Marketing Tool

2 Marketing Tool Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: September 25th, 2024

Tired of traditional marketing methods failing to deliver? Consider launching a marketing tool.

A marketing tool is software designed to help businesses optimize their marketing efforts by automating tasks, analyzing data, and improving efficiency.

This business idea caters to the ever-growing demand for more effective marketing solutions. Whether it’s automated social media posting, email campaign tracking, or SEO optimization, companies are searching for tools that save them time and enhance their reach.

Starting this venture involves developing user-friendly software that solves common marketing problems. You’ll need to understand the pain points of businesses and provide intuitive solutions. With expertise in coding, research, and customer feedback, you can build a platform that stands out in the crowded market.

Dive into the digital revolution by creating a marketing tool that empowers businesses to reach their audience more effectively.

In this list, you'll find real-world marketing tool success stories and very profitable examples of starting a marketing tool that makes money.

1. Closet Tools ($456K/year)

Jordan O'Connor created Closet Tools to help his wife attract more traffic to her Poshmark profile.

He noticed that his wife had to spend a lot of time doing various tasks to attract more traffic and sales, but she didn’t have the time to do it all.

To solve this problem, he used his self-taught coding skills to create a tool that could automate these tasks for her.

After his wife and her friends found the tool helpful, Jordan was inspired to blog about the solution and share it on Reddit.

He then went on to build the frontend. Soon after launch, he attracted 10 paying clients, and the number of users has been growing since.

How much money it makes: $456K/year
How many people on the team: 0

This Solo Founder Built a $38K/Month SaaS Plugin

Learn how Jordan O'Connor grew his startup, Closet Tools, from 10 paying clients to generating an impressive $38K/month in revenue through clever automation tactics and sharing his solution on platforms like Reddit and Google.

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2. LeMI Apps ($168K/year)

a movie, or on vacation, LeMi Apps' SMS Marketing Auto Reply Apps for Small Business Automation allows users to set up automatic replies to missed calls, incoming texts, and messages from various messaging apps. Founder Michael Ginzburg, with his experience in mobile telephony and applications, identified a demand for a cost-effective alternative to expensive SMS marketing services and developed an Android app that offers keyword-based SMS auto-response at a fraction of the price. Despite facing challenges such as restrictions from Google Play Store, LeMi Apps has maintained its position as a leading SMS auto-reply app with high ratings and continuous support for its users.

How much money it makes: $168K/year
How much did it cost to start: $10K
How many people on the team: 4

I Leveraged My Experience To Start A $72K/Year Auto Reply App Business At Age 50

This case study is about a mobile app entrepreneur who started with a simple SMS autoresponder app and has since released 17 more apps, occupying a leading position in communication apps, with a good achievement of $6,000 in revenue (temporarily) and over 500,000 users for their free app.

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