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Solopreneur

Ideas for Solopreneurs

We scoured the internet for the biggest solopreneurs, and dug deep into their businesses.

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14 businesses

64% founder-reported, the rest researched

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$1M+

Median revenue

$10K /mo

Middle half earn $9K – $40K/mo

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Automated image generation API

Automated image and video generation for marketers.

bannerbear.com

$50K /mo Estimated

Conversion-focused copywriting

Conversion Alchemy: Conversion-focused copywriting for SaaS and e-commerce.

christophersilvestri.com

$10K /mo Reported

Notion knowledge base builder

Transform Notion docs into professional help centers.

helpkit.so

$10K /mo Reported

Status page and monitoring

Service for creating status pages and incident updates.

instatus.com

$30K /mo Reported

User feedback management tool

Micro-SaaS for gathering user feedback on features.

fidlio.com

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Technical content subscription

Subscription-based technical content service for software engineering blogs.

draft.dev

$300K /mo Reported

Freelance writing profit system

Freelance writing course for high-income articles.

writingincomeaccelerator.com

$10K /mo Reported

Html to pdf converter

HTML-to-PDF conversion API service.

pdfshift.io

$9K /mo Reported

Manual link building service

Link-building service for SaaS companies.

mygrowthgorilla.com

$40K /mo Reported

User feedback management tool

User feedback tool for product teams

upvoty.com

$500 /mo Reported

Strategic design partnership

"Design services for founders and solopreneurs."

askadesigner.io

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Uptime and status monitoring

Uptime monitoring tool for websites and APIs

hyperping.com

$10K /mo Estimated

B2B multi-channel lead agency

LeadBird: 'B2B lead generation agency specializing in cold outreach.

leadbird.io

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Subscription design studio

Subscription-based design studio specializing in SaaS products.

jimdesigns.co

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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.
Automated image generation API bannerbear.com Automated image and video generation for marketers.	$50K /mo Estimated	Done for you service +12	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Developers +2	AW	Founded 2019 · Solo founder · $500 to start	76	Build this
Conversion-focused copywriting christophersilvestri.com Conversion Alchemy: Conversion-focused copywriting for SaaS and e-commerce.	$10K /mo Reported	Consulting +4	Word of mouth	SaaS Companies +3	FI +21	Founded 2021 · Solo founder · $50 to start	79	Build this
Notion knowledge base builder helpkit.so Transform Notion docs into professional help centers.	$10K /mo Reported ▲ 400% · 32 mo	SaaS +1	Word of mouth SEO +1	Companies building thei... +4	HE FR ST +8	Solo founder · Built in 30 days · SaaS	78	Build this
Status page and monitoring instatus.com Service for creating status pages and incident updates.	$30K /mo Reported	Subscription	Word of mouth Pay Per Click Advertising +1	Medium-Sized Companies +3	+13	Founded 2019 · 5 people · $2K to start	77	Build this
User feedback management tool fidlio.com Micro-SaaS for gathering user feedback on features.	—	Micro saas +2	Product Hunt Organic social media +1	B2B Software (SaaS) Org... +6	+6	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $300 to start	91	Build this
Technical content subscription draft.dev Subscription-based technical content service for software engineering blogs.	$300K /mo Reported	Subscription +1	Word of mouth SEO +1	SaaS Businesses +4	+1	Founded 2020 · 6 people · $600 to start	75	Build this
Freelance writing profit system writingincomeaccelerator.com Freelance writing course for high-income articles.	$10K /mo Reported	Coaching +2	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	Freelancers +6	+43	Founded 2018 · Solo founder · Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA, United States	66	Build this
Html to pdf converter pdfshift.io HTML-to-PDF conversion API service.	$9K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	Direct sales Word of mouth +1	Developers +3	+25	Founded 2018 · Solo founder · Built in 90 days	79	Build this
Manual link building service mygrowthgorilla.com Link-building service for SaaS companies.	$40K /mo Reported	Agency +2	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	SaaS Companies +2	+14	Founded 2018 · 6 people · Winchester, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom	54	Build this
User feedback management tool upvoty.com User feedback tool for product teams	$500 /mo Reported	Subscription	Affiliate program Advertising on social media +1	SaaS Businesses +3	+31	Founded 2019 · Solo founder · Built in 60 days	73	Build this
Strategic design partnership askadesigner.io "Design services for founders and solopreneurs."	—	Services +2	Referral Program Organic social media	Startup Founders +3	TA PH	Founded 2015 · Solo founder · Amsterdam, Netherlands, Netherlands	63	Build this
Uptime and status monitoring hyperping.com Uptime monitoring tool for websites and APIs	$10K /mo Estimated	Subscription +1	Organic social media Search engine marketing	Established Businesses +2	PR	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · Paris, France, France	73	Build this
B2B multi-channel lead agency leadbird.io LeadBird: 'B2B lead generation agency specializing in cold outreach.	—	Services +4	SEO Organic social media	B2B Companies +3	IN +1	Founded 2021 · 150 people · $1K to start	59	Build this
JD Subscription design studio jimdesigns.co Subscription-based design studio specializing in SaaS products.	—	Design	SEO Organic social media	SaaS Companies +2		Founded 2023 · Solo founder · New York, NY, USA, United States	58	Build this

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