About me.
I’m Corey, a solopreneur building a digital empire of micro-web businesses that print money, month after month.
But it did NOT start out this way.
When I learned to code, I thought the only way to make money as a developer was getting a job, freelancing, or building the next “it” SaaS. I chose door number three.
For four plus years I spent countless hours building shit almost no one used, and making a lot less money than I anticipated. Launching app after app, chasing any idea that had the potential to get lots of paying monthly users.
Then I discovered Pieter Levels, a solo-developer who makes about $180K/mo running multiple simple online businesses. What was his secret?
His approach, thoroughly layed out in his book “MAKE” involves:
- Selling to small, niche audiences
- Making products that solved problems his audience looked for
- Keeping things simple, like tech stack and marketing
Inspired by Pieter’s success, I realized the real opportunity was building small online businesses around simple digital products—like a web app, Chrome extension, or tool—that solve a specific problem for a niche audience. I call them micro-web businesses or MWBs, and I’ve been all in ever since.
Here’s why:
- It’s rewarding—I can go from idea to Stripe notifications in a weekend.
- I get more at-bats—It’s NEVER been faster or cheaper to build digital products.
- It’s easier to grow MRR—Growing one idea to $10K+ (hard-mode). Building 10-20 low maintenance MWBs making $500-$1k/mo each (easy-mode).
- Niches are riches—Small niche market + specific problem x niche product = consistent revenue.
Want to see what I’m building in real-time? Follow me on X.
P.S. I’m always down to connect with other idea junkies for brainstorming, collaborating, and building cool stuff.