$npx -y skills add keeea/minimalist-entrepreneur-skills --skill marketing-planCreate a minimalist marketing plan focused on building an audience through content, not ads. Use when someone has product-market fit (~100 customers) and wants to scale with marketing, or needs a content strategy. Based on The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia.
| 1 | # Marketing Plan |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Build a marketing plan that starts with free, authentic content before spending money. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## Core Principle |
| 6 | |
| 7 | **Marketing is sales at scale.** Don't confuse marketing with advertising. Marketing is about making fans, not headlines. Start by spending time, not money. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | ## Prerequisites |
| 10 | |
| 11 | Before marketing, you should have: |
| 12 | - A community you belong to |
| 13 | - A product people are paying for |
| 14 | - ~100 customers (repeat customers = product-market fit) |
| 15 | - Experience selling one-on-one |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ## The Marketing Funnel |
| 18 | |
| 19 | 1. **Engage** — Encounter your content |
| 20 | 2. **Follow** — Interesting enough to follow |
| 21 | 3. **Research** — Check out your product/website |
| 22 | 4. **Consider** — Evaluate pricing, features |
| 23 | 5. **Buy** — Become a customer |
| 24 | |
| 25 | You can't skip steps. |
| 26 | |
| 27 | ## Community vs. Audience |
| 28 | |
| 29 | - **Community**: People who share interests with each other (you're a member too) |
| 30 | - **Audience**: Everyone you can reach when you have something to say |
| 31 | - Build audience to attract strangers → fans → customers |
| 32 | |
| 33 | ## Three Levels of Content |
| 34 | |
| 35 | ### Level 1: Educate |
| 36 | - Share what you've learned from building your business |
| 37 | - 100 customers = 100 things worth sharing |
| 38 | - Doesn't need to be polished — just consistent |
| 39 | |
| 40 | ### Level 2: Inspire |
| 41 | - Share your journey, struggles, successes |
| 42 | - Be vulnerable and authentic |
| 43 | - Document your progress, not just expertise |
| 44 | |
| 45 | ### Level 3: Entertain |
| 46 | - Hardest but most far-reaching |
| 47 | - Entertainment is king on every platform |
| 48 | |
| 49 | ## Social Media Guide |
| 50 | |
| 51 | - Create two accounts: personal + business |
| 52 | - Be authentic. Focus on ideas, not self-promotion. |
| 53 | - Build in public. Share what you're working on. |
| 54 | - Pick one platform rather than juggling all. |
| 55 | |
| 56 | ## Email: Own Your Audience |
| 57 | |
| 58 | - Social media = rented land (algorithms change, accounts shut down) |
| 59 | - Email = owned land (direct line, no algorithm) |
| 60 | - Start building an email list immediately |
| 61 | - Offer something valuable in exchange (guide, PDF, checklist) |
| 62 | |
| 63 | ## Spend Money Last |
| 64 | |
| 65 | - Only spend on ads after organic traction and known customer profile |
| 66 | - Spend on customers (rewards, loyalty) before acquisition |
| 67 | - Don't pay more than you make per customer |
| 68 | |
| 69 | ## Output |
| 70 | |
| 71 | Help create: |
| 72 | 1. Primary content platform and posting schedule |
| 73 | 2. 5 content ideas for each level (educate, inspire, entertain) |
| 74 | 3. Email list strategy |
| 75 | 4. "Build in public" plan |
| 76 | 5. When (if ever) to consider paid advertising |