
Making Your First $100-$1000 Online with a SaaS
May 12, 2026
You can, with a bit of effort, make your first $100 to $1000 with a simple SaaS product. The first launch of DevKit made $100 within a week of launch. The second launch, where I improved the product and put much more effort into marketing, made $1000 within a week.
So, the plan is this.
Development
- Build the SaaS product MVP in 2 weeks.
Prepare for the Product Hunt launch
All of this you can do for free:
- Start telling people about your upcoming launch on Twitter and LinkedIn.
- Make a WhatsApp broadcast of people who can make an account on Product Hunt and upvote it on launch day.
- Find a Hunter. A Hunter is a very active user of Product Hunt who helps other people launch their products. There is a website that lists top hunters. Cold outreach to them and make it as easy as possible for them to help you out.
- Get active in Product Hunt specific groups, build connections, and support launches of other people. When the time comes, they will support your launch.
Launch day
- Launch the product.
- Post on the Product Hunt specific groups.
- Send the WhatsApp broadcast.
- Respond to all comments and queries.
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