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$10K+

$50K+

$100K+

$1M+

Median revenue

$10K /mo

Middle half earn $1K – $200K/mo

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Custom shoe painting service

Custom hand-painted sneakers for street culture enthusiasts.

bstreetshoes.com

$60K /mo Reported

Traditional art prints shop

Traditional nature art for collectors.

justinericksonart.com

$900 /mo Reported

Custom dog portrait service

Custom dog portraits with handcrafted costumes.

puptrait.com

$10K /mo Reported

Online art gallery platform

Australia's premier online gallery for original art.

artloversaustralia.com.au

$200K /mo Reported

Fine art photography studio

Digital photography transformed into stunning fine art prints.

suzannk.com

$9K /mo Reported

Fine art space prints

Gallery-quality space-themed fine art prints.

astrography.com

$200K /mo Reported

Metal greeting card service

Metal greeting cards featuring global artistic imagery.

periwinklegreetings.com

$1K /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.
Custom shoe painting service bstreetshoes.com Custom hand-painted sneakers for street culture enthusiasts.	$60K /mo Reported	Made to order +1	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Sneaker Enthusiasts +3	+17	8 people · $1K to start · Built in 30 days	63	Build this
Traditional art prints shop justinericksonart.com Traditional nature art for collectors.	$900 /mo Reported	Digital Products & Courses +4	Word of mouth Direct sales +1	Art Collectors +2	AD +2	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · $7K to start	58	Build this
Custom dog portrait service puptrait.com Custom dog portraits with handcrafted costumes.	$10K /mo Reported	Commissioned art +1	Word of mouth Pay Per Click Advertising +1	Dog Owners +2	AD +10	Founded 2016 · Solo founder · $800 to start	68	Build this
Online art gallery platform artloversaustralia.com.au Australia's premier online gallery for original art.	$200K /mo Reported	Marketplace	Advertising on social media Email marketing +1	Art Collectors +3		Founded 2016 · 4 people · $100K to start	50	Build this
Fine art photography studio suzannk.com Digital photography transformed into stunning fine art prints.	$9K /mo Reported	Custom art prints +1	Word of mouth Direct sales	Art Collectors +2	AD +7	Founded 2017 · Solo founder · $7K to start	62	Build this
Fine art space prints astrography.com Gallery-quality space-themed fine art prints.	$200K /mo Reported	E-commerce +1	Word of mouth Advertising on social media	Art Collectors +2	+15	Founded 2019 · 4 people · Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, Poland	61	Build this
PG Metal greeting card service periwinklegreetings.com Metal greeting cards featuring global artistic imagery.	$1K /mo Reported	E-commerce +2	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Art Collectors +3		Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $20K to start	47	Build this

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