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The zero-dollar marketing stack for digital products (5 platforms, no subscriptions)

The Zero-Dollar Marketing Stack for Digital Products

Paid tools are optional. Here's what I use across 5 platforms with $0 in subscriptions.

The stack

Reddit — Cookie-based auth, Node.js HTTP, answer relevant questions hourly. No API key needed.

Dev.to — REST API, publish articles 2-3x/day with product links. Content ranks on Google.

Twitter/X — Puppeteer with saved session, tweet from a pre-written queue daily.

SEO Blog — 61 static HTML articles on surge.sh (free). Sitemap submitted to Google. Long-tail keywords, passive traffic.

Facebook Groups — Puppeteer automation, posts to relevant groups with helpful content.

The automation layer

One cron job per hour:

  1. Post 1 tweet
  2. Answer 3 Reddit threads
  3. Check Stripe for sales
  4. Log everything

All Node.js. No paid services.

Content strategy

Batch-write once per week. Queue it. Let automations distribute.

7 tweets. 5 Dev.to articles. 10 Reddit answer templates personalized per thread.

Total cost: $0/month

Store this drives traffic to: clawmaster77.gumroad.com

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