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The Life-First Solopreneur Blog

Life First. Then Business.

Honest writing for solopreneurs ready to escape The Ownership Trap and design something better. New posts on the Life-First Business every week.

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Life-First. Then Business.

To help you create a grow a business you love.

Honest writing for solopreneurs ready to escape The Ownership Trap and design something better. New posts on the Life-First Business every week.

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Finance, Legal, & Money Management

Three Tracks for moving beyond time for money

6 min read

Beyond Trading Time for Money: The Leverage Options Every Solopreneur Should Know

Is creating a course the only way a service-based solopreneur can move beyond trading time for money?

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Starting Your Solopreneur Business: Boring Yet Crucial Stuff

3 min read

Starting Your Solopreneur Business: Boring Yet Crucial Stuff

There are lots of exciting things to do when starting your solo business – websites, logos, marketing materials, and setting up your CRM. But whether...

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More Income With Less Hours? How Some Solopreneurs Do It

5 min read

More Income With Less Hours? How Some Solopreneurs Do It

At LifeStarr, we work with tons of solopreneurs, and one of the most common questions we get is, “how can I earn more money without working more...

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A Risk-Based Approach to Funding Your Solopreneur Business

6 min read

A Risk-Based Approach to Funding Your Solopreneur Business

You need money for your one-person business. I haven’t seen this discussed much but how you do this depends on the risk associated with the business...

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9 Essential Steps to Planning Your Solopreneur Business

3 min read

9 Essential Steps to Planning Your Solopreneur Business

I’m writing this post with the assumption that you’ve already found what you want to pursue for a business based on your skills and passions. If not,...

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Five Things You Must Avoid When Naming Your Business

3 min read

Five Things You Must Avoid When Naming Your Business

Everyone wants their business to succeed in the market, and everyone knows how important a strong brand is in building a successful business. One of...

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13 Tips to Save Money As a Solopreneur

6 min read

13 Tips to Save Money As a Solopreneur

Let me preface this post by saying I am not a financial advisor or CPA. What I am, however, is a solopreneur with years of experience who has had to...

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Is it Time to Raise Your Prices? 6 Things Solopreneurs Should Consider

4 min read

Is it Time to Raise Your Prices? 6 Things Solopreneurs Should Consider

Inflation is here and it will be with us for a while. This means that the costs of almost everything you buy is going up, and that creates...

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