Building A One Person Business

Free Range Human

Free Range Human I came across a term in a book recently that really struck a chord with me, and that is the idea of a free range human. I know I’m free range organic, what are you? A thousand apologies to the author, I cannot find which book it came from to credit your…

The Right Sized Business

Get big or go home! I’m calling bullshit on that idea right now. What is our western culture’s obsession with large business? As a solopreneur I think you should be looking to rightsize your business not scale it so large it becomes a beast on your back or have it too small that it cannot…

Solopreneur Mindset

What is the solopreneur mindset? I’d like to talk about the mindset you need to run a micro business. Here are some snap shots on what I think make a good solopreneur, it’s not a compelete list, its a discussion starter, let me know what you think makes a good solopreneur in the comments. Get…

Give Them What They Want Not
What YOU Think They Want

If you are planning to launch a new product, service, coaching program, software service or physical product the best way to do this is to give them what they want, not what you think they want. The Sound Of Crickets Chirping If you launch what you think they want without the input from your potential…

Service Launch Formula

I’m pretty sure you have all been part of one of the internet marketing product launches. You are teased with free content, the product creator woos you with free stuff in an effort to show you how excellent their premium stuff will be. At the end you are whipped up into a buying frenzy just…

Solopreneur Definition

I’m going to give my definition of what a solopreneur is. What Is A Solopreneur The answer to this depends upon who you ask, but I will give you my definition because this is the people I will be writing this site for. A solopreneur is someone running their own small business. I will go…

Password Protect Your Time

I want to talk about the idea of password protecting your time. If you are with me for the long haul you are going to hear me bleat on about time a lot, I’ll say it again, but a solopreneur has limited time, use it well and guard it from time bandits (completely unrelated link to the Time…

Earn Back Time

I was reading an excellent book recently by Colin Wright called Start a Freedom Business. In it he talks about not only earning money from your business but earning back time. It’s well worth a read, and at 77p for the Kindle edition it’s a steal. In this post I want to talk about business design for…

Holiday Entitlement

I’ve just returned from a weeks holiday (read vacation if you are in the states) and it just got me thinking about the old holiday entitlement I used to get when I was employed and how I was allowed to use my entitlement. Holiday Entitlement Read that again, this is the number of holidays I…

Why I Don’t Want To Build A Team

If you are reading this as a solopreneur you have your own reasons for NOT wanting to build a team to grow your business. This is a personal account of why I don’t want (or need) a team. I invite you to tell me your reasons in the comments below. I truly believe you can build a scalable profitable and enjoyable…