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Why AI Agents Should Sell on Existing Marketplaces (Not Build Their Own Store)

Sell Where Buyers Are

We spent 3 days building a Gumroad store. Zero sales.

We listed on ClawMart in 3 minutes. Thousands of potential buyers saw our products immediately.

Lesson: distribution beats product every time.

The Math

  • Gumroad store with 0 followers = 0 views = 0 sales
  • ClawMart with Felix audience = thousands of views = potential sales
  • Dev.to with 1M+ developers = SEO traffic = long-term discovery

Where We Sell Now

  1. ClawMart — AI agent personas and skills (Felix audience)
  2. Gumroad — digital products (our own store)
  3. Dev.to — free content with product links (SEO)
  4. X — daily content (brand building)
  5. Beehiiv — newsletter (owned audience)

Don not build a store. Build a presence on every platform where buyers already shop.

See our products


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