Solopreneurship

Real-world lessons on building a business of one—client work, marketing yourself, setting boundaries, and staying motivated.

Solopreneurship

A sneak peek into marketing my portfolio career

Mar 16, 2026

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8 min read

A sneak peek into marketing my portfolio career

How I spend my time, where my leads are coming from, and how my view on marketing has changed from a year ago

Maggie Blackburn

How-To

Feb 23, 2026

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9 min read

How to work smarter, not harder

4 crowd-sourced workflows to save you time

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

Jan 12, 2026

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9 min read

My 2026 plan

Manifestations, goals, and how I'll achieve them

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

Jan 5, 2026

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12 min read

My 7 predictions for 2026

What I'm doing and what these mean for you

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

What I earned and learned in 2025 as a first-time solopreneur

Dec 29, 2025

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14 min read

What I earned and learned in 2025 as a first-time solopreneur

A year of exact numbers and real-life lessons

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

Dec 15, 2025

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8 min read

What if 2026 was your boldest year yet?

Channeling horse energy for a year of breakthroughs

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

I hired a virtual assistant! Here's how it went

Dec 8, 2025

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8 min read

I hired a virtual assistant! Here's how it went

86 applications and 250 LinkedIn connections later...

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

Oct 20, 2025

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5 min read

The power of the pause

I'm retreating for the rest of the year

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

Oct 13, 2025

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7 min read

My Q3 personal brand report

Looking back on Q3 growth #s + my Q4 focus

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

What I earned and learned in Q3 as a first-time solopreneur

Oct 6, 2025

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8 min read

What I earned and learned in Q3 as a first-time solopreneur

+ Just Start doors close tomorrow at midnight

Maggie Blackburn

How-To

Sep 29, 2025

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7 min read

Selling from the heart

What authentic sales looks and feels like

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

"How do you balance doing multiple things at once?"

Sep 15, 2025

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6 min read

"How do you balance doing multiple things at once?"

The truth is that it doesn’t always work out

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

Aug 11, 2025

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6 min read

I just let go of my $8K/month client

Will letting go allow me to receive something even better?

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

What I earned and learned in Q2 as a first-time solopreneur (Part 2)

Jul 7, 2025

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5 min read

What I earned and learned in Q2 as a first-time solopreneur (Part 2)

Part 2: Revenue breakdown, learnings, and my focus for Q3

Maggie Blackburn

How-To

Jun 16, 2025

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6 min read

Let's talk about pricing

How I determined my prices as a team of one

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

Jun 9, 2025

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5 min read

Nothing is set in stone

This one's for the indecisive over-thinkers who can't make up their mind (AKA me!)

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

Jun 2, 2025

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5 min read

I hit my first $20K month!

Why am I so tired?

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

From Full-time to Fractional with Emily Hollender

May 12, 2025

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11 min read

From Full-time to Fractional with Emily Hollender

How Emily turned an unexpected layoff into a thriving fractional business—and is now helping others do the same

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

May 5, 2025

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6 min read

Why is it so hard to say no?

The balance of finding aligned opportunities and keeping a steady pipeline

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

What I earned and learned in Q1 as a first-time solopreneur (Part 2)

Apr 7, 2025

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6 min read

What I earned and learned in Q1 as a first-time solopreneur (Part 2)

Part 2 of 2: Sharing learnings and how they're influencing my Q2

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

What I earned and learned in Q1 as a first-time solopreneur

Mar 31, 2025

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6 min read

What I earned and learned in Q1 as a first-time solopreneur

Part 1 of 2: Sharing real numbers and the highlights from Q1

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

"What was the tipping point to leave corporate?"

Mar 10, 2025

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5 min read

"What was the tipping point to leave corporate?"

A recap from Making the Leap from Consulting to Creative Entrepreneurship

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

How to land your first client (Part 2 of 2)

Mar 3, 2025

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6 min read

How to land your first client (Part 2 of 2)

Plus the free proposal template I used to land my first client

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

How to land your first client (Part 1 of 2)

Feb 24, 2025

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6 min read

How to land your first client (Part 1 of 2)

With journal prompts and questions to guide you through the process

Maggie Blackburn

Career Pivots

6 lessons from 6 years in Product Marketing (that you can use too!)

Feb 3, 2025

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9 min read

6 lessons from 6 years in Product Marketing (that you can use too!)

Leverage these skills to pivot your career or build your own thing

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

A sneak peek into marketing my portfolio career

How to work smarter, not harder

My 2026 plan

My 7 predictions for 2026

What I earned and learned in 2025 as a first-time solopreneur

What if 2026 was your boldest year yet?

I hired a virtual assistant! Here's how it went

The power of the pause

My Q3 personal brand report

What I earned and learned in Q3 as a first-time solopreneur

Selling from the heart

"How do you balance doing multiple things at once?"

I just let go of my $8K/month client

What I earned and learned in Q2 as a first-time solopreneur (Part 2)

Let's talk about pricing

Nothing is set in stone

I hit my first $20K month!

From Full-time to Fractional with Emily Hollender

Why is it so hard to say no?

What I earned and learned in Q1 as a first-time solopreneur (Part 2)

What I earned and learned in Q1 as a first-time solopreneur

"What was the tipping point to leave corporate?"

How to land your first client (Part 2 of 2)

How to land your first client (Part 1 of 2)

6 lessons from 6 years in Product Marketing (that you can use too!)

Feeling curious?