🧠 The One-Person Operations Manual: A Plug-and-Play System for Solopreneurs

Run like a team of five—even if it’s just you and a laptop.

Running solo doesn’t have to mean flying blind. If you’ve ever thought:

“Where did I save that onboarding form?” “Did I follow up with that lead from Thursday?” “How do I always feel like I’m behind?”

You need an Operations Manual.

Not a corporate binder. Not a Google Drive mess. A simple, clear system to run your business without forgetting everything.

🗂 What Is a One-Person Ops Manual?

It’s your internal GPS. It holds:

• Your offers

• Your tools

• Your repeatable tasks

• Your logins

• Your client flow

• Your biz brain

So you’re not reinventing the wheel every Monday.

🧰 Core Sections You Need

1. Your Offers (and What's Included) So you’re never winging it mid-pitch.

2. Client Journey Map Inquiry → Booked → Onboarded → Delivered → Follow-up → Referral

3. Templates + Scripts Emails, DMs, invoices, check-ins, offboarding

4. Weekly Workflow What happens on which day? (Marketing Tues, Admin Thurs, etc.)

5. Tool Stack + Access Info Passwords, links, subscriptions—all in one place.

6. Revenue + Expense Tracker Updated monthly. Use a linked Google Sheet, Notion, or Airtable.

7. Break Glass In Case of Burnout A list of what to stop, delegate, or pause if you’re feeling fried

🔁 Pro Tips

• Build it in Notion, Trello, or a shared Google Doc

• Use emojis + bold headings for fast scanning

• Update it monthly—not when it’s on fire

• Make it fun. This is YOUR business playbook.

✅ Want to go big? Record Loom walkthroughs so you can hand it off to a VA when you’re ready.

🧠 Final Thought:

This manual isn’t busywork. It’s a bet on your future self.

You’re not building a business you have to hold together. You’re building one that holds you up.