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If You Have A 9–5 Job, You Can Become Start A One-Person Biz Over The Weekend.

This is how I would do it.

Michael Lim
Practice in Public
4 min readDec 28, 2024

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Author staying on floating rafts in Khao Sok National Park, Thailand.

I remember starting my first one-person business.

I was 26, and I remember feeling incredibly proud and excited. But after the honeymoon period wore off, I felt lost, anxious, and almost lost the business entirely.

If I could go back in time, I’d do this instead.

You already have a one-person business.

Congratulations.

That was easy, wasn’t it?

Your 9–5 job means you’ve got a valuable skillset.

And you’ve already sold it to one customer: Your employer.

But this is where you made a mistake.

You stopped selling it to others.

If one customer (your employer) is willing to pay you for your skills, others will too.

Especially if you’ve got skills in:

  • Writing.
  • Design.
  • Coding.

Basically, any professional service (HR, Ops, Marketing) can be repackaged as a service for multiple customers.

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I help solopreneurs add $2-5k to their one-person business through Positioning & Limitless Writing System™ | https://michaellim.ck.page/crashcourse 🚀

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