📱 Best Platforms
Chrome Web Store, Stripe, ExtensionPay
📖 The Hustle
Every annoying browser problem is a SaaS opportunity. Build a Chrome extension that auto-fills repetitive forms, hides spoilers on social media, summarizes long articles with AI, or blocks distracting websites with custom rules. Use ExtensionPay to add subscription billing ($3-$9 per month) with one line of code. List on the Chrome Web Store and optimize your title and description for keywords people search. Even 500 subscribers at $5 per month is $2,500 in recurring revenue.
🚀 First Step
Find a common complaint on Reddit or Twitter about browser annoyances, then build a simple Chrome extension that solves it using the Chrome Extension boilerplate.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Find pain points by searching Reddit threads like 'I wish there was a Chrome extension that...' — let demand guide the idea
- Keep version 1 dead simple — do one thing perfectly rather than building a bloated tool nobody understands
- Ask for reviews inside the extension after users get value; high ratings drive organic installs from Chrome Web Store search
🛠 Tools & Resources: Chrome Developer Dashboard, ExtensionPay, Bubble (for no-code), Glide, ExtensionPay