Since you are brand-new at this, ignore the AI generated answers. Because you have no base line, based on my actual experience from more than 10 years ago, my suggestion is:
1) Study other peoples profiles and what they charge.
2) Trust your instincts and set a rate that you think will work for you.
3) Check your statistics for a week, if no business or click on your profile,raise or lower your rate.
4) Repeat until your rate generates clicks. Then fine-tune your profile and do some outbound prospecting.

The paywall is not the issue. You can create your own website for free and then market your services ranging from Facebook to LinkedIn.

The real issue is that you need to have a record on the Internet. That takes time so the earlier you start the quicker you will get sales.

In addition to getting academic knowledge about accounting, marketing, etc. you need to actually work in an environment that allows you to learn about what it takes to "Make Payroll".

Until you know what it takes to keep the doors open, starting a business and assemble the plane while flying it means that your chance of failure and wasting money is almost 100%.

Being an elder, I can tell you that the greatest challenge you will face is: "To Dream Big".

Hate to tell you but digital tactics just don't do the trick. Real Estate leads where you have at least some form of exclusive listing are generated by personal contacts. That means you need to get involved in the community, join service clubs and go knocking on doors.

Yes - if you are a citizen. The country is an interlocking network of families and in order to get clients, you must be part of the network.

You should get a lawyer that specializes in insurance claims in your state or province.

It depends which side of the afiliate marketing businessyou are in.
A) Creating leads for products - get more products
B) Selling Leads - find a way to get more leads by 1) maximize your copy, 2) Create more websites 3) find more buyers

Depends very much on your own vision and goals along with your cashflow. If cashflow supports it, go for the bank loan. If not - convertible note for a private investor. I do not have enough detail to go deeper, but congratulations on your achievement. Herb

You can get the data you are looking for by buying subscriptions at a very high price from various research companies.

However, before starting to spend money, the "cheap, ultra-high quality products" is an oxymoron. Cheap and high quality products do not exists. You get what you pay for.

Also targeting large companies while drop-shipping via Alibaba will have a zero conversion rate.

IMO you need to re-evaluate your concept.

https://z-niche.com/2020/02/21/how-to-evaluate-an-idea-for-a-start-up/