I'm Tejas Rane, a growth marketer and AI product builder using SEO, distribution, and automation to turn ideas into profitable assets. 3 exits • 7+ years in growth
I combine SEO, programmatic content, affiliate growth, AI workflows, and GTM strategy to build products that attract demand, convert users, and compound over time.
15.8K+ founders and marketers follow my build notes
"Rank. Convert.
Compound."
Two ways to use this site: click into the products I am building, or apply for a consulting audit when you want a sharper growth plan.
Use my AI tools and resources to find promotion channels, validate directory ideas, and grow affiliate programs.
Apply for a focused SEO or growth audit if you want my eyes on your product, positioning, funnel, and distribution plan.
Tools and education for founders who want better ideas, sharper distribution, and faster paths to monetization.
AI-powered partnership research with 11,200+ promotion opportunities, contacts, pitch angles, matching, and follow-up workflows.
AI-powered research for discovering, validating, and monetizing directory businesses using SEO signals and market intelligence.
2,000+ proven affiliate program growth strategies used by 305+ companies. No guesswork, just repeatable growth patterns.
A practical course for building profitable directories with no-code tools, AI workflows, SEO strategy, and launch systems.
Pick the audit that matches your current bottleneck. These are designed to qualify serious founders and give me enough context to be useful.
I find SEO bottlenecks, map your search landscape, and build a long-term plan across keywords, AEO, branded search, and content.
I diagnose your product moat, positioning, competitors, copy, CRO, and growth channels, then map experiments I can help execute.
Selected wins across SEO, affiliate growth, product launches, consulting, and founder-led distribution.
Generated $80K+ in revenue, served 1,000+ customers across 65+ countries, validated demand with $6K in first-week presales, and exited in a 5-figure acquisition.
Scaled an SEO-led content business from zero to 100K monthly organic visitors, primarily US traffic, before a successful 5-figure exit.
Contributed to organic acquisition reaching 1M+ annual visitors through SEO research, content strategy, outreach, link building, and technical SEO.
Led marketing and growth as Co-Founder and CMO, scaling the company from zero to $15K MRR and helping grow the team from 0 to 30 employees.
I learned growth by owning outcomes: ranking pages, launching products, driving presales, building audiences, and selling businesses. Strategy matters, but only when it survives contact with traffic, customers, and revenue.
7+ yrs"Distribution is the product."
A good product becomes powerful when it has a clear path to demand. I think about SEO, partnerships, affiliates, communities, and content before I think about polish.
"Proof beats positioning."
Claims are easy. Search traffic, presales, revenue, customers, and exits are harder. I prefer building systems where the numbers tell the story.
"Ship fast. Learn faster."
The first version should create feedback, not win design awards. I use AI and no-code workflows to move from idea to real market signal quickly.
"Leverage compounds."
Content, directories, data products, affiliate systems, and automation all become stronger with time. The goal is to build assets that keep working after the launch.
Keyword data, customer pain, competitor gaps, and willingness to pay matter more than a clever idea in isolation.
Programmatic content, topical authority, and useful curation can create durable traffic when the market is chosen well.
Presales, waitlists, early users, and small paid tests reveal truth faster than months of private building.
Many of my products begin as internal research systems. If the workflow saves me time, it can usually help other founders too.
The systems are intentionally lean: async, remote-friendly, and built around tools that let a small team move quickly without heavy overhead.
"The best businesses are useful, searchable, and sellable."
That is the filter I use for products, content, partnerships, and growth strategy.
Feedback from customers and community members.
Directory Ideas is really helpful in brainstorming tons of ideas for directory products. The AI niche insights feature is an excellent mode.
Tejas has created the perfect course for anyone wanting to build their own Directory product without feeling overwhelmed. Perfect for Directory Builders.
What I love about Directory Ideas is how it combines AI with practical business insights. It's not just ideas - it's actionable market intelligence.
Excellent course by Tejas about this unique business model (RaaP). Must watch to get some unique insights on RaaP & building directories.