Ready to build and grow your SaaS business?
Join hundreds of successful ISV companies who have built their business using the Force.com platform and AppExchange distribution channel. Follow the steps below and take advantage of a complete set of tools, resources and services to build your SaaS business today!
STEP 1: PLAN
Attend "The Fastest Path to SaaS" - A Weekly Webinar Series and get a good business and technical overview on how to get started as a Force.com Application Partner
Signup to become a partner and gain access to the technical tools and business programs that will help you be a successful on-demand company
Download the Force.com ISV Partner Program guide for detailed information on how to build your SaaS business as a partner of salesforce.com
Watch a video of Silicon Valley startup guru Guy Kawasaki as he presents core principles for building a successful startup to developers and entrepreneurs at a recent salesforce.com conference
Learn how to build an on-demand business from top ISV partners as they explain in a free whitepaper
"The 7 Habits of Highly Successful On-Demand Companies"
Visit the salesforce.com
IdeaExchange to decide what to build based on actual salesforce.com customer ideas and test your own concepts
STEP 2: BUILD
Build your apps using a
free Developer Edition account and join developer.force.com, the world's largest on-demand developer community.
Partners also eligible for
enhanced Force.com environments for development and testing with more users and storage space.
Develop and extend your apps using Force.com
Application Framework,
Web Services API,
Apex and
Visualforce technologies
Deliver free trials of your app using the
Trialforce capability
Need more info or help getting your app on AppExchange?
Get advice and help from fellow developers on the
Discussion Board
Can't find an answer? Tough question on building/certifying/listing your application? Submit a
support request to the AppExchange Partner team.
STEP 3: PUBLISH
Review Security Review information
Package your application components for AppExchange distribution
Follow the listing wizard once logged into the AppExchange as a publisher.
STEP 4: GO-TO-MARKET
A comprehensive set of
AppExchange Marketing Programs enable our partners to gain better access to our customers and to create demand for their solution via AppExchange.
Partners are also eligible for a special
CRM account, a free 2-user Salesforce account you can use to retrieve leads from the AppExchange!
AppExchange Partner Best Practices that will help jumpstart your AppExchange channel success.
EXTRA STARTUP HELP
Need startup services to help you grow your company?
Get the On-Demand Startup Kit (details here) and save $1,000+ on mission-critical services that can help your company grow, including:
- Email Marketing
- Business Plan Creation
- Legal Services
- Logo Creation & Branding
- UI Design Consulting
- Customer Financing
