What comes to your mind when you think about technical requirements for successful SaaS company? Should it be lean and easy-to-build, but ready for continuous improvement? Should it have wide opportunities for customization but still be reliable and stay under the control? Should it be powerful and scalable, but still really easy to manage? We’ll see how to build such kind of Software-as-a-Service application using WordPress Multisite, from scratch.

1. ● WordPress lover since 2010
● Devoted to WordPress Multisite
for the last 4 years
● Loves spaghetti with tomato and basil
● Swims 4,3 km per hour freestyle
Sabrina Zeidan

2. How To Build SaaS App
with WordPress Multisite
WordCamp Brighton 2018

3. SaaS business model
Why you would like to know more about it

4. What is SaaS?

5. The Lean Startup and Your SaaS
Don’t build a product like this. You only discover if you have succeeded at the end
Instead start with something basic and gather feedback as you get more complex

6. Lean
Startup

7. Lean SaaS application should be
1. easy-to-build
2. customizable
3. scalable

8. WordPress Multisite
is the answer

9. WordPress Multisite is
scalable
WordPress.com
117 880 739 sites
136 628 430 users
1 072 589 689 visits per month

10. WordPress Multisite is
a short way to MVP
10 minutes install:
1. Built-in user system
2. Separate environment for each site
3. Domain mapping

11. WordPress Multisite is
customizable
1. Plugins
2. Themes
3. Custom Post Types
4. Custom Fields
5. Hooks and filters

12. WordPress Multisite is
ready for the further
development
WordPre
ss

13. WordPress Multisite is
easy-to-use

14. WordPress Multisite SaaS apps

15. Niche Blogs and Directories
EventSmart

16. WordPress Services
Pagely

17. Software Services
PressBooks

19. Want to know more?
1. The Lean Startup
2. The Business Model Canvas
3. WordPress Multisite
4. Pro Sites Plugin
5. PaidMembershipsPro Plugin

20. Get in touch with me:
● @sabrina_zeidan
● http://sabrinazeidan.com/
● sabrinazeidan@gmail.com
● or just say “Hi” and start conversation right
after this talk is over :)
Questions?
WordCamp Brighton 2018