From a personal problem to a $1K MRR SaaS tool
We didn’t plan to build a SaaS.
It started with a basic problem inside Panze – UX Design Studio.
We had to write the same message again and again.
Copy from a notepad.
Change the client name.
Fix the small details every single time.
Slow. Boring. Repetitive.
So we built a small tool for ourselves.
A simple system that stores our common messages, lets us edit fast, and reply without wasting time.
And the surprise?
People started paying for it.
Today it brings in $1K MRR — all from solving a problem we faced every day.
We didn’t chase ideas.
We fixed our own pain first.
Others felt the same.
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That’s really interesting—could you share more details about what the product is and how it solves the pain points?
Great questions.
You can checkout our website: https://www.slashit.app/
And problem is: people typing same thing daily, so we built this tool.
Using this tool you can turn your common text into dynamic templates, you can use snippets to make your long sentences short. Using Magical feature, you can rewrite your sentence with 1 single hotkey. You can use clipboard history to save your clipboard and use it for later. And most importantly you can create your own shortcut for all, you can customise your prompt for all template.
good..
Thank you
This is the classic scratch your own itch approach done right. The best indie products usually come from internal tools because the feedback loop is immediate. You didn't have to guess what features to build or if the problem was real because you were the user. That $1k MRR is solid proof that if you needed it, others did too. Great work.
Thank you 🙌
Inspiring. Great testimony. Most of the time we and up building tools which address solely out problem. Sometimes we just need to generalize the tool and sell it.
How did you manage to get the clients? Marketing our inquiring existing business network that might feal the same pain?
And how long did it take from finishing the product and closing the first buy/subscription?
We publsihed product after 6 month of work and in 1st day we got sale Alhamdulillah 🙌
Long-time lurker here. I’ve been freelancing (mostly content writing/web dev) for about 2 years now, and I swear the biggest headache has always been the "contract phase."
I’ve lost money twice because I was too lazy to draft a proper contract for small gigs ($200-$500 range). I usually just send an email agreement, but clients ignore it when scope creep happens.
I was looking for templates yesterday and stumbled across this free tool called SwiftContract swiftcontract. netlify. app .
It basically just asks you 5 questions and spits out a pretty solid PDF contract in like a minute. I used it for a new client this morning and it actually looked legit enough that they signed without arguing.
Just wanted to share in case anyone else here hates doing paperwork as much as I do. It looks new/basic, but it does the job.
Has anyone else used this? Or do you guys still use manual Word templates?
Love this. The best products come from solving your own daily friction, not brainstorming “big ideas.” Real pain → real demand.
Exactly. This is why we built it 🙌
Yes really real pain problem solver SaaS always have potential to grow .
overall congrats for 1k MRR
Thank you. I feel the pain and I built the tool.
Love this — great example of how solid SaaS ideas usually come from solving your own daily pain, not brainstorming “big ideas.” You fixed a small but constant frustration, built something useful for yourselves, and it turned out others had the same problem. That’s the best kind of validation.
$1K MRR from something you originally made for internal use is impressive. Shows that simplicity + solving a real workflow bottleneck is often more valuable than trying to build something overly complex.
We built it, used it, and shipped it 😄
Loved this. Scratch-your-own-itch stories are the best validation. As a designer, I know the pain of retyping the same messages every day.
Congrats on $1K MRR from a real workflow problem.
Thank you