Image Consulting Business

Image Consulting Business Success Stories [2024]

Updated: September 6th, 2024

Image consultants are specialists who improve a client's personal or professional image. The image consultants evaluate, enhance and upgrade client appearances, behavior, and communication skills.

In this list, you'll find real-world image consulting business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a image consulting business that makes money.

1. BasedLabs.ai | AI Image & Video Creator ($120K/year)

Andrew and Michael, leveraging their extensive startup and web3 backgrounds, founded BasedLabs in December 2023 after struggling to find high-quality AI b-roll for automated content creation, quickly achieving a $10K MRR and 150,000 signups with less than $500 on marketing.

How much money it makes: $120K/year
How much did it cost to start: $500
How many people on the team: 0

How Our AI SaaS Crossed $10K MRR In Less Than 3 Months

Entrepreneurs achieve a $10,000 MRR and 150,000 user signups in just four months through SEO, free AI tools, and lean marketing spend, highlighting the power of rapid iteration, distribution, and a focus on user feedback to drive business growth.

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2. Pika ($45.6K/year)

Rishi Mohan, a design engineer, grew frustrated with spending hours creating marketing images on Figma, leading him to launch Pika, an API-driven image generator now earning $3,500 in monthly recurring revenue. His lightbulb moment was when Pika received 600 upvotes on ProductHunt, validating its market demand.

How much money it makes: $45.6K/year
How many people on the team: 0

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I Built A Screenshots App On The Side And Grew It To $3.8K/Month

Discover how a design engineer turned his side-project into a thriving SaaS business, Pika, generating $3,500 in monthly recurring revenue by automating image generation for over 250 customers with virtually zero initial investment.

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