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Your Paywall Price Is Not a Personality Test

How a solo iOS founder picks subscription tiers, survives Apple's cut, and models real MRR without copying B2B SaaS playbooks.

July 2, 202626 min read

Solo founder at a home desk processing a support inbox on a laptop with a sticky note labeled support batch beside the keyboard

Retention

You Are the Support Queue Now

How solo founders run micro-SaaS customer support without a CX team: one inbox, batch replies, docs that deflect tickets, and templates that still sound human.

July 1, 202624 min read

Solo founder at a standing desk comparing trial length options on sticky notes beside a laptop showing a subscription dashboard

Pricing

Fourteen Days to Convince a Stranger

How to design a micro-SaaS free trial as a solo founder: trial length, credit card upfront, activation, Stripe wiring, and why freemium usually steals your time.

July 1, 202625 min read

Solo founder at a kitchen table with laptop and phone showing a messaging notification beside afternoon window light

SaaS

My Phone Buzzed. The Agent Had Already Fixed It.

How I use an always-on AI agent to build micro-SaaS without writing production code — setup, boundaries, and when agents beat chat windows.

June 30, 202626 min read

Solo founder at a home desk on a video call beside a laptop with unreadable code editor, printed contractor brief and sticky note with MRR and retainer notes

SaaS

Your Codebase Is Not a Sacred Temple

When and how to hire your first developer as a solo micro-SaaS founder: revenue thresholds, scoped briefs, paid trials, and contracts that keep you owning the product.

June 29, 202624 min read

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Marketing

Nobody Is Googling Your Product Name Yet

SEO for micro-SaaS solo founders without a content team: pick one winnable search phrase, write one useful article, and send that traffic to a page that converts.

June 29, 202623 min read

Solo founder at a home desk reviewing privacy policy and terms pages on a laptop with App Store Connect tabs open

iOS

Nobody Reads Your Privacy Policy Until They Do

How solo founders write micro-SaaS terms of service and privacy policies that match the product, especially consumer iOS apps where trust is the feature.

June 28, 202626 min read

Solo founder at a home desk comparing iPhone App Store listing mockups on paper beside a laptop with notes on screenshot captions

iOS

Your App Store Page Is Doing More Work Than You Think

App Store optimization for solo founders who ship consumer apps: keywords, screenshots, reviews, and the iteration rhythm that fits one person with evenings and a $99 developer account.

June 27, 202629 min read

Solo founder listening at a café table while a friend shows a messaging app on a phone, with open notebook and sticky note labeled recognition test

iOS

Validate the Awkward Moment, Not the Pitch Deck

How to test a consumer app idea before you build: embarrassing-moment signals, private behavior tests, and the B2C validation playbook that B2B advice never gave you.

June 26, 202628 min read