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Sean Mize's avatar

I love reading your journey. It's a lot like mine when I started back in 2006 so it stirs fond memories!

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Anfernee's avatar

Cool! 😎

We just love it!

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Mark Wils's avatar

Thank you for sharing your journey. It's so inspiring, especially for anyone starting out.

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Anfernee's avatar

Thanks 🙏🏻

Glad this post resonates with you.

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Jason Rowe's avatar

Fantastic stuff. Glad to see others out here trying to help solopreneurs as well!

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Anfernee's avatar

Thanks 🙏🏻

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David's avatar

Very good post. I see a piece of your translated by Salvador Lorca. It is a good translation.

Can I translate part of this post into Spanish with links and credits to you and, of course, a description of your newsletter?

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Anfernee's avatar

Sure. Just credit back to this post URL. Thanks.

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Angeline's avatar

Congratulations. This is inspirational.

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Anfernee's avatar

Thank you 🙏🏻

Glad this post resonates with you.

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Mike Searles's avatar

Super-duper inspiring! 🏆

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Anfernee's avatar

Thanks 🙏🏻

Glad this post resonates with you 👍🏻

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Marilyn Wo's avatar

Great lessons here! Thanks for the mention Anfernee.

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Anfernee's avatar

Welcome.

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Veronica Llorca-Smith's avatar

That's amazing, Anfernee!

I'm going to create a tutorial on Gumroad for my subscribers and will use you as one of the examples.

Well done!

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Anfernee's avatar

Thanks 🙏🏻

What tutorial are you creating?

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Veronica Llorca-Smith's avatar

I do short video tutorials for my paid subscribers.

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Anfernee's avatar

Cool!

Quick question, why don’t you house the tutorials directly in Substack?

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Veronica Llorca-Smith's avatar

What do you mean? I post them here directly.

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Anfernee's avatar

Oh because you mentioned ‘tutorials on Gumroad’

Ha I misunderstood them as tutorials uploaded into Gumroad.

Haha

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CK's avatar

Thanks for sharing. Love your journey.

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Anfernee's avatar

Thanks. Glad you like it. :)

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WAB's avatar

Thanks for sharing your solopreneur journey. Very useful and packed full of info.

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Anfernee's avatar

Thanks. Glad you like it. :)

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Wes Pearce's avatar

Great post and appreciate the mention. 🙏

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Anfernee's avatar

Thanks and welcome :)

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Travis Sparks's avatar

Big congrats, Anfernee! 🚀 I’m a one-person physical product founder myself, and your journey from that first $4.90 sale to $10K is seriously inspiring. It reminds me that even a tiny win can snowball – I still remember my first $7.50 sale like it was yesterday. Your emphasis on sustainable systems over quick hacks really resonates (I’ve found a similar groove using AI to automate the boring stuff). 🙏 Thanks for sharing the real behind-the-scenes – it helps folks like me keep going!

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Anfernee's avatar

Thanks 🙏🏻

Yes we will always remember our first digital sale 🥰

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Jacky Kapadia's avatar

Solopreneurship is the ultimate personal growth hack—where resilience becomes your business plan and authenticity your competitive edge. 🚀

The beauty? Every 'overnight success' is built on unseen daily wins. Whether it’s systemizing chaos or monetizing quirks, the journey reframes what’s possible

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Anfernee's avatar

It’s very transformative indeed.

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