Help me analyze my growth strategy!

The channels you're using are straight forward and useful, the problem is whether you can do it faster and attract a border scale of audience. I would keep those channels at this stage and figure out ways to automate your tasks.

For example, content discovery on Quora / StackOverflow

Would you share a bit more about the performance of $2/day Google Ads, so we can give more opinions? @Kevcon80

Hey Kevin - Here are a few initial thoughts after reading through your post.

1. I'm not sure what your budget allows but just know that it may be difficult to get much traction from Google Ads at only $2/day. If there are clicks cheap enough to get some on that budget, expect that volume will be very low.
2. The content marketing and podcasting are both good plans but will take time to mature unless you can get one to take off when shared on HN or Reddit. I wouldn't expect a lot to come from owned content on two new properties within a month's time.
3. I think the 'answer questions on SO, Quora & Reddit' is a good plan and should be considered pre-beta as well as post-beta. You want to get in front of people experiencing the need right now and that's a good way to do it.

Three other things I would consider:

1. There are some blog posts with lists of tools to help manage code snippets and other related functions. I would consider reaching out to those publications/authors and asking if they want to write a piece about CoderNotes on their blog so you can reach a new audience without a lot of effort or $ on your end.
2. Similarly, in addition to your own podcast, I would recommend pitching yourself as a potential guest on several other existing podcasts. Again, leverage other established audiences.
3. Post your product on ProductHunt as well.

Hope this helps!