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24 articles about developer marketing for developers who ship.
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The Marketing Flywheel for Developer Products
Funnels leak. Flywheels compound. Learn how to build a self-reinforcing marketing flywheel for your developer product where every customer makes the next one cheaper to acquire.
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) for Dev Tools
GEO is SEO for AI search. Learn how to get your developer product cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews — the channel where nearly half of buyer research now starts.
GEO vs SEO: What Changes With AI Search
GEO and SEO share a foundation but optimize for different outputs — a ranking position versus a citation in an AI answer. Here is what actually changes, what stays the same, and how to do both at once.
How to Get Your Content Cited by ChatGPT
A practical, developer-friendly playbook for getting cited by ChatGPT and other AI assistants — from extractable answers and structured data to entity authority and third-party validation.
Keyword Research for Developers: Find Searches You Can Win
Keyword research is how you find the searches your product can actually rank for. A systematic, tool-light process for developers — search intent, long-tail targeting, and judging difficulty without paying for Ahrefs.
llms.txt for Developer Products: A Practical Guide
llms.txt is a sitemap for AI crawlers — a curated map of your most important content for language models. Learn what it is, how to write one, and where it fits in your GEO strategy.
Email List Segmentation for Developers: Send Less, Convert More
Blasting every email to your whole list is the email equivalent of a global variable. Here is how to segment your list the way you would structure data — so the right message reaches the right person and your open rates climb instead of decay.
Inbound vs Outbound Marketing for Developers: Which to Start With
Inbound pulls customers to you; outbound reaches out to them. Most developers pick wrong for their stage and stall. Here is a clear framework for choosing your first channel — and when to add the second.
Meta Ads for Developer Products: Facebook & Instagram on a Budget
Most developers assume Facebook and Instagram ads are for e-commerce, not dev tools. They are wrong. Here is how to run profitable Meta ads for a technical product on a small budget — targeting, creative, and the math that keeps you from burning cash.
YouTube Marketing for Developers: Build an Audience With Video
Organic YouTube is the most underused channel for dev tools. Here is how to build an audience, rank technical content, and turn views into trial signups.
Programmatic SEO for Dev Tools: Rank for Thousands of Queries
Developers have an unfair SEO advantage: you can generate pages from data with code. Here is how to use programmatic SEO to rank for thousands of long-tail queries — without writing thin junk.
Docs-Led Growth: How Documentation Becomes Your Best Marketing Channel
For developer products, documentation is not an afterthought — it is a top-of-funnel acquisition channel, a sales page, and an onboarding flow at once. Here is how to make your docs sell.
Newsletter Sponsorships for SaaS: A Developer's Guide to Buying Ads in Newsletters
How to buy newsletter sponsorships that convert for your SaaS. Find the right newsletters, evaluate audiences, write copy that works, and measure ROI like an engineer.
GitHub as a Marketing Channel: How Open Source Projects Drive Paid Conversions
Turn your GitHub repository into a customer acquisition engine. README optimization, release note strategy, and the exact playbook for converting stars into revenue.
LinkedIn Marketing for Developers: How to Sell Your Dev Tool on the Platform That Pays
LinkedIn marketing for developers: grow a technical audience, write posts that convert, and turn professional connections into email subscribers and customers.
YouTube Ads for SaaS: A Developer's Guide to the Most Underpriced Channel
YouTube ads are the best-kept secret in SaaS marketing. Lower CPMs than Meta, higher intent than TikTok, and a format that lets you demo your product before they click. Here is how to run them profitably on a small budget.
How to Position Your Developer Product So You're the Only Choice
The exact positioning framework that turns a generic developer tool into a must-have product. Differentiation, competitive angles, and messaging that makes you unforgettable.
How to Write a Pricing Page That Converts: A Developer's Guide
The exact structure, copy, and design decisions that turn pricing page visitors into paying customers. Built for developers who treat conversion like a bug to fix.
LinkedIn Ads for B2B SaaS: Targeting Developers & Engineering Teams
How to run profitable LinkedIn ads for developer tools and B2B SaaS. Job title targeting, budget strategy, creative rules, and how to make LinkedIn work on an indie budget.
Reddit Ads for SaaS: How to Advertise Without Getting Roasted
A tactical guide to advertising your SaaS on Reddit. Subreddit targeting, ad creative that respects the community, budget strategy, and how to avoid the mistakes that make developers angry.
Twitter/X Ads for Developer Products: A $50 Test Budget
How to run Twitter/X ads for your SaaS or dev tool without wasting money. Campaign setup, creative strategy, targeting, and a complete $50 testing framework for indie developers.
How to Use Twitter/X to Market Your Developer Product
Twitter marketing for developers: grow a technical audience, write threads that convert, and turn followers into email subscribers with this practical playbook.
Why Most Developer Products Fail (And How DRM Fixes It)
Your product isn't the problem. Your marketing is. Here are the exact reasons developer products fail to sell — and the DRM fixes for every single one.
The DRM Funnel Explained: Think of It as Your Sales API
Think of your marketing funnel as an API: visitor goes in, customer comes out. Here's how to build that function — step by step, with no marketing jargon.
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