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
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...
Build any 7 Directory Products 👇
Hi, Tejas here. Do you want to build a directory product but also do something out of the box? In this email, I will share with you 7 different types of directory products that you can build. 1. Free Listing Directory All the listings are for free. It gets traffic organically and via social media; later, it is monetized via ads, sponsorships, and premium featured listings Example: Yelp, Craigslist, PerksFlow 2. Paid Directory (Gated content) This one has valuable data/research. So it is...
How to Build a Directory in Less than 30 mins with Lovable + Cursor 👇
Hi, Tejas here. I built a directory with Lovable and Cursor, so I am going to lay down some steps on how you can do it: Plan & prompt details with Grok Example: Put all your context, idea, feature you might want and feed to Grok or ChatGPT and tell that you want to feed this to another AI Agent (Lovable). To find great directory ideas, check this tool I built (Use EMAIL20 to get 20% OFF) Once you are satisfied, paste inside LovableTake the output from Grok or ChatGPT, paste it into Lovable....
2 primary ways you can make money from directories 🧵
Ideally, there are 2 primary ways you can make money through directory products. Keep it free, attract more traffic, and let others sponsor you + listing fees. With the free version, there are even more possibilities for attracting traffic through pSEO (Programmatic SEO) The more pages you have, the better it is. Programmatic SEO approach is the best when it comes to free directories P.S: I just recently launched a free newsletter where I share Directory Ideas every week. Gate your...
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