🚀 Building getmaqoro: Email-to-Xero invoice automation for freelancers After spending a full day each quarter on VAT returns, I built an n8n pipeline cutting it to 2 hours. Now turning it into a SaaS for solopreneurs who want their time back. #Xero #SaaS #BuildInPublic

❌ Problem: Freelancers waste 4+ hours/month on invoice admin ❌ Xero's ingress tool requires invoice edits ❌ Dext is bloated, expensive, doesn't check your inbox ✅ Solution: getmaqoro auto processes supplier invoices from email > Xero #Freelancer #Xero #SaaS #BuildInPublic

18 mths ago: Closed my 23yr auction tech company 💔 12 mths ago: Started freelancing as a No Code developer 3 mths ago: Built n8n automation to cut VAT prep from 8 hrs to 2 Today: Building getmaqoro to help other freelancers get their time back #BuildInPublic #SaaS #indiehacker

🛠️ Building getmaqoro with modern tools: 📧 Prototyping in n8n 📄 PDF/receipt processing 🔗 Direct Xero integration 🫧 SaaS built in Bubble/NodeJS ⚛️ Marketing site in Next.js From personal automation → SaaS for freelancers #indiehacker #BuildInPublic #InvoiceAutomation

This is my face every VAT deadline 😤 Before Maqoro: 8 hours of invoice hell After Maqoro: 2 hours, done ✅ getmaqoro #invoiceautomation #buildinpublic #freelancer #indiehacker

Quarter-end routine: 📧 Hunt through 3 months of emails 📄 Download 45+ invoice PDFs 💻 Open Xero in another tab ⌨️ Type every field manually 😤 Repeat for hours I make mistakes. Building getmaqoro so no freelancer has to do this again. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #accounts

I spent 1 full day per quarter manually processing invoices to Xero. - 4 days/year of unpaid admin work - that's $1,600+ in lost billable time. So I automated it for myself using n8n workflows. Now building getmaqoro to do the same for everyone. #buildinpublic #indiehacker

Started with n8n workflows for my own invoices: - IMAP email monitoring - PDF text extraction - Xero API calls - Error notifications I realised the need for a simple, hosted solution. That's getmaqoro. No-code complexity, productised. #indiehacker #buildinpublic #bookkeeping

Existing invoice automation tools: - Starting at $30/mth - Includes unwanted features - Awkward workflow Me: I just want email → Xero. That's it. So I'm building exactly that for $9-$19/mth. No bloat. Just automation that works - getmaqoro #buildinpublic #indiehackers

Are you: Tired of: ❌ Manual invoice data entry ❌ Hunting through emails ❌ Costly typos ❌ Weekend admin work Want: ✅ Automatic processing ✅ Error-free data ✅ More billable hours ✅ Better work-life balance getmaqoro delivers all of this. #buildinpublic

Current small business & freelancer invoice workflow: Mon: Client emails invoice PDF Tue: Download & save to "Invoices" folder Wed: Remember I need to add manually to Xero Thur: Open Xero, manually type, or copy last months, then upload PDF. Or try Xero auto upload and realise

Current invoice automation tools: - Enterprise solutions: $50-100/month ❌ - Complex setup: 2-3 hours ❌ - Features you don't need: Unlimited ❌ Maqoro: ✅ $9-$19/month ✅ 5-minute setup ✅ Does one thing perfectly Join the waitlist: getmaqoro #buildinpublic #indiehacker

Fellow #xero users: Love the software, hate the manual invoice entry? getmaqoro plugs directly into your existing Xero setup: - Uses OAuth (secure, no passwords stored) - Respects your chart of accounts - Maintains your categorization rules - Just automates the data entry

The getmaqoro tech stack is intentionally simple: ✅ Marketing Site: Next.js + ShadCn (clean, fast) ✅ Main platform: Bubble (clean, fast updates) ✅ Direct Xero API integration ✅ Email integration though Oauth No over-engineering. No feature bloat. Email attachment →

Building getmaqoro raised a question: Should I add expense receipt processing too? Or stay laser-focused on just invoice automation? - The product person in me says: focus - The freelancer in me says: I need both What do you think? Reply below 👇 #buildinpublic