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Median revenue

$40K /mo

Middle half earn $20K – $50K/mo

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Link-in-bio page builder

Link-in-bio page builder for creators and small businesses

liinks.co

$30K/mo

Online review management widget

Online tool for displaying and managing website reviews.

localimpact.com

$50K/mo

Simple website hosting tool

Drag-and-drop hosting for easy web sharing.

tiiny.host

$40K/mo

Woocommerce plugin solutions

WooCommerce plugin developer for enhanced e-commerce features.

studiowombat.com

$20K/mo

Creative project fulfillment service

Subscription service for fast, affordable creative content.

quantumda.co

$200K/mo

WordPress client project portal

Client portal plugin for managing client projects.

client-portal.io

$4K/mo

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.
Link-in-bio page builder liinks.co Link-in-bio page builder for creators and small businesses	$30K/mo ▲ 25% · 24 mo	Subscription +1	Pay Per Click Advertising Referral Program +1	Influencers +3	MO AW +2	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $500 to start	88	Build this
Online review management widget localimpact.com Online tool for displaying and managing website reviews.	$50K/mo	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Pay Per Click Advertising +1	Local Businesses +2	+15	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · $3K to start	81	Build this
Simple website hosting tool tiiny.host Drag-and-drop hosting for easy web sharing.	$40K/mo	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Facebook Community +1	Designers +5	CR +5	Founded 2019 · Solo founder · $100 to start	80	Build this
Woocommerce plugin solutions studiowombat.com WooCommerce plugin developer for enhanced e-commerce features.	$20K/mo	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Organic social media	Ecommerce Store Builders +2	+10	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · Built in 20 days	80	Build this
Creative project fulfillment service quantumda.co Subscription service for fast, affordable creative content.	$200K/mo	Subscription +1	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	VPs of Marketing +6	+1	Founded 2021 · 4 people · Built in 30 days	60	Build this
WordPress client project portal client-portal.io Client portal plugin for managing client projects.	$4K/mo	Software license +2	Email marketing SEO	Freelancers +5		Founded 2016 · Solo founder · $5K to start	72	Build this

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