Digital ideas↗
Apps, templates, content and focused tools may develop into businesses. Think in terms of customer usefulness and net margins rather than assuming digital earnings are passive.
Build a small tool that solves a problem
A focused piece of software can become the start of a business.
Illustrative timeline: 16 years and 8 monthsCreate digital templates
Sell a solution that saves a customer time.
Illustrative timeline: 55 years and 7 monthsMake a useful online course
Teach something you can genuinely help others do.
Illustrative timeline: 27 years and 10 monthsWrite a paid newsletter
Specific knowledge may be more valuable than a large general audience.
Illustrative timeline: 41 years and 8 monthsBuild a genuinely useful content website
Helpful material can attract readers without promising quick money.
Illustrative timeline: 33 years and 4 monthsDevelop a niche app
A recurring user problem is a better starting point than a vague idea.
Illustrative timeline: 20 years and 10 monthsLicense original images and illustrations
A catalogue can sell repeatedly if customers actually need it.
Illustrative timeline: 83 years and 4 monthsAutomate administration for businesses
Save customers time with reliable, focused workflows.
Illustrative timeline: 13 years and 11 monthsBuild an extension for an existing tool
A small feature may have a clearly defined paying audience.
Illustrative timeline: 23 years and 10 monthsCreate a specialist podcast
Trust in a narrow subject can create opportunities for partnerships.
Illustrative timeline: 41 years and 8 months