The categories
OneManOnly files every post under one of 9 categories, in three pillars of equal weight: seven for the tools a solo founder runs each part of the business on, one for the economics of solo business and one for verified case studies.
Payments & Fees
What it costs to get paid: payment processors, merchants of record, checkout and subscription billing, and the commissions marketplaces, app stores and freelance platforms take, plus payouts, chargebacks and reserves.
1 post ToolsBuild & Ship
Website builders, no-code and AI app builders, hosting and domains, compared by what a solo builder pays and how long setup takes.
1 post ToolsAI Agents & Automation
Automation platforms such as Zapier, Make and n8n, AI agents and assistants that take on business tasks, and MCP and other integrations, compared by price and limits.
1 post ToolsAI Workflows
How a one-person company runs one business function with AI, end to end: the steps, the tool at each step, what it costs and how long it takes.
1 post ToolsMarketing & Audience
Email and newsletter platforms, social schedulers, SEO tools, and creator and membership platforms.
2 posts ToolsSales & Support
CRMs, scheduling and booking tools, help desks and AI support agents.
No posts yet ToolsMoney & Admin
Accounting and invoicing, business banking, incorporation services, entity types, registered agents, state and country fees, and how sales tax and VAT work. Described from official sources, never advice.
1 post EconomicsSolo Economics
Solo business by the numbers: government statistics on one-person businesses, founder and platform reports, revenue distributions, pricing models, stack costs and survival rates.
6 posts CasesCase Studies
One-person companies whose figures are verified or filed: payment-verified revenue, disclosed exits and acquisitions, and the tool stacks behind them.
2 posts