How to become by solopreneur in 2025:
1/ Identify your unique skills
Here are questions to ask yourself:
- What can you do better than most?
- What's a problem you fixed for yourself?
- What do people ask you for help with?
Your business idea is hiding in plain sight.
Here are questions to ask yourself:
- What can you do better than most?
- What's a problem you fixed for yourself?
- What do people ask you for help with?
Your business idea is hiding in plain sight.
2/ Find your niche
Don't try to serve everyone.
Narrow your focus to a specific problem that a specific group has.
A problem you can solve.
Speak to everyone & you speak to no one.
Don't try to serve everyone.
Narrow your focus to a specific problem that a specific group has.
A problem you can solve.
Speak to everyone & you speak to no one.
3/ Learn to get some attention
In a world of noise, be signal.
Share your journey, insights, and lessons learned. Failures included.
Your unique story is your competitive advantage.
In a world of noise, be signal.
Share your journey, insights, and lessons learned. Failures included.
Your unique story is your competitive advantage.
4/ Validate your idea
Before building anything, talk to potential customers.
Are they willing to pay for your solution? If not, build something else.
Don't waste time building something nobody wants.
Before building anything, talk to potential customers.
Are they willing to pay for your solution? If not, build something else.
Don't waste time building something nobody wants.
5/ Start before you're ready
Your first attempt will suck. That's okay.
Perfectionism is simply procrastination.
Launch your MVP and improve based on actual feedback.
Your first attempt will suck. That's okay.
Perfectionism is simply procrastination.
Launch your MVP and improve based on actual feedback.
6/ Price for profit
Don't undervalue yourself.
Charge what you're worth. Get uncomfortable.
If everyone can afford you, you're too cheap.
Don't undervalue yourself.
Charge what you're worth. Get uncomfortable.
If everyone can afford you, you're too cheap.
7/ Build systems early
Document your processes.
Automate everything that you can.
Your future self will thank you when it's time to scale or outsource.
Work on your business, not in it.
Document your processes.
Automate everything that you can.
Your future self will thank you when it's time to scale or outsource.
Work on your business, not in it.
8/ Learn the art of saying no
Your time and energy are limited.
Every "yes" to something mediocre is a "no" to something great.
Including your family.
Guard your focus intently.
Your time and energy are limited.
Every "yes" to something mediocre is a "no" to something great.
Including your family.
Guard your focus intently.
9/ Learn every single day
The world evolves. So should you.
Set aside time to upskill every week.
You are your most valuable asset.
Invest in it consistently.
The world evolves. So should you.
Set aside time to upskill every week.
You are your most valuable asset.
Invest in it consistently.
10/ Prioritize wellness
This should be continuous.
Burnout is real.
Being out of shape is deadly.
Schedule downtime and exercise.
Heal yourself and grow your business.
This should be continuous.
Burnout is real.
Being out of shape is deadly.
Schedule downtime and exercise.
Heal yourself and grow your business.
Solopreneurship is hard. It has pros and cons.
But done right and with the right focus, it can be extremely rewarding.
Follow me → @thejustinwelsh if you found this helpful.
Good luck. I'm rooting for you.
But done right and with the right focus, it can be extremely rewarding.
Follow me → @thejustinwelsh if you found this helpful.
Good luck. I'm rooting for you.
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