I Used ChatGPT To Build A SaaS In 15 Minutes ðģ
I built a YouTube keyword research tool in ChatGPT using GPT4 mode to come up with:
- Branding
- Coding languages
- Code the algorithm + integrate APIs
- Design & code the HTML user interface
- Integrate Stripe payments
A ð§ĩ
I built a YouTube keyword research tool in ChatGPT using GPT4 mode to come up with:
- Branding
- Coding languages
- Code the algorithm + integrate APIs
- Design & code the HTML user interface
- Integrate Stripe payments
A ð§ĩ
Firstly, you're going to need a ChatGPT Plus account which is only $20/mo
Without the Plus account, you don't get GPT4 mode which is the only way to get good enough results for a project like this.
And yes, this project is scary, cool and probably the future of online business.
Without the Plus account, you don't get GPT4 mode which is the only way to get good enough results for a project like this.
And yes, this project is scary, cool and probably the future of online business.
Secondly, ChatGPT (especially in this mode) is very frustrating and limited to 25 messages/3 hours.
You might need to rewrite your prompts 2-4 times to get the required output and there might be 20 network errors in those runs.
You might also need several days...
You might need to rewrite your prompts 2-4 times to get the required output and there might be 20 network errors in those runs.
You might also need several days...
With all that being said, you'll still be saving yourself an INSANE amount of time on creating anything like this manually.
So the first thing we need to do is open a new Chat window and select GPT 4 Mode -
So the first thing we need to do is open a new Chat window and select GPT 4 Mode -
Our first prompt is extremely important.
You need to give ChatGPT specific commands to begin at the base layer of the project to create a SaaS.
I start by telling ChatGPT it's a developer that is beginning to code a tool, then I list the base layer of features.
You need to give ChatGPT specific commands to begin at the base layer of the project to create a SaaS.
I start by telling ChatGPT it's a developer that is beginning to code a tool, then I list the base layer of features.
Finally, I ask it to write what it thinks is the first segment of code it needs for a tool I want to create, and I even ask it to use the code it believes it needs for the job AND to ask me for any API keys it might need.
Then I ask if it understands all of my instructions -
Then I ask if it understands all of my instructions -
Next is super simple!
Begin.
Begin.
It chose python for the tool's language, which I agree with.
Then it wrote a rudimentary tool that would fetch trending and related videos - That's it, but it's the beginnings of our tool.
Then it wrote a rudimentary tool that would fetch trending and related videos - That's it, but it's the beginnings of our tool.
Next up I get the YouTube API key (The backbone of the tool) and ask it to add it to the code for me.
It should add API keys into code for you and ask you to input your own ones, but if it doesn't you can ask it for recommendations on that too.
It should add API keys into code for you and ask you to input your own ones, but if it doesn't you can ask it for recommendations on that too.
Now I ask it to tell me what functionality it thinks a tool like this would need -
I can see that we can implement a lot of these, but for the sake of the tool doing EVERYTHING for me, I wanted it to tell me which features were already implemented in the code -
Now I want it to implement some of these features into the code, and WOW!
It did it!
Granted, they're elementary versions but I could easily have the model refine the code (and add additional APIs for even more improvements) to get even better outputs for a user.
It did it!
Granted, they're elementary versions but I could easily have the model refine the code (and add additional APIs for even more improvements) to get even better outputs for a user.
I wanted to see what it would recommend for additional API keys to improve the tool.
These are quite basic, and you'd be able to find much better additional solutions within a few minutes of research.
One of the few downsides of this project...
These are quite basic, and you'd be able to find much better additional solutions within a few minutes of research.
One of the few downsides of this project...
I then told it that the YouTube API key already had access to Google's NLP API (As you can grant access to multiple G services with a single key)
Then asked it to expand the tool to improve accuracy and data analysis _ Which it did by mostly implementing NLP extraction methods.
Then asked it to expand the tool to improve accuracy and data analysis _ Which it did by mostly implementing NLP extraction methods.
Still, it was pretty cool how it essentially came up with it's own version of YouTube comment sentiment analysis.
Next up we need an interface for the tool that users can, well, use.
I asked it again to choose it's languages, and it decided to go with a Flask framework, keeping everything inside of python, which is nice.
I asked it again to choose it's languages, and it decided to go with a Flask framework, keeping everything inside of python, which is nice.
It then created the html interface for the browser side.
Weirdly though, it didn't actually create any sort of submission forms in the dashboard so a user can't actually use the tool with this interface.
Weirdly though, it didn't actually create any sort of submission forms in the dashboard so a user can't actually use the tool with this interface.
The HTML also doesn't come with any CSS, so I asked it to create a file based on the YouTube colors and a specific aesthetic type.
This generation was the fastest it coded too, which was quite impressive considering the requirements.
This generation was the fastest it coded too, which was quite impressive considering the requirements.
I then asked it to add a credit system with specific amounts.
The really impressive thing is it updated all of the user interface and python code to reflect the new credit system without me asking it to do so.
Even creating a new pricing page, again without me asking it to.
The really impressive thing is it updated all of the user interface and python code to reflect the new credit system without me asking it to do so.
Even creating a new pricing page, again without me asking it to.
And for the final part of the project, I wanted it to create the brand based on the existing tool then turn the homepage into a sales lander for the tool.
It actually first came up with "YouScout" in the first generation, which actually was a unique (and solid) name!
It actually first came up with "YouScout" in the first generation, which actually was a unique (and solid) name!
Then I asked it to update all of the other HTML pages to reflect our new branding and add content to areas that needed it to improve the UI/UX.
I then asked it to recode the dashboard so the entire tool would actually work and a user would be able to submit and get results.
It even added in a credit deduction for the payment system, again, without me asking it to!
It even added in a credit deduction for the payment system, again, without me asking it to!
And finally I asked it to validate all of the code, which it did, and it does seem to be all correct! ðģ
It even gave me a recommended file structure, again, WITHOUT ME ASKING IT TO DO IT!
It even gave me a recommended file structure, again, WITHOUT ME ASKING IT TO DO IT!
Overall, this project creates a 2/10 YouTube keyword research tool, but that's not really the point.
It's about how fast it did it, for basically no cost, with very minimal inputs and the amount of improvements it made without having it inside the prompt...
It's about how fast it did it, for basically no cost, with very minimal inputs and the amount of improvements it made without having it inside the prompt...
ChatGPT is a powerhouse tool, and if you've been underrating it, I hope this thread showed you how powerful it already is and how much more powerful it could become.
Now what excuse have you got to not make a SaaS, it'll only take 15 minutes ðĪŠ
Now what excuse have you got to not make a SaaS, it'll only take 15 minutes ðĪŠ
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