bizsolo

Practical help for your first solo business

Build a business you can run yourself.

If you can edit a newsletter, update a website, or keep files organized, you have something to build on. Work out who needs that help and what you could deliver in a first project.

Compare business ideas Sketch your first offer

You don’t have to figure it all out at once.

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1

Choose an offer

Match a skill you already have to a task a buyer needs done.

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2

Test the need

Talk to a possible buyer before spending weeks on a brand.

Plan that conversation
3

Price and deliver

Allow for messages, meetings, and revisions when you work out a fee.

Work through a price
4

Find customers

Show a clear offer, useful examples, and an easy way to contact you.

Make yourself easier to find

Four services to consider.

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These services can be delivered remotely. See who might hire you, what a first job could include, and which skills you’ll need to bring.

Remote admin support

An organized set of supplied documents and a list showing what's present and what's missing.

Start with

You already write clear emails, organize records, and use the client's everyday office software.

Newsletter production

One formatted and checked newsletter issue, ready for approval.

Start with

You can edit copy, catch errors, and prepare drafts and tests in one email platform.

Website care

Approved edits to named pages, checked and recorded for the owner.

Start with

You know the website editor, can check the published result, and can reverse a content change.

Podcast & video editing

An agreed edit of one supplied recording, exported in the requested format, with a limited revision round.

Start with

You can edit the kind of recording you offer, spot source problems, and check the finished file.

Put it on paper

Describe the job. Check the price.

Use these tools without an account or subscription. Your entries stay on the page.

Your first offer

Write down who you’ll help, what you’ll do, what’s included, and the next conversation you’ll have.

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A hypothetical project

($200 − $20) ÷ 6

Count every hour.

Subtract costs first: $180 across six hours leaves $30 an hour, before recurring overhead and taxes. See how revisions change it.

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Imagine a customer asking

“Who can help me put together my weekly newsletter?”

Try a question like this in an AI assistant. If it mentions your business, check whether the service description and linked pages are right.

Finding customers in AI search

Can people find the facts about your work?

AI assistants are another place people may look for help. Explain your service clearly, show a sample you have permission to share, and check what the answers say about you.

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Working remotely

Build around the hours you can actually give it.

Consider deadlines, client time zones, quiet working time, and the access a project needs. A service should fit both your skills and your schedule.

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Helpful before the first project.

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