Tejas Rane
Tejas Rane is a 3x Founder. He sold 2x Directories and 1 Niche Blog for 5-figures. He generated almost $90k+ in revenue with his directories. He is a seasoned SEO Marketer, Entrepreneur, and now a Vibe-coder Building a portfolio of SaaS Products
Let's talk about Directories, Vibe Coding & Pain-Killers
My recent tutorial on Building a Programmatic SEO Directory on YT crossed 500+ views and 51+ hours of watch time. Do watch it if you haven't yet. Just goes to show how much demand there is to build a directory, more so in a programmatic way. The best thing about this approach is, once you have data with you, you can spin up 1000s of URLs quickly. Make sure you don't have a thin page (a page with less unique content, Google hates that). Let me know if you want me to do a separate video on...
No fluff. Just a full YT Tutorial on Programmatic SEO Directory.
So this will be a very short email. I wanted to share that I just released a mega-video on How to Build a Programmatic SEO Directory with Cursor from Scratch. I built this in 2 hours. Highly recommend watching this, if you are interested in building a Programmatic SEO Directory. Any questions, comment on the video itself, happy to help. Don't forget to subscribe as I will be adding lot more tutorials soon. See you, Tejas Tools & resources I recommend: Lovable.dev - (AI coding platform to...
DirectoryIdeas.ai Is now free for 7 days 🥳
I just changed the pricing for DirectoryIdeas.ai. It's now annual with a 7-day free trial. So, if you're on the fence, grab the 7-day free trial and check for yourself. If you have any Directory niche in mind, just add your search term here, and get interesting directory ideas + god-level insights on the idea + niche. Btw, I built a 1787-page directory listing product in just 3 days, and here's some stats 😎 I am stoked and see great potential. Will scale this up with Programmatic SEO. Built...
12 Product Ideas That You Can Sell for One-Time Price
I am always fascinated by lifetime deal products. It's quite easier to sell products for a one-time price or LIFETIME DEALS, as we call it. Ofcourse, both subscription and one-time priced products have their pros and cons. So, what I did is, I searched for "database", sorted by highest search volume, and boom, I got some really interesting ideas here. Btw, this tool is LTDIdeas.com. I recently relaunched it with enhanced UI and a steep discount from $89 to just $39. High search volume: You...
Content Repurposing is a Growth Hack!
Content Repurposing = Growth Hack Goldmine. You don't need to churn out new content every now and then. Instead just do this. Here’s how to turn 1 solid piece of content into a multi-platform flywheel: Step 1: Create Your Pillar Content Start with one in-depth post—either a Twitter/X thread, blog post, or long-form LinkedIn article. This is your core idea. Step 2: Break & Spread the Love Repurpose that content into bite-sized posts for LinkedIn and relevant Reddit threads. Expand on it in...
Just Dropped: My Journey from Directory Idea → $75K → Exit
Just yesterday, I was invited by Frey Chu on his community to talk about the Directory business and how I built and sold almost $75k+ of revenue in directories. We talked a lot. You can watch the entire video on YouTube here. Make sure to subscribe if you haven't yet. We talked about... About Affiliate Corner (That Made $75k) How I grew my directory Idea Behind Affiliate Corner About my recent blog exit (5-figures) Thoughts on Modern SEO Link Building Stories Thoughts on Super Exits Mini...
Are You Using All 4 Permissionless Leverages?
Naval Ravikant dropped one of those timeless bombs a while ago — The 4 types of permissionless leverage. No gatekeepers, no waiting for someone’s approval. Labor – People (or AI) working for you. Capital – Money making more money. Code – Software that works while you sleep. Media – Content that spreads like wildfire. I looked at my own journey — and guess what? I’ve checked off 3 out of 4: Code (This is very easy to leverage with AI tools like Lovable, Bolt, Cursor) Media (Spread your content...
Validate Your Directory Niche with these 5 Factors 🤟
Hi, Are you thinking about launching a directory? Then, validate your directory niche BEFORE you launch. Here’s the exact 5-step test you can run 👇 Check #1: Search volume (≥500/mo) If it has fair search volume, then that means it has good audience potential on search Check #2: Search Result density – count search results on page 1. What kind of results do you see? Is it a list of datasets, or directories, or Reddit conversations where people are asking for solutions? ⇒ buyers exist. Check...
Small Bets + Directory Businesses Are The New Obsession 🤟
Hi, Lately, I’ve been all about making small bets—quick, low-risk experiments that let you test ideas. It’s like dipping your toes in the entrepreneurial pool before diving in. One of my favorite ways to do this? Starting a directory business. Btw, you can get my free guide here on "Everything you need to learn about directories" They’re super easy to launch, low-effort to maintain, and can quietly grow into something awesome. I’m so excited to share a simple blueprint I’ve been tinkering...
I found a way to get new product ideas/new feature ideas with Grok
Hi, Tejas here. Recently, I was just playing with Grok, and I found a very interesting way to get new product ideas or even new feature ideas for your existing product with Grok. That actually solves people's problems. No more guessing. Do this. Step 1: Go to Grok, Deep Search or Deeper Search Step 2: Enter the subreddit that you are interested in and copy the prompt. Check the image above. Step 3: Grok will analyze the sub-reddit for actual pain points Step 4: It will list all possible pain...
Tejas Rane is a 3x Founder. He sold 2x Directories and 1 Niche Blog for 5-figures. He generated almost $90k+ in revenue with his directories. He is a seasoned SEO Marketer, Entrepreneur, and now a Vibe-coder Building a portfolio of SaaS Products