u/odessazenarchives

I run a one person business analyzing manhwa/webfiction IP for licensing and adaptation potential. Think due diligence reports for companies looking to option or adapt titles. I came at this from years as a reader/fan in the space, not a formal industry background, so my edge is deep genre knowledge plus analytical writing.

My business is a lot more defined than it was even a few months ago. I’ve locked my brand identity, built a landing page, and put together a portfolio including a full sample report on a specific title to show quality of work. I tried a cold email to one industry contact and it fell through with no response.

I want to make sure I’m not missing something obvious before I try more outreach. For people who’ve gotten a B2B service like this off the ground, what are the things you needed to have in place before your first real client conversation actually landed? Testimonials, case studies, a specific niche pitch, warm intros instead of cold email, what actually moved the needle for you?

For context, I recently got hired for a full-time job. Fortunately, it's a remote job but it's night shift. My plan initially is to hop on my business for an hour or two since my brand is digital content anyways (articles, journals, reviews, reports, ugc) but I underestimated the night shift because after it was over, I immediately fell asleep.

I already have a schedule for the following days to make everything doable but my problem is sleep and my back is hurting because my ergonomic chair doesn't arrive until two weeks.

My business is starting ti get traction so there's no way I'm gonna put if off, now is not the time for me to be lazy.

I was wondering if you guys have any advice or tips to get through something like this? everything I do can be done at home so that's a perk, but with my new job I have to get used with the tools and it takes mental energy as well so if you guys have any advice I'd love to hear it.