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$30K /mo

Middle half earn $10K – $90K/mo

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Food and product photography

"Global food and product photography studio."

seanaudet.com

$10K /mo Reported

Ai-powered product photography

"AI design tool for e-commerce product photography."

blendnow.com

$100K /mo Reported

Done-for-you HARO link builder

Digital PR agency specializing in high-quality backlinks

linkifi.io

$50K /mo Reported

Shopify bundle creator app

Shopify app for creating product bundles and offers.

en.widebundle.com

$50K /mo Reported

Social proof marketing tool

Social proof marketing platform to boost conversions.

fomo.com

$90K /mo Reported

Paid eCommerce advice newsletter

Anonymous eCommerce expertise through insider newsletter.

newsletter.bowtiedopossum.com

$6K /mo Reported

Sms marketing platform

SMS marketing platform for businesses worldwide.

textmagic.com

$1M /mo Reported

Performance-driven seo agency

SEO agency delivering measurable ROI-focused campaigns.

novus.digital

$50K /mo Reported

Premium content writing service

"Premium content marketing for diverse industries."

ethoscopywriting.com

$10K /mo Reported

Social media growth automator

Social automation tool for business growth.

instoo.com

$30K /mo Reported

Customer chat integration tool

Multi-channel customer contact widget for seamless website integration.

boei.help

$3K /mo Reported

Idea	Revenue	Model	Growth	Customers	Tools	Details	Solo score A 0–100 estimate of how well-suited a business is to being run solo (or very lean). It blends team leanness, business model, growth channels, capital intensity, revenue per operator, tooling leverage and recency into one score. Higher = more solopreneur-friendly.
SA Food and product photography seanaudet.com "Global food and product photography studio."	$10K /mo Reported	Freelancing +1	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	Small Business Owners +3	AD AD +1	Founded 2018 · Solo founder · Built in 1 day	57	Build this
Ai-powered product photography blendnow.com "AI design tool for e-commerce product photography."	$100K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Ecommerce Sellers +6	FI +25	Founded 2021 · 28 people · Built in 31 days	62	Build this
Done-for-you HARO link builder linkifi.io Digital PR agency specializing in high-quality backlinks	$50K /mo Reported	Agency +3	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Ecommerce Sellers +10	VI +26	Founded 2022 · 6 people · $1K to start	66	Build this
Shopify bundle creator app en.widebundle.com Shopify app for creating product bundles and offers.	$50K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Ecommerce Sellers +1	+14	Founded 2020 · 6 people · $300 to start	71	Build this
Social proof marketing tool fomo.com Social proof marketing platform to boost conversions.	$90K /mo Reported	Subscription +1	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	E-commerce Stores using... +6		Founded 2016 · 5 people · Built in 30 days	68	Build this
Paid eCommerce advice newsletter newsletter.bowtiedopossum.com Anonymous eCommerce expertise through insider newsletter.	$6K /mo Reported	Subscription +1	Word of mouth Email marketing +1	Ecommerce Sellers +3	+35	Founded 2021 · Solo founder · Built in 1 day	86	Build this
Sms marketing platform textmagic.com SMS marketing platform for businesses worldwide.	$1M /mo Reported	SaaS +1	Word of mouth Pay Per Click Advertising +1	Small and Medium-Sized ... +6	+6	51 people · Built in 365 days · Tallinn, Estonia	70	Build this
Performance-driven seo agency novus.digital SEO agency delivering measurable ROI-focused campaigns.	$50K /mo Reported	Consulting +1	Advertising on social media SEO +1	Small eCommerce Brands +6	+73	Founded 2019 · 19 people · $2K to start	55	Build this
Premium content writing service ethoscopywriting.com "Premium content marketing for diverse industries."	$10K /mo Reported	Agency +3	Word of mouth SEO +1	Marketing Agencies +7	AD +8	Founded 2016 · 2 people · $1K to start	62	Build this
I Social media growth automator instoo.com Social automation tool for business growth.	$30K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Non-technical entrepren... +4	+5	Founded 2018 · 3 people · Built in 1 day	72	Build this
Customer chat integration tool boei.help Multi-channel customer contact widget for seamless website integration.	$3K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Small Entrepreneurs +6	+13	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $100 to start	78	Build this

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