Thank you so much for watching this small mini-series on No Code 🚀 I hope you enjoyed watching. I definitely enjoyed creating it, and I enjoyed engaging with all of you in the comments. If you didn't catch part 1 yet, check it out here: ruclips.net/video/00i3JRAQ_w4/видео.html Also, check out the description. I added a lot of resources to get you started, including a killer playlist from a No Code expert who goes through a similar setup: ruclips.net/video/1-_rGcBQLzE/видео.html Thanks again for watching and for all the support and interest 🧡 I will see you soon for another video!
Thank you so much Simon! Another great video. Here is the JS from 13:00 for those that want a quick copy and paste. const rawAssetsContainer = document.getElementById('crypto-asset-raw-data'); const assetsContainer = document.getElementById('crypto-assets-container'); const templateContainer = document.getElementById('asset-list-element-template'); const rawAssets = rawAssetsContainer.textContent; const [assets, amounts] = rawAssets.split(':'); const assetsList = assets.split(','); const amountList = amounts.split(','); const templateElement = templateContainer.innerHTML; templateContainer.parentNode.removeChild(templateContainer); for (let i = 0; i < assetsList.length; i++) { const listElement = document.createElement('div'); listElement.className = 'asset-list-element'; listElement.innerHTML = templateElement .replace('--crypto--', assetsList[i]) .replace('--amount--', amountList[i]); assetsContainer.appendChild(listElement); }
@@SimonHoiberg would love to hear your opinion on how you go from MVP built by no-code tools to version 1 of the full product built by an actual engineers. I hope my MVP can work and prove value to customers and generate revenue. However, I recognise putting together lots of different software services may not be the wisest idea at scale due to cost and security issues. Whats the best strategy for a 'no-code founder' to move forward? Thanks again
I honestly find learning to code much easier than doing all of this, but maybe that's just me, great video however, I really like the format as well as the cuts. Subscribed!
Absolutely! It's a great point. I made this very mistake myself. I actually have a video covering this topic right here: ruclips.net/video/-E7zpZbG9cY/видео.html
Great second video. Really helpful mini series to get started with building a SaaS!! Little question: I want to get started with coding. Especially backend Web App coding for SaaS (from what i know, Webflow offer more than enough for the frontend). Now the actual questions: 1. What languages do i need to learn and what programs do you use? Is Java enough for the Backend? Don’t need html or css since Webflow already takes care of both, correct? 2. How do i get started? Do you know any good RUclipsrs, courses or Websites to get started with SaaS development? Thanks for your help and the great content, Simon.
Thank you, Julius 🙏 I would recommend starting with NodeJS - it will get you very far. (In fact, the SaaS I'm running is written entirely using JavaScript and TypeScript, end to end. The back end is NodeJS running on AWS cloud).
Fantastic series and video Simon. Could you give an overview regarding the costs linked to all the different plans you needed to get to achieve this SaaS ?
Thank you, Florian! I'm happy you think so. And yes - you're not the first to ask about the cost overview. I might do another separate followup video on this.
Thank you! In this case, it's simply to store multiple items per user. I think it would get out of hand rather quickly using only Webflow's CMS - but more importantly, it opens for more complex data storage and events. Most likely, you'd want to do a little more than CryptoView does here, in an actual real life SaaS 😁
Thanks for the video, one small remark, for this kind of videos, it would be great to have a very simple editing where you walk through the whole process step by step instead of the high paced full on transitions editing style.
Thanks 😊 It would have been a 3 hour long video in that case, and a different type of content. Check out some of the resources I linked to - there are videos that are doing exactly this.
Hi Simon your videos editing skills are dope! What gear do you use? - lighting - mic - editing s/w, - camera - other gadgets It’s just incredibly captivating 😎
Jesus! Why you don't have like 200MM followers? This is the most helpful video that anyone can use to start a business 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Will you expand this series? If so, I'd like to view how to manage updates and deletions, and of course how much money should we budget for this. Any help is more than welcome!! Thank you again 💕
Good project demo. Although I think the only ones that would make money there are Webflow (+template), Memberstack, Zapier and Airtable. (Also RUclipsrs :) ). It has always been more profitable to sell picks and shovels (Tools) than to search for treasure.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. For this video I used Adobe Premiere to edit, and I used Adobe After Effects to create the animations and info graphics 😊
Great video! I'm creating products using similar techniques. I just hope the new membership and logic features from Webflow will simplify our lives a bit!
Yes - I stumpled on this as well. I think so. Alternatively, Bubble has a lot of database stuff inbuilt. I know some people who created really cool things using Bubble.
Simon. It would be nice to make a video for the pricing for all these low code technologies. It could give a nice view to anyone who considers using these.
Simon this is FANTASTIC! I have a question: Regarding the hidden field with the member ID - would this need to be added in into every field if you have loads user data? For example, if I would like for a User to create a new project and then input different sections of information specific to that user.
Thank you 🧡 And yes - you would have to add the hidden field in any form that creates (or updates, or handles in any way) data that is specific to the user. That's the way we can access to member ID through Zapier and pass it on to Airtable (or whatever we want to do).
I use OBS for the screen recordings. Believe it or not - the clicks and types are dubbed manually in Adobe Premiere 😅 Yes... completely unnecessary and time consuming. But it's just so satisfying 😋
@@SimonHoiberg Wow man. I was hoping you had some secret you could share with us. That is such a nice touch. Your edit skills are wonderful. Thank you for the great content.
Amazing series! The only think I lack is how you integrate Stripe for payments, which was mentioned in the beginning. Do you have other videos on that matter, or this is simply something sufficiently easy to google?
@@SimonHoiberg Hi Simon I have been watching your videos since morning and now I am motivated enough to make my own saas tech startup. I have got some good ideas as well. Thank you so much for all the knowledge. I will let you know here if it goes popular. ☺️
How to go around limited number of Webflow form submission (1000 on CMS plan)? Each portfolio (BTC for example) change Webflow counts as one form submit. And after 1000 are used, Webflow charges I think $1 per 100 form submissions. If the app is very used and the users change their crypto portfolio that would amount to a lot.
Thank you for this great video ! I have a question though. When building a Saas with webflow does it mean that all users will have shared database ? I’m building a MRR and I want users to have their separate platform. Thanks for helping, by the way I’m Swiss too!
hey, I have a no-code SaaS I used zapier integrated with some services. The Saas is fully functional, what is the next step to host the website on my own server apart from webflow?
I'm always concerned with the security implications on some of these nocode solutions. For instance, it looks like you're passing the member ID in a hidden field in your forms, but there's no sort of authentication like a signed token being passed that tells the backend systems that the user is who they claim they are. It seems like I can log in, then pass any other members ID in the form and the downstream systems wouldn't know any wiser.
I don't know a lot about tech stuff like coding and whatnot. I just recently been trying to learn more about what is going on in tech, and I agree with what you're saying to be concerned about. I think people forget that while it's cool we're getting all these simplified ways for productivity online, the security in what we put online is also important.
Did you refresh the page after submitting the form to display the crypto the user added? It looks like you just edited that part out to make it look like real time (your cursor is even on a different part of the screen after form submission/the edit) ... correct me if I'm wrong, but it probably look 5-10 seconds and 1 or 2 page refreshes for the changes to propagate (based on my experience doing something similar)
I did edit out the delay - correct! 5-10 seconds is somewhat accurate. Zapier + Airtable needs to do the whole roundtrip. But I do this all over the place throughout both of these videos to keep the video short and concice. Mostly all of these small things (also in the configuration parts) does have delays in setting up that I effectively cut out here. So your experience is accurate, yes 😊
@@SimonHoiberg Good to know! I get editing out a zap running, (boring) but editing out a core part of the UX, I would bet 9.9/10 people watching this video expect that result to show instantly, when in fact there is no chance of that happening with this stack. Switching gears, I've also had success creating repeating rows like this by writing the actual html for list items via formulas (using as a delimiter) ... bypassing the need for the JS step. I haven't had any issues passing massive blocks of html via airtable, zapier, memberstack, etc ... I think the character limit is somewhere around 100k. So you can create some pretty complex divs(with class names) in airtable, then customize the UI with CSS based on those class names in webflow. The limiting factor is around that is the delay and memberstacks caching. (resulting in those needed page refreshes) ... but no code is getting there!
Hello Simon. I had a couple of ideas for SaaS products I can create with the tools you mentioned. My question is about integrations. How would that work in case I want to get data from platforms such as Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Affiliate platforms, etc.? Do I need to contact them to allow these integrations? To enable this kind of integration do I need coding? In the crypto SaaS, you created as an example, you didn´t teach how to add the value USD$ to be shown on the portfolio so the user would be able to see how much he has in the total amount. Is it possible to update that information automatically based on the daily currency variation? I still have more questions since this is a really interesting subject and I see it as a high-value opportunity for me. I really think your content will help me take ideas out of the paper and put them into the world. Thank you.
Would a user actually be able to pull actual information their wallet? or do they have to constantly update their amount? I guess my question really is: is it possible to make an actual dynamic SaaS like this?
It's a great question! I did it this time as an experiment. Would I use it to build an actual SaaS (now that I know software development)? For the MVP, maybe. But not an entire SaaS, no. What I do find incredible exciting, is how No Code allows the barrier of entry to be even lower. If I didn't know how to program, for sure I wouldn't need to let it hold me back - a toolchain like this is an excellent solution 🔥
I’m a software engineer (previously Shopify, currently Stripe), and I found this series enlightening. I myself wouldn’t build an entire SaaS out of no-code tools, however, they give you the flexibility and the ability of not coding everything yourself from scratch (saving you a lot of time in the process!) I can focus on dialing in on my USP, treat every other concern as a blackbox through a no-code tool, and get the whole machine going relatively quickly. Once the machine is indeed running, I can then dedicate effort to swapping out those no-code blackboxes with my own solution/code if it benefits me. I actually believe these no-code tools will encourage more people to pick up programming, rather than the opposite.
@@MoeChaieb hey man, i got a question and would be cool if you could answer it. Let's say im building a saas with some the methods shown in this video, but i want to contract an expert in the topic that knows what he is doing (like the guy from the video) what or who should i be looking for? What's the name of the guys that know this stuff?
Hey Nice Video ! I was wondering if ist was possible to make the site more interesting with the price of the cryptocurrencie calculated with the amount, not just the amount. Thanks For your answer!
Thank you! 😁 Yes, that would totally be the next step - finding a Crypto Ticker API and hook it up through Zapier to update the "net worth". Indeed, totally possible.
Hi Simon, thanks for this quality content. I am working on a SaaS product and would like to connect with you as I believe your input will be constructive. Please let me know how I can reach you. Many thanks.
How did you promote the service though? If someone like me doesn't make YT videos and doesn't already have somewhat of an audience then this is only 1 step to actually scaling a business.
I like think of it like this: - In Webflow CMS, I want to store enough data to visually present it to the user in a nice way. - In Airtable I store the underlying data (typically along with other datapoints that might not necessarily be synced with Webflow CMS, but might be needed for establishing relationships, linking to other tables, etc).
Hi Simon, is it possible Appsheet to link to Memberstck and Zapier. Now I'm developing Mockup SaaS Mobile Apps. Fyi I'm not programmer :) Could you advice the best way to build using no code for Mobile Apps Appreciate your repply Thanks
Hi! And thank you 😊 I'm not familiar with Appsheet, but if you can integrate it with Zapier, you can integrate it with the rest of the stack. Check out Flutterflow - it's like Webflow, but for building mobile apps in No Code.
While this is super cool... isn't this highly impractical? I suppose it's a great way for a non-developer to sketch out an idea - or maybe even get an MVP off the ground, but outside of those use cases wouldn't costs scale so much that they substantially eat into profits?
Yes, I would agree. A setup like this is great for an MVP - maybe even an early-stage SaaS. As you find market fit and demand grows, I'd change to a more custom tech stack as well (including software engineering).
Thanks man! They are not meant to be "build-along" tutorials - rather, a demonstration of the concepts. So if you wanna build along, yeah, you'd need to pause at each step 😊
No, the ms-data and data-name is placeholder values. The real values won't be substituted until the form is submitted and the data is sent as a request. This is all handled by Memberstack. So you can't just simply edit the HTML, no.
@@SimonHoiberg but i just need to be logged in in order for me to have access that form. And once i have access to that form, i just need yo inspect the HTML, change the member id, and submit data for a different memmber
@@FranzAllanSee no, that's not how it works. The form doesn't contain the actual ID. It contains placeholder values that will be substituted by Memberstack when the form is submitted.
This is nice, but who want to use this kind of saas? It just showing how many coin we have? Don't get me wrong, I like the idea, but in reality its easier to store it somewhere like Google sheets or any crypto wallet like Binance, etc.
Of course - this is just an example. Otherwise, it would become a very long video 😉 Now, use your imagination to think about other cool features you'd add if you were to build a SaaS like this.
So, you just created a SaaS noone would use or buy by throwing a bunch of money at multiple SaaS? 😂 Btw, I really would like to see how you connect to multiple blockchains, analyze the data and get the results to your "SaaS" without any code... 😏
I created a "SaaS" that I could use as an example in this video series, and help a ton of people 😊 (as you can see...) Regarding API calls - I don't need to "connect" to any blockchains. There are plenty of ticker APIs available (totally normal REST APIs, nothing to do with blockchain), and I could pretty easily wire something up with NoCodeAPI (or Zapier for that matter) 😊 Though, arguably - some basic knowledge about how an API works would be helpful, yes.
@@SimonHoiberg I know it's just an example, but it isn't a practical one. Nobody would pay $49 a month just to set up a list with his crypto assets. He just could use Airtable himself with a free account with the same results. And if he wants to know how much his assets are worth right now, he just has to look in his wallet(s) or give Coinmarketcap a visit. The next thing is that you haven't implemented a way (yet), how he could update his assets. Let's say, he buys another Bitcoin. Does he really would like to pay a SaaS to do this on his own every time he buys or sells something? Here come wallets into play: He should be able to connect (all) his wallets to your service, so you can track his wallet addresses live on the blockchain(s) and present him with some nice graphs. And since it wouldn't be a good idea to store all his wallet addresses on the same database (for obvious privacy reasons) you would have to find a way to decentralize this storage as well and make it as anonymous as possible. Btw, a Fiat payment system for a crypto service isn't a good idea in this matter either. 😎 I get that you want to show people who can't code a way to set up their own business. But this way has a lot of limitations, especially in the crypto world. Why not pay a developer to do the work instead of paying multiple subscription fees to services you won't stay long?
So much complexity and work just for doing a create and read? Nah, coding is much faster and easier. I can't imagine using this with an actual real world application that does something more useful.
Well - if you *can* code, sure. But this is an outstanding way to get an MVP to market fast, without having to hire an expensive software development agency.
Thank you so much for watching this small mini-series on No Code 🚀
I hope you enjoyed watching. I definitely enjoyed creating it, and I enjoyed engaging with all of you in the comments.
If you didn't catch part 1 yet, check it out here:
ruclips.net/video/00i3JRAQ_w4/видео.html
Also, check out the description.
I added a lot of resources to get you started, including a killer playlist from a No Code expert who goes through a similar setup:
ruclips.net/video/1-_rGcBQLzE/видео.html
Thanks again for watching and for all the support and interest 🧡
I will see you soon for another video!
Next video idea
1. Delete the added assets
2. If an asset is already added then get it updated example 2 BNB then add 2 BNB and show 5 BNB as updated.
The video quality, editing, production everything feels rich and makes me want to keep watching. Great Job Simon!
Much appreciated! I'm happy you enjoyed it 🙌
Thank you so much Simon! Another great video.
Here is the JS from 13:00 for those that want a quick copy and paste.
const rawAssetsContainer = document.getElementById('crypto-asset-raw-data');
const assetsContainer = document.getElementById('crypto-assets-container');
const templateContainer = document.getElementById('asset-list-element-template');
const rawAssets = rawAssetsContainer.textContent;
const [assets, amounts] = rawAssets.split(':');
const assetsList = assets.split(',');
const amountList = amounts.split(',');
const templateElement = templateContainer.innerHTML;
templateContainer.parentNode.removeChild(templateContainer);
for (let i = 0; i < assetsList.length; i++) {
const listElement = document.createElement('div');
listElement.className = 'asset-list-element';
listElement.innerHTML = templateElement
.replace('--crypto--', assetsList[i])
.replace('--amount--', amountList[i]);
assetsContainer.appendChild(listElement);
}
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Thank you for showing me what is possible without a dev team! Very nice content, very well produced.
Thanks a ton 🙌
I'm a fullstack developer, and I can say the tools make more sense than spending hours coding from scratch.
Exactly! 💪
It's so cool how much is possible with no code tools now. It makes SaaS so much more accessible for everyone. Thank you for showing your process!
It is super cool indeed 🤩
And you're very welcome! I'm happy you liked it!
Great video Simon, currently trying to build my own startup using similar tools for the MVP. Great to have this kind of content on youtube !
Awesome 💪
Happy to hear this can be helpful to you while building your MVP!
@@SimonHoiberg would love to hear your opinion on how you go from MVP built by no-code tools to version 1 of the full product built by an actual engineers. I hope my MVP can work and prove value to customers and generate revenue. However, I recognise putting together lots of different software services may not be the wisest idea at scale due to cost and security issues. Whats the best strategy for a 'no-code founder' to move forward? Thanks again
I’m in the exact same boat, thanks so much Simon!
@@StevoMacEIRE Did you build the mvp?
Best cinematography for tech RUclipsrs.
Thanks man 😁🙌
The channel I was looking for in my no code journey!
Sweet video! Production and content both top notch! Loved the array of tools used to bring this to life.
Thank you 💪
I'm super happy to hear it was useful!
I honestly find learning to code much easier than doing all of this, but maybe that's just me, great video however, I really like the format as well as the cuts. Subscribed!
But coding an MVP will take way longer then using these nocode tools. And when validating an MVP speed matters.
I watched the two videos- this is amazing!!!! I love your channel so much!
I'm so happy to hear that 🙌
Looks fun and easy as explained in the video.
Before you even start just think for a minute: is there anyone who needs your product or service?
Absolutely! It's a great point. I made this very mistake myself.
I actually have a video covering this topic right here:
ruclips.net/video/-E7zpZbG9cY/видео.html
Mate your content is really good but your video editing is absolutely top notch! Well done to you and your team. 👏
Thank you, Rodrigo!
Really happy you enjoyed it.
Great second video. Really helpful mini series to get started with building a SaaS!! Little question: I want to get started with coding. Especially backend Web App coding for SaaS (from what i know, Webflow offer more than enough for the frontend).
Now the actual questions:
1. What languages do i need to learn and what programs do you use? Is Java enough for the Backend? Don’t need html or css since Webflow already takes care of both, correct?
2. How do i get started? Do you know any good RUclipsrs, courses or Websites to get started with SaaS development?
Thanks for your help and the great content, Simon.
Thank you, Julius 🙏
I would recommend starting with NodeJS - it will get you very far.
(In fact, the SaaS I'm running is written entirely using JavaScript and TypeScript, end to end. The back end is NodeJS running on AWS cloud).
@@SimonHoiberg Thank you!
Part 2 awesome 🤩
Man I love your editing style, I have to ask, how you do it?
I’ll save these two videos as a treasure, thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
Thank you so much, Yudai 🤩
I'm happy to hear that!
I should probably do a video on how I do my videos at some point.
@@SimonHoiberg Yes please 🤩
More of this type of content please! No code ftw
Fantastic series and video Simon. Could you give an overview regarding the costs linked to all the different plans you needed to get to achieve this SaaS ?
Thank you, Florian! I'm happy you think so.
And yes - you're not the first to ask about the cost overview.
I might do another separate followup video on this.
@@SimonHoiberg Would be fantastic. Thumbs up for all your content!
Very well explained. what is the reason behind of using airtable as you are storing and consuming the data from webflow anyway?
Thank you! In this case, it's simply to store multiple items per user. I think it would get out of hand rather quickly using only Webflow's CMS - but more importantly, it opens for more complex data storage and events. Most likely, you'd want to do a little more than CryptoView does here, in an actual real life SaaS 😁
Thanks for the video, one small remark, for this kind of videos, it would be great to have a very simple editing where you walk through the whole process step by step instead of the high paced full on transitions editing style.
Thanks 😊
It would have been a 3 hour long video in that case, and a different type of content.
Check out some of the resources I linked to - there are videos that are doing exactly this.
Hi Simon your videos editing skills are dope!
What gear do you use?
- lighting
- mic
- editing s/w,
- camera
- other gadgets
It’s just incredibly captivating 😎
Jesus!
Why you don't have like 200MM followers? This is the most helpful video that anyone can use to start a business 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Will you expand this series? If so, I'd like to view how to manage updates and deletions, and of course how much money should we budget for this.
Any help is more than welcome!!
Thank you again 💕
Haha thank you so much 😍
Really appreciate it!
Yes, I might add to this series! A lot of people did request it. Awesome suggestions 💪
Exactly what I am looking for! This is so valuable. Thank you so much!
That's awesome, Michael 💪
Very happy to hear that!
im in love with this series!!! Too much to learn!
Thank you!!
I'm thrilled to hear that 🤩
You are so inspiring and with such good content. I wish you all the success!🎉🎉🎉❤
Really appreciate it, Lumiere 🧡
What a great video series. Thanks for that.
Good project demo. Although I think the only ones that would make money there are Webflow (+template), Memberstack, Zapier and Airtable. (Also RUclipsrs :) ). It has always been more profitable to sell picks and shovels (Tools) than to search for treasure.
Gr8 Vid. Just a question!.... what do u guys use to edit your videos?
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
For this video I used Adobe Premiere to edit, and I used Adobe After Effects to create the animations and info graphics 😊
Great video! I'm creating products using similar techniques. I just hope the new membership and logic features from Webflow will simplify our lives a bit!
Yes - I stumpled on this as well.
I think so. Alternatively, Bubble has a lot of database stuff inbuilt. I know some people who created really cool things using Bubble.
Hey Simon, can you please tell whether it is possible to build a live streaming app similar to twitch using Bubble ?
Fantastic channel. What a find!!!
💪🙌
love so much this format of video. really great!
Happy to hear that
Hi Simon I really like your videos! What do you think of Bubble to create a simple SaaS?
I haven't tried Bubble yet, but I have heard very nice things!
It's definitely something I'll check out.
Simon. It would be nice to make a video for the pricing for all these low code technologies. It could give a nice view to anyone who considers using these.
Yeah! You're not the first to ask.
Thank u so much for the tutorials! Look forward to part 3 :=)
Simon this is FANTASTIC! I have a question: Regarding the hidden field with the member ID - would this need to be added in into every field if you have loads user data? For example, if I would like for a User to create a new project and then input different sections of information specific to that user.
Thank you 🧡
And yes - you would have to add the hidden field in any form that creates (or updates, or handles in any way) data that is specific to the user.
That's the way we can access to member ID through Zapier and pass it on to Airtable (or whatever we want to do).
Love this serie🤩
That's awesome to hear 💪
Amazing Simon, you have earned a subscriber! Quick question, which software do you use to make the informational animations on your video?
Thanks a ton! I'm happy to hear that.
Those are done in Adobe After Effects.
Hey Simon. What do you use to do your screen recordings? I specifically like your clicks and type noises...
I use OBS for the screen recordings.
Believe it or not - the clicks and types are dubbed manually in Adobe Premiere 😅
Yes... completely unnecessary and time consuming. But it's just so satisfying 😋
@@SimonHoiberg Wow man. I was hoping you had some secret you could share with us. That is such a nice touch. Your edit skills are wonderful. Thank you for the great content.
thank you for sharing the information with us could you please tell us how to connect the wallet option and monitor all clients?
Awesome view editing
Amazing series! The only think I lack is how you integrate Stripe for payments, which was mentioned in the beginning. Do you have other videos on that matter, or this is simply something sufficiently easy to google?
Thank you! And yes - Stripe is managed fully by Memberstack. So it's simply integrating your Stribe account there 😁
@@SimonHoiberg Thanks, appreciate the clarification:)
Now airtable will use it - spreadsheet on steroids 🔥🔥🔥
Haha yeah 🔥🔥
@@SimonHoiberg Hi Simon
I have been watching your videos since morning and now I am motivated enough to make my own saas tech startup. I have got some good ideas as well. Thank you so much for all the knowledge. I will let you know here if it goes popular. ☺️
Very good and fantastic. I have a doubt. Are these are reliable? What if any one of these companies stops closed.
I don't think you have anything to worry about.
But if we get unlocky, there's 100% going to be alternatives 👌
How to go around limited number of Webflow form submission (1000 on CMS plan)?
Each portfolio (BTC for example) change Webflow counts as one form submit.
And after 1000 are used, Webflow charges I think $1 per 100 form submissions.
If the app is very used and the users change their crypto portfolio that would amount to a lot.
Thank you for this great video ! I have a question though. When building a Saas with webflow does it mean that all users will have shared database ? I’m building a MRR and I want users to have their separate platform. Thanks for helping, by the way I’m Swiss too!
did you find out?
Would you still use Menberstack or use Webflows own membership solution?
hey, I have a no-code SaaS I used zapier integrated with some services. The Saas is fully functional, what is the next step to host the website on my own server apart from webflow?
nice video!
Part 1 and Part 2 = 🔥
Thank you, my friend 😁🔥
I'm always concerned with the security implications on some of these nocode solutions. For instance, it looks like you're passing the member ID in a hidden field in your forms, but there's no sort of authentication like a signed token being passed that tells the backend systems that the user is who they claim they are.
It seems like I can log in, then pass any other members ID in the form and the downstream systems wouldn't know any wiser.
I don't know a lot about tech stuff like coding and whatnot. I just recently been trying to learn more about what is going on in tech, and I agree with what you're saying to be concerned about. I think people forget that while it's cool we're getting all these simplified ways for productivity online, the security in what we put online is also important.
How does one add the current value of their assets on the portfolio?
amazing
Did you refresh the page after submitting the form to display the crypto the user added? It looks like you just edited that part out to make it look like real time (your cursor is even on a different part of the screen after form submission/the edit) ... correct me if I'm wrong, but it probably look 5-10 seconds and 1 or 2 page refreshes for the changes to propagate (based on my experience doing something similar)
I did edit out the delay - correct! 5-10 seconds is somewhat accurate. Zapier + Airtable needs to do the whole roundtrip.
But I do this all over the place throughout both of these videos to keep the video short and concice.
Mostly all of these small things (also in the configuration parts) does have delays in setting up that I effectively cut out here.
So your experience is accurate, yes 😊
@@SimonHoiberg Good to know! I get editing out a zap running, (boring) but editing out a core part of the UX, I would bet 9.9/10 people watching this video expect that result to show instantly, when in fact there is no chance of that happening with this stack.
Switching gears, I've also had success creating repeating rows like this by writing the actual html for list items via formulas (using as a delimiter) ... bypassing the need for the JS step. I haven't had any issues passing massive blocks of html via airtable, zapier, memberstack, etc ... I think the character limit is somewhere around 100k. So you can create some pretty complex divs(with class names) in airtable, then customize the UI with CSS based on those class names in webflow.
The limiting factor is around that is the delay and memberstacks caching. (resulting in those needed page refreshes) ... but no code is getting there!
@@jacobgorthy That's a fair point.
Also, I love that idea! Great way to bypass the JS step 💪
I'll try this and maybe include that in a future video 😁
Awesome 🙏
Thank you 💪
oh ASSET! OHHHH! I thought you kept saying acid.
😂😂😂
Hello Simon.
I had a couple of ideas for SaaS products I can create with the tools you mentioned.
My question is about integrations. How would that work in case I want to get data from platforms such as Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Affiliate platforms, etc.?
Do I need to contact them to allow these integrations?
To enable this kind of integration do I need coding?
In the crypto SaaS, you created as an example, you didn´t teach how to add the value USD$ to be shown on the portfolio so the user would be able to see how much he has in the total amount. Is it possible to update that information automatically based on the daily currency variation?
I still have more questions since this is a really interesting subject and I see it as a high-value opportunity for me. I really think your content will help me take ideas out of the paper and put them into the world.
Thank you.
What's the best Bubble coaching/courses you recommend to learn quickly about this tool ?
Would a user actually be able to pull actual information their wallet? or do they have to constantly update their amount?
I guess my question really is: is it possible to make an actual dynamic SaaS like this?
It takes a bit more wiring, and you would need to consume some crypto endpoints to deliver the data - but yes.
Hi, just wanted to let you know that the html code from 3:05 doesn't work anymore (Webflow Member ID is not collected). I found a solution that works:
Why creating an app entirely with no code tools (as a developer)? Is it really worth?
It's a great question!
I did it this time as an experiment.
Would I use it to build an actual SaaS (now that I know software development)?
For the MVP, maybe. But not an entire SaaS, no.
What I do find incredible exciting, is how No Code allows the barrier of entry to be even lower.
If I didn't know how to program, for sure I wouldn't need to let it hold me back - a toolchain like this is an excellent solution 🔥
I’m a software engineer (previously Shopify, currently Stripe), and I found this series enlightening. I myself wouldn’t build an entire SaaS out of no-code tools, however, they give you the flexibility and the ability of not coding everything yourself from scratch (saving you a lot of time in the process!)
I can focus on dialing in on my USP, treat every other concern as a blackbox through a no-code tool, and get the whole machine going relatively quickly. Once the machine is indeed running, I can then dedicate effort to swapping out those no-code blackboxes with my own solution/code if it benefits me.
I actually believe these no-code tools will encourage more people to pick up programming, rather than the opposite.
@@MoeChaieb I'm not a programmer (yet!) looking to build an mvp with no code tools
How do you then switch the no code tools for actual programming?
@@MoeChaieb hey man, i got a question and would be cool if you could answer it.
Let's say im building a saas with some the methods shown in this video, but i want to contract an expert in the topic that knows what he is doing (like the guy from the video) what or who should i be looking for? What's the name of the guys that know this stuff?
Hey Nice Video !
I was wondering if ist was possible to make the site more interesting with the price of the cryptocurrencie calculated with the amount, not just the amount.
Thanks For your answer!
Thank you! 😁
Yes, that would totally be the next step - finding a Crypto Ticker API and hook it up through Zapier to update the "net worth".
Indeed, totally possible.
Hi Simon, thanks for this quality content. I am working on a SaaS product and would like to connect with you as I believe your input will be constructive. Please let me know how I can reach you. Many thanks.
I have sent you an email.
How much are all these services you signed up for to build it out and what’s the ongoing costs for using these services?
You're not the first to ask!
I'm gonna have a video where I break down the cost soon.
How did you promote the service though? If someone like me doesn't make YT videos and doesn't already have somewhat of an audience then this is only 1 step to actually scaling a business.
I have a bunch of other videos on marketing 😊
Check them out!
Very good, but it is almost easier to do it yourself if you are a developer.
Assuming you're a well-versed developer, yes.
I agree.
1:58 does this mean each new user has to be manually entered in this way?
Not at all! It’s just the way the workflow is set up - it needs full round of example data. That way Zapier will know how to handle future events.
What's the monlthy cost of these apps together?
It's something I'll cover in an upcoming video.
You're not the first to ask for a price breakdown.
Just to summarize - what type of records would you store in Webflow CMS vs what type of records would you store in Airtable?
I like think of it like this:
- In Webflow CMS, I want to store enough data to visually present it to the user in a nice way.
- In Airtable I store the underlying data (typically along with other datapoints that might not necessarily be synced with Webflow CMS, but might be needed for establishing relationships, linking to other tables, etc).
@@SimonHoiberg ok Webflow for Cms content. Airtable for app content
Hi Simon, is it possible Appsheet to link to Memberstck and Zapier.
Now I'm developing Mockup SaaS Mobile Apps.
Fyi I'm not programmer :)
Could you advice the best way to build using no code for Mobile Apps
Appreciate your repply
Thanks
Hi! And thank you 😊
I'm not familiar with Appsheet, but if you can integrate it with Zapier, you can integrate it with the rest of the stack.
Check out Flutterflow - it's like Webflow, but for building mobile apps in No Code.
Ok tq will check
Appsheet have functionality connect with zapier, i do try and let you know if works
If you interested
13:33 no code newbie here… what language is that?
While this is super cool... isn't this highly impractical? I suppose it's a great way for a non-developer to sketch out an idea - or maybe even get an MVP off the ground, but outside of those use cases wouldn't costs scale so much that they substantially eat into profits?
Yes, I would agree.
A setup like this is great for an MVP - maybe even an early-stage SaaS.
As you find market fit and demand grows, I'd change to a more custom tech stack as well (including software engineering).
You really make your videos exciting. But you are too fast.
Thanks man!
They are not meant to be "build-along" tutorials - rather, a demonstration of the concepts.
So if you wanna build along, yeah, you'd need to pause at each step 😊
3:04 how secure is this? can someone just do an html edit and change the member id?
No, the ms-data and data-name is placeholder values.
The real values won't be substituted until the form is submitted and the data is sent as a request.
This is all handled by Memberstack. So you can't just simply edit the HTML, no.
@@SimonHoiberg but i just need to be logged in in order for me to have access that form. And once i have access to that form, i just need yo inspect the HTML, change the member id, and submit data for a different memmber
@@FranzAllanSee no, that's not how it works. The form doesn't contain the actual ID. It contains placeholder values that will be substituted by Memberstack when the form is submitted.
@@SimonHoiberg i see. Thanks for the clarification! Great video! 😁👍
This is nice, but who want to use this kind of saas? It just showing how many coin we have? Don't get me wrong, I like the idea, but in reality its easier to store it somewhere like Google sheets or any crypto wallet like Binance, etc.
Of course - this is just an example.
Otherwise, it would become a very long video 😉
Now, use your imagination to think about other cool features you'd add if you were to build a SaaS like this.
So, you just created a SaaS noone would use or buy by throwing a bunch of money at multiple SaaS? 😂 Btw, I really would like to see how you connect to multiple blockchains, analyze the data and get the results to your "SaaS" without any code... 😏
I created a "SaaS" that I could use as an example in this video series, and help a ton of people 😊 (as you can see...)
Regarding API calls - I don't need to "connect" to any blockchains. There are plenty of ticker APIs available (totally normal REST APIs, nothing to do with blockchain), and I could pretty easily wire something up with NoCodeAPI (or Zapier for that matter) 😊 Though, arguably - some basic knowledge about how an API works would be helpful, yes.
@@SimonHoiberg I know it's just an example, but it isn't a practical one.
Nobody would pay $49 a month just to set up a list with his crypto assets. He just could use Airtable himself with a free account with the same results. And if he wants to know how much his assets are worth right now, he just has to look in his wallet(s) or give Coinmarketcap a visit.
The next thing is that you haven't implemented a way (yet), how he could update his assets. Let's say, he buys another Bitcoin. Does he really would like to pay a SaaS to do this on his own every time he buys or sells something? Here come wallets into play: He should be able to connect (all) his wallets to your service, so you can track his wallet addresses live on the blockchain(s) and present him with some nice graphs. And since it wouldn't be a good idea to store all his wallet addresses on the same database (for obvious privacy reasons) you would have to find a way to decentralize this storage as well and make it as anonymous as possible. Btw, a Fiat payment system for a crypto service isn't a good idea in this matter either. 😎
I get that you want to show people who can't code a way to set up their own business. But this way has a lot of limitations, especially in the crypto world. Why not pay a developer to do the work instead of paying multiple subscription fees to services you won't stay long?
@@musikuss You're over analysing this video for literally no reason
So much complexity and work just for doing a create and read? Nah, coding is much faster and easier. I can't imagine using this with an actual real world application that does something more useful.
Well - if you *can* code, sure.
But this is an outstanding way to get an MVP to market fast, without having to hire an expensive software development agency.
Could you please make crypto investment website with full payment option? we will realy appreciate
no man, it's no easy)
So its more Low-Code than No-Code since you're using JavaScript, a bit misleading there Simon
Im looking for a no code Discord community 😁
I could just manipulate your form to add crypto to someone elses account
Not easily, no.