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$30K /mo

Middle half earn $20K – $100K/mo

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Solopreneur knowledge courses

Knowledge entrepreneur offering digital courses for solopreneurs

justinwelsh.me

$200K /mo Reported

Notion template shop

"Notion templates and productivity tools by Thomas Frank."

thomasjfrank.com

$200K /mo Reported

AI voice note transcriber

Voice-to-text AI tool for transforming thoughts into text

audiopen.ai

$20K /mo Reported

Ai image and video maker

AI-powered image and video creation platform.

basedlabs.ai

$10K /mo Reported

Paywall platform for creators

Paywall platform tailored for content creators.

spencerpatterson.com

$100K /mo Reported

Ai-powered social media carousels

AI-powered social media carousel creator.

aiCarousels.com

$10K /mo Reported

Ai-powered product photography

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

blendnow.com

$100K /mo Reported

Creator-focused tax service

Tax and accounting services for online influencers.

freecashflow.io

$30K /mo Reported

85,000 plr digital products

Membership platform for resellable digital content.

urbanplr.com

$10K /mo Reported

Viral tweet discovery tool

Social media growth tools for creators.

tweethunter.io

$300K /mo Reported

Youtube thumbnail testing tool

A/B testing tool for YouTube thumbnails and titles.

thumbnailtest.com

$20K /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.
Solopreneur knowledge courses justinwelsh.me Knowledge entrepreneur offering digital courses for solopreneurs	$200K /mo Reported	Course +4	Word of mouth Brand Authenticity +1	Solopreneurs +2	+14	Founded 2019 · Solo founder · $1K to start	89	Build this
Notion template shop thomasjfrank.com "Notion templates and productivity tools by Thomas Frank."	$200K /mo Reported	Digital products +5	Email marketing SEO +1	Content Creators +4	CO PR +33	Founded 2010 · 3 people · $5 to start	82	Build this
AI voice note transcriber audiopen.ai Voice-to-text AI tool for transforming thoughts into text	$20K /mo Reported ▲ 0% · 19 mo	Subscription +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth	Entrepreneurs +6	PL	Founded 2023 · Solo founder · $30 to start	82	Build this
BA Ai image and video maker basedlabs.ai AI-powered image and video creation platform.	$10K /mo Reported	Subscription +3	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Content Creators +7	CU +16	Founded 2023 · 2 co-founders · $500 to start	79	Build this
SP Paywall platform for creators spencerpatterson.com Paywall platform tailored for content creators.	$100K /mo Reported	Fee based +2	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Influencers +3	+2	Founded 2019 · Solo founder · $6K to start	75	Build this
A Ai-powered social media carousels aiCarousels.com AI-powered social media carousel creator.	$10K /mo Reported	Subscription +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Entrepreneurs +6	+5	Founded 2023 · Solo founder · Built in 10 days	84	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
Creator-focused tax service freecashflow.io Tax and accounting services for online influencers.	$30K /mo Reported	Agency +6	Word of mouth SEO +1	Online Influencers +9	CO +7	Founded 2021 · 2 people · $500 to start	67	Build this
85,000 plr digital products urbanplr.com Membership platform for resellable digital content.	$10K /mo Reported	Membership +3	Affiliate program Email marketing +1	Digital Marketers +3	SI GO +4	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $100 to start	68	Build this
Viral tweet discovery tool tweethunter.io Social media growth tools for creators.	$300K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Freelancers +4	+15	Founded 2021 · 7 people · $1K to start	73	Build this
Youtube thumbnail testing tool thumbnailtest.com A/B testing tool for YouTube thumbnails and titles.	$20K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Affiliate program Advertising on social media +1	Twitch Live Streamers +5	+4	Founded 2022 · Solo founder · $100 to start	82	Build this

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