a single tiny widget solving one painful problem, launched it about a year ago and it now makes $55K/month — 100% bootstrapped, with a focus on spotting a real problem and the simplest possible solution.

• B2B integration / middleware tool

  Tom's $55K/month tiny-widget story supports building a single-purpose widget for a specific trade, such as a permit-status tracker for general contractors, and launching the simplest useful version quickly.

• Vertical SaaS for a specific industry

  Tom built one widget to $55K/month in about a year by solving one painful trade problem and bootstrapping all growth.

• Bootstrapped micro-SaaS portfolio