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Chapter 09

Operating a One-Person Software
Software Business

Bookkeeping, support, uptime — the boring things that keep money coming in.

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A Handbook For Builders
Operating a One-Person Software
Software Business
Chapter 09
The Claude Code Handbook

Bookkeeping, support, uptime — the boring things that keep money coming in.

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Support Without Suffering

Intercom or Crisp. Templated replies. Ship fixes to whatever three people mention most.

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Uptime and Alerts

UptimeRobot ping. Slack error webhook. That is 90% of what a monitoring stack does for a solo dev.

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Money In, Money Out

Wise or Mercury. One spreadsheet. Monthly reconciliation. Pay quarterly taxes.

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Freelance Contracts

A one-page SOW. 50% upfront. Named deliverables. Cancel-anytime clause.

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Sanity

Weekly review. Monthly no-code day. Quarterly break. Founders burn out because they never stop.