<p><b>Startup description</b></p><p>My product is a modern self-hosted email marketing platform built for businesses, creators, and agencies that want full control over their email infrastructure without paying expensive monthly SaaS fees.</p><p>Users can deploy it on their own VPS and connect providers like AWS SES or SMTP servers to manage campaigns, automations, subscriber lists, forms, analytics, and suppression systems from a single dashboard.</p><p>It got 4 sales and $232 in revenue for just a few Facebook group posts. Early users love the features and the app.</p><p>The idea came from frustration with existing self-hosted email tools. Most were affordable but felt outdated in terms of UX, automation, and workflow capabilities. It was built to combine the cost efficiency of self-hosting with the experience and features expected from modern platforms like Mailchimp or Brevo.</p><p><b>Some notable features:</b></p><ul> <li>Visual automation builder with branching logic</li> <li>Advanced suppression management for bounces and unsubscribes</li> <li>Lead capture forms and segmentation</li> <li>Tag-based workflows</li> <li>Real-time analytics and reporting</li> <li>Modern UI built for speed and usability</li> <li>Affiliate dashboard built into the marketing site</li> </ul> <p>The product is fully launched and currently has paying customers and active users.</p><p><b>Key highlights</b></p><ul> <li>Revenue so far: $232</li> <li>Business model: Lifetime deals only</li> <li>Paying customers: 4</li> <li>Active users including beta testers: ~10</li> <li>Last 30 days traffic: ~350 unique visitors</li> <li>Profit margin: ~98%</li> <li>Monthly operational cost: ~$1.5/month</li> <li>No expensive infrastructure burden due to self-hosted model</li> <li>Fully launched product</li> <li>Affiliate system already built</li> <li>Potential LTD marketplace opportunity with RocketHub</li> </ul> <p><b>Team</b></p><p>The project is currently solo-founder operated.</p><p>Responsibilities handled by the founder:</p><ul> <li>Product architecture and development</li> <li>UI/UX design</li> <li>Backend infrastructure</li> <li>Marketing website</li> <li>Customer support</li> <li>Feature planning</li> <li>Deployment systems</li> </ul> <p>The reason for selling is limited available time due to a full-time job and another startup project requiring more focus.</p><p><b>Tech Stack</b></p><p>Frontend:</p><ul> <li>Next.js</li> <li>ShadCN</li> <li>Tailwind CSS</li> </ul> <p>Backend:</p><ul> <li>Node.js</li> <li>Fastify</li> </ul> <p>Infrastructure:</p><ul> <li>VPS-hosted landing page</li> <li>Self-hosted customer deployments</li> <li>AWS SES / SMTP integrations (customer's)</li> </ul> <p>Other systems:</p><ul> <li>Automation engine</li> <li>Tracking and analytics systems</li> <li>Affiliate management system</li> <li>Subscriber and suppression management</li> </ul> <p><b>Marketing and growth</b></p><p>Growth has mainly come from:</p><ul> <li>Founder-led promotion on couple facebook groups only</li> <li>Facebook communities</li> <li>Organic discussions</li> <li>LTD-focused audiences</li> </ul> <p>The product has not yet been pushed into the LTD marketplaces. RocketHub has already shown interest, and discussions can be scheduled anytime. Additional LTD platforms could likely be approached as well.</p><p>Despite minimal marketing efforts, the product has generated paying customers and organic interest from founders looking for modern self-hosted alternatives.</p><p><b>Profitability:</b></p><p>The business has very low operational overhead because customers host the actual email infrastructure themselves.</p><p><b>Return on investment</b></p><p>The project is positioned well for someone experienced in:</p><ul> <li>SaaS marketing</li> <li>LTD launches</li> <li>Founder communities</li> <li>Email marketing software</li> </ul> <p>A buyer could potentially accelerate growth by:</p><ul> <li>Launching on LTD marketplaces</li> <li>Running affiliate campaigns</li> <li>Introducing recurring plans or managed hosting</li> <li>Expanding content and SEO</li> <li>Building partnerships with agencies and creators</li> </ul> <p>Since operational costs are extremely low, most future revenue can translate directly into profit.</p><p><b>Startup assets</b></p><ul> <li>Full source code (frontend + backend)</li> <li>Marketing website</li> <li>Affiliate dashboard system</li> <li>Domain and branding assets</li> <li>Customer accounts and user database</li> <li>Existing paying customers</li> <li>Support accounts</li> <li>Deployment systems</li> <li>Product documentation</li> <li>All project-related assets and infrastructure</li> </ul> <p><b>Risks</b></p><ul> <li>Non recurring revenue</li> <li>Deliverability depends partly on users configuring infrastructure correctly</li> <li>Current growth has been mostly founder-led</li> <li>Revenue is still early-stage</li> </ul> <p><b>Risk mitigation:</b></p><ul> <li>Strong niche positioning around self-hosting</li> <li>Extremely low operational costs</li> <li>Modern UX compared to older self-hosted competitors</li> <li>Growing demand for ownership-focused software</li> <li>Multiple future monetization opportunities</li> </ul> <p><b>Summary</b></p><p>My platform is an early-stage but fully launched self-hosted email marketing platform with paying customers, active users, and a strong technical foundation.</p><p>The project solves a real problem for founders and businesses that want:</p><ul> <li>Lower email marketing costs</li> <li>Full data ownership</li> <li>Better automation workflows</li> <li>Modern UX without recurring SaaS pricing</li> </ul> <p>With almost no infrastructure burden, strong margins, built-in affiliate capabilities, and untapped LTD marketplace opportunities, my platform offers a buyer a lean and scalable foundation with significant room for growth.</p><p>✅&nbsp;$232 TTM revenue</p><p>✅ 4 customers</p><p>✅ Business model: LTD</p><p>✅ Built with Node.js, Next.js, React</p>