Create a Fully Automated One-Person Online Business

Step 1: Sell Only Evergreen Digital Products

Choose products that never expire or need updates:

• Notion/Google Sheets templates
• Downloadable guides and workbooks
• Preset packs (Lightroom, Final Cut, etc.)
• License bundles (icons, fonts, graphics) Customers pay once → instant delivery → zero fulfillment work.

Step 2: Build a One-Page Sales Machine

Use Carrd, Framer, or a single Notion page as your entire storefront. Include:

• Clear problem headline
• Short video or GIF demo
• Social proof screenshots
• Single buy button (Stripe or Gumroad) No blog, no complex navigation—people land, watch, buy, leave.

Step 3: Set Up Zero-Touch Delivery and Payment

Connect everything with these free forever tools:

• Gumroad or Lemon Squeezy → handles payments + instant file delivery
• ConvertKit free tier → collects emails + sends welcome sequence
• Zapier free → connects buyer → thank-you email → Google Drive backup Money hits your account, customer gets product, you stay asleep.

Step 4: Drive Traffic That Costs Nothing Ongoing

Post once in the right places and let sharing do the rest:

• Product Hunt launch (one-time)
• Relevant Reddit communities (helpful posts, not spam)
• Pinterest rich pins (evergreen traffic for years)
• Free tool directories (FutureTools, Toolify, etc.) One good post can send buyers for months without touching it again.

Step 5: Add a Self-Running Affiliate Engine

After 100 sales, add a post-purchase page that says: “Earn 50% lifetime commission—grab your link below.” Buyers become your marketing team. Most automated businesses double from referrals alone.

Step 6: Create Upsells That Sell Themselves

Stack higher-value products with zero extra work:

• $19 basic template → $79 pro bundle → $279 master collection Use “one-click upsell” feature in Gumroad/Lemon Squeezy Customers upgrade themselves while you do nothing.

Step 7: Lock It and Walk Away

Set a calendar reminder every 90 days to:

• Check nothing broke (takes 11 minutes)
• Repost your best Reddit comment if traffic dips That’s it—everything else runs forever.

Real examples living on this exact system:

• Notion template creator → $180k/year, checks in twice a month
• Lightroom preset shop → $92k/year, zero customer support
• Google Sheets toolkit → $310k/year, still one page

Start with Step 1 tonight: pick one digital thing you already know how to make. In 30–60 days you can have a business that pays you whether you wake up or not.