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Online blogging courses

Online business education teaching people to build profitable blogs and courses

createandgo.com · Popularity 676

$80K /mo Reported

AI Excel formula generator

AI tool that generates Excel formulas instantly

betteranalyst.com · Popularity 121

$30K /mo Reported

Reddit audience research tool

Audience research tool for Reddit users

gummysearch.com · Popularity 41

$1K /mo Reported

Passive income website rentals

Rent websites to businesses for monthly passive income.

websiterentalcoaching.com · Popularity 36

$200K /mo Reported

Automated social media sales

Automated lead generation for agency owners and solopreneurs.

flowchat.com · Popularity 11

$100K /mo Reported

Unlimited copy and content service

Subscription-based unlimited content service for startups.

heylexi.co · Popularity 11

$10K /mo Reported

Idea	Revenue	Popularity Score ⓘ The popularity score is calculated based on the number of views and upvotes across all stories in our database	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.
Online blogging courses createandgo.com Online business education teaching people to build profitable blogs and courses	$80K /mo Reported	676 out of 1000	Course +6	Email marketing SEO +1	Aspiring Bloggers +8	CO +26	Founded 2017 · 2 co-founders · Texas, USA, United States	73	Build this
AI Excel formula generator betteranalyst.com AI tool that generates Excel formulas instantly	$30K /mo Reported	121 out of 1000	SaaS +2	Word of mouth Brand Authenticity +1	Finance Professionals +9	+8	Founded 2022 · Solo founder · $200 to start	87	Build this
Reddit audience research tool gummysearch.com Audience research tool for Reddit users	$1K /mo Reported	41 out of 1000	SaaS +3	Word of mouth Referral Program +1	Early-stage Startups +5	CU +4	Founded 2021 · Solo founder · New York City, NY, USA, United States	71	Build this
Passive income website rentals websiterentalcoaching.com Rent websites to businesses for monthly passive income.	$200K /mo Reported	36 out of 1000	Coaching +2	Outsourcing SEO	Entrepreneurs +4	YO MA	Founded 2016 · 2 people · $1K to start	81	Build this
Automated social media sales flowchat.com Automated lead generation for agency owners and solopreneurs.	$100K /mo Reported	11 out of 1000	SaaS +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Agency Owners +6	HI +31	Founded 2021 · 14 people · Built in 41 days	63	Build this
H Unlimited copy and content service heylexi.co Subscription-based unlimited content service for startups.	$10K /mo Reported	11 out of 1000	Subscription +1	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	Startups +3	+14	Founded 2022 · Solo founder · $500 to start	72	Build this

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