The One-Person Business Playbooks
The One-PersonBusiness
Playbook 01 · Foundation
The One-Person Business
Design the company itself: business model, offer, systems, leverage, customer acquisition, pricing, and scale.
A 10-book practical business series by James Inglis
Build more.
Carry less.
The One-Person Business Playbooks are practical guides for entrepreneurs who want serious capability without automatically adding employees, overhead, and complexity.
Systems. Automation. AI. Contractors. Distribution. Leverage.
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One operating philosophy
Growth does not have to mean headcount.
Every playbook applies the same design discipline: keep the owner focused on judgment and high-value decisions, then redesign everything else for leverage.
EliminateRemove work that should not exist.
AutomateLet reliable tools handle repeatable work.
DelegateRent specialized capability when people are needed.
SystemizeTurn recurring work into a repeatable process.
LeverageIncrease output without increasing complexity at the same rate.
The complete series
Ten playbooks. One lean operating model.
Each title stands on its own. Together, they cover the core functions required to build, market, sell, deliver, and operate a highly leveraged one-person company.
The One-Person Business Playbooks
The One-PersonMarketing Department
Playbook 02 · Demand
The One-Person Marketing Department
Build a practical marketing engine across positioning, content, email, SEO, paid media, and measurement.
Planned
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The One-PersonSales Department
Playbook 03 · Conversion
The One-Person Sales Department
Create a sales system for prospecting, qualification, outreach, follow-up, proposals, and closing.
Planned
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The One-PersonAI Department
Playbook 04 · Capability
The One-Person AI Department
Use AI for research, writing, analysis, coding, agents, quality control, and repeatable workflows.
Planned
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The One-PersonContent Machine
Playbook 05 · Attention
The One-Person Content Machine
Turn ideas into a repeatable system for writing, video, repurposing, publishing, and distribution.
Planned
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The One-PersonConsulting Business
Playbook 06 · Expertise
The One-Person Consulting Business
Package expertise into a focused consulting model with leads, proposals, delivery, reporting, and retention.
Planned
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The One-PersonDigital Product Business
Playbook 07 · Products
The One-Person Digital Product Business
Research, build, price, sell, deliver, and support digital products without creating an operational burden.
Planned
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The One-PersonNewsletter Business
Playbook 08 · Audience
The One-Person Newsletter Business
Build an owned audience through research, writing, growth, sponsorships, monetization, and analytics.
Planned
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The One-PersonOnline Service Business
Playbook 09 · Delivery
The One-Person Online Service Business
Build a streamlined service business across leads, sales, onboarding, delivery, support, and recurring revenue.
Planned
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The One-PersonBusiness Operating System
Playbook 10 · Control
The One-Person Business Operating System
Bring strategy, finance, delivery, automation, metrics, reviews, and decision-making into one operating cadence.
Planned
More than books
Every playbook is designed to become a working system.
Each title can be paired with companion worksheets, editable templates, calculators, dashboards, and decision tools. The first toolkit is already built for The One-Person Business.
Printable
Workbook
Workbook
Editable
Templates
Templates
Calculators
& Dashboards
& Dashboards
Operating
Tools
Tools
The series promise
A one-person company should not mean doing everything yourself. It should mean becoming unusually deliberate about what only you should do—and designing the rest of the business so it can run through systems, tools, automation, and specialized support.