What can you get for $20 worth of marketing services?

$20 of “marketing services” usually buys activity, not leverage.

In my experience, the only time small budgets matter is when they’re attached to something shippable — a landing page variant, an onboarding tweak, a waitlist mechanic, or a loop inside the product itself.

Developers tend to win not by outsourcing marketing, but by engineering it:
– faster iteration on positioning
– clearer activation moments
– tighter feedback loops from real users

Curious — did any of the $20 experiments actually change user behavior, or just generate surface-level metrics?

Great insights in your post! Finding early users and monitoring relevant conversations can definitely be a challenge.

I built a Chrome extension called PulseOfReddit that helps with exactly this - it tracks Reddit keywords and alerts you when relevant discussions pop up. It's helped me catch early conversations and validate ideas faster. Offering free access for the first 10 users if you want to try it out.

Website:

pulseofreddit.com

You're approaching this from the right angle—trying to offer a complete solution rather than piecemeal tasks. But as someone who builds custom systems for businesses, I see a strategic gap in your offer.

You're packaging outputs (20 posts, 5 articles) and estimating vanity metrics (10,000 views). A savvy indie developer's real question is: "Will this actually get me paying users, or just noise?"

Instead of selling a fixed package, diagnose first. For example:

Audit their product's unique leverage point.

Build a custom content engine that pulls in their exact audience.

Set up a system to turn user feedback into product iterations.

You have a team—that's your advantage. Use it to offer customized growth systems, not predefined bundles.

I used to offer fixed packages, too. I've shifted to only building custom intelligence systems—no chatbots, no fixed pricing. Why? Because real business transformation doesn't fit a template. I now work with clients to scope a system that fits their exact needs and their budget.

If you're open to rethinking your model, I'm happy to share how I made that pivot. It turns clients into partners and projects into results.

P.S. For anyone reading this thread feeling the "template trap" in their own business—whether in marketing or operations—I offer free discovery audits to map out a custom system for your needs. No fixed packages, just a clear path to amplifying what you do.