$96K/yr coffee blog, $240K/yr selling laptop accessories, $180K in biz debt paid off in 6 months

Hey starters - happy December!

This week, we feature 4 inspiring stories + 100 profitable one-person business ideas:

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#1: Two friends launched a $96K/year blog for coffee lovers:

Demri and Rodrigo started Little Coffee Place - a wildly successful blog about coffee.

A few years ago, they met on social media and launched the business with just $500.

Now, they've reached 80K readers/mo and are generating $96K/year in revenue.

Their secret? Affiliate marketing - the majority of their income comes from Amazon affiliation and other coffee affiliates.

Little Coffee Place Monthly Revenue Stats

Check out Demri and Rodrigo's full story here!

#2: Jessica transformed her own wedding planning experience into a $120K/year business:

Jessica started The Budget Savvy Bride - a wedding planning resource and community.

While planning her own wedding 12 years ago, she shared ideas and resources for brides experiencing similar problems. Here's how she's doing now:

• $120K/year (up 46.6% over last year)
• Solo-founder
• Sold over 120K copies of her amazon best seller book
• Featured in national media outlets such as Good Morning America, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Brides Magazine

Check out Jessica's full interview here!

Pat @ Starter Story: Want to check out more wedding-related business ideas? We put together a full list for you here!

#3: This brother-sister duo raised $35K in less than 3 hours:

We just caught up with Sonal from Silviano - the world's first voice-activated laptop sleeve.

Back in October, they launched their first project on Indiegogo and raised their goal of $35K in less than three hours.

Now, they're doing $240K/year with two employees.

Check out the full story + their tips on how to successfully launch on Indiegogo here!

Pat @ Starter Story: Want to learn how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign? These 8 companies share their tips here!

#4: Karen's apparel brand went from $180K in debt to $540K/year in revenue (+ debt free):

Karen started Leze Apparel - a women's workwear brand made from recycled materials.

Six months ago, the business found themselves in $180K in production debt.

Six months later, the business is 100% debt free and growing at a steady rate of 30% month over month.

Their secret? Focusing in on three main channels:

• Paid Ads (65% of revenue)
• Email Marketing (15% of revenue)
• Organic Social + Influencer Marketing (20% of revenue)

Read Karen's success story here!

Pat @ Starter Story: Want to check out more successful clothing case studies? We put together a list of 44 profitable clothing business ideas for you here!

#5: 100 Profitable One-Person Business Ideas

Can't find a business partner? Want to start something on your own?

Although starting a business on your own can be challenging, there are always benefits to going at it alone.

We went through our database of successful businesses and found the best examples of solo founders here!

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I'm a huge fan of the product (I use it for Starter Story and love the segmentation/drip features). I've also been able to collect so many emails using their website form integration - my list growing over 3k/month now 😲

Here are just some of the impressive businesses we've interviewed that use Klaviyo for email marketing and are raving about the product - all great interviews you should check out as well!

• Brumate ($1.1M/mo at 23 years old)
• Sheets & Giggles ($76k/mo in just 6 months)
• Beardbrand ($100k+/mo - 1.5M YouTube subscribers)
• Abs Protein Pancakes ($25k/mo passive income business)
• Xero Shoes ($460k/mo - featured on Shark Tank)
• The Longhairs ($30k/mo)
• Framed Tweets ($25k/mo)

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(And thank you for your support 🙏)

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Thanks for reading! See you next week.

- Pat Walls, Founder @ Starter Story

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