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$200K /mo

Middle half earn $30K – $300K/mo

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AI Excel formula generator

AI tool that generates Excel formulas instantly

betteranalyst.com · Popularity 121

$30K /mo Reported

Passive income website rentals

Rent websites to businesses for monthly passive income.

websiterentalcoaching.com · Popularity 36

$200K /mo Reported

Personal finance education hub

Personal finance tips and courses for millennials.

millennialmoneyman.com · Popularity 29

$200K /mo Reported

WordPress client project portal

Client portal plugin for managing client projects.

client-portal.io · Popularity 29

$3K /mo Reported

Website tool review platform

Website tool reviews for freelancers and small businesses.

tooltester.com · Popularity 28

$100K /mo Reported

Viral tweet discovery tool

Social media growth tools for creators.

tweethunter.io · Popularity 22

$300K /mo Reported

Email list recovery service

Revives and monetizes stagnant email lists.

EmailParamedic.com · Popularity 18

$300K /mo Reported

Notion template marketplace

Templates for boosting productivity using Notion.

pathpages.com · Popularity 4

$20K /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.
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
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
Personal finance education hub millennialmoneyman.com Personal finance tips and courses for millennials.	$200K /mo Reported	29 out of 1000	Course +3	Advertising on social media Email marketing +1	Local Businesses Needin... +8	LO +61	Founded 2015 · 4 people · $5K to start	78	Build this
WordPress client project portal client-portal.io Client portal plugin for managing client projects.	$3K /mo Reported	29 out of 1000	Software license +2	Email marketing SEO	Freelancers +5		Founded 2016 · Solo founder · $5K to start	72	Build this
Website tool review platform tooltester.com Website tool reviews for freelancers and small businesses.	$100K /mo Reported	28 out of 1000	Affiliate marketing +5	Email marketing SEO	Small Business Owners +2	+28	Founded 2009 · 9 people · $200 to start	74	Build this
Viral tweet discovery tool tweethunter.io Social media growth tools for creators.	$300K /mo Reported	22 out of 1000	SaaS +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Freelancers +4	+15	Founded 2021 · 7 people · $1K to start	73	Build this
EP Email list recovery service EmailParamedic.com Revives and monetizes stagnant email lists.	$300K /mo Reported	18 out of 1000	Agency +7	Word of mouth Facebook Community +1	Business Owners +3	+28	Founded 2019 · 10 people · $500 to start	70	Build this
Notion template marketplace pathpages.com Templates for boosting productivity using Notion.	$20K /mo Reported	4 out of 1000	Digital downloads +2	Facebook Community Email marketing +1	Productivity Seekers +8	FI +2	Founded 2021 · Solo founder · Thailand	87	Build this

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