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Banatie Project Roadmap

📅 Date Management Approach

Philosophy: Dates for completed work (track velocity), estimates for future work (reduce stress).

✅ Completed tasks: Record actual completion date
🔄 In progress: Show start date + estimated duration
📅 Future tasks: Show estimated duration only
🎯 Milestones: Relative timeframes from key decision points

Why: With 15-20 hrs/week availability, fixed deadlines create false pressure.

🎯 Current Status

Phase: Pre-launch / Full Stack Deployed
Sprint: Placeholder SEO Sprint ⭐ ACTIVE (Track A remaining)
Focus: Capture 31K+ monthly placeholder image searches
Next Task: Create landing page /placeholder-images
Last Updated: January 5, 2026

See: 19-placeholder-seo-sprint.md

✅ Completed: Production Infrastructure (Dec 15-23, 2025)

Landing Page (Dec 15, 2025)

Landing page deployed to banatie.app
Cloudflare CDN + Cache Rules configured
Google Search Console verified
Umami Analytics connected
SEO meta tags + OG image configured
PageSpeed 95+ mobile achieved

Full Stack Deployment (Dec 23, 2025)

API service deployed → api.banatie.app
PostgreSQL running (isolated instance)
MinIO storage configured → cdn.banatie.app
MinIO Console → storage.banatie.app
Master API key generated
Caddy reverse proxy configured for all endpoints
DNS records added (api, cdn, storage subdomains)
Full API testing (generation, upload, CDN URLs) — planned

See: 18-production-infrastructure.md

DataForSEO Integration (Dec 26, 2025)

DataForSEO MCP Server connected to Claude Code
First keyword research completed — "placeholder images" cluster
Research methodology validated — $0.14 per full research cycle
Content opportunities identified — 5 articles with clear targets

Project Knowledge Integration (Dec 29-30, 2025)

BANATIE-CONTENT-INTEGRATION.md created in Project Knowledge
BANATIE-SERVICE-INTEGRATION.md created in Project Knowledge

✅ Completed: Placeholder SEO Sprint — Tracks B+C (Jan 2-5, 2026)

Research Findings (Jan 2, 2026)

Deep dive completed — 31K+ monthly searches discovered
Zero-KD keywords identified — 10+ keywords with KD 0-5
Direct user validation found — r/ClaudeAI quote about MCP for placeholders
Execution plan created — 19-placeholder-seo-sprint.md

Track C: Homepage Quick Wins ✅ COMPLETE

Keywords in metadata — added placeholder-related keywords
PromptUrlsSection — updated to mention placeholders first

Track B: Docs Section ✅ COMPLETE

Live URLs docs enhanced — added placeholder section with examples
Guides section created — /docs/guides/
Placeholder Images guide — /docs/guides/placeholder-images/
- Templates (general, photorealistic, illustration, etc.)
- Dark mode and color control
- Common use cases (avatars, heroes, products)
- File-based workflow

🔄 Active: Placeholder SEO Sprint — Track A

Track A: Landing Page `/placeholder-images` ⏳ TODO

Goal: Capture 14,800+ monthly searches for core "placeholder image" keyword

Target Keywords:

Keyword	Volume	KD
placeholder image	14,800	18
image placeholder	14,800	17
ai placeholder images	—	—
placeholder image generator	480	32

Page Structure:

Hero with instant demo
How It Works (3 steps)
Interactive size grid
Comparison table (vs placehold.co, picsum)
Production bridge CTA

File: apps/landing/src/app/(landings)/placeholder-images/page.tsx

📊 Production URLs Status

URL	Purpose	Status
https://banatie.app/	Landing page	✅ Live
https://banatie.app/docs/guides/placeholder-images	Placeholder guide	✅ Live
https://api.banatie.app/	API service	🔄 Deployed
https://cdn.banatie.app/	Image CDN	🔄 Deployed

📅 Next Up: Content Marketing Sprint (After Placeholder Landing)

SEO-Driven Content (from keyword research)

Priority	Content Type	Target Keyword	Volume	KD
🥇	Landing page	placeholder images	14,800	18
🥈	Dev tutorial	placeholder images api	90	12
🥈	Tutorial	image placeholder html	320	34

Additional Planned Content

Personal articles (dev.to, LinkedIn): 2-3 pieces
Henry persona articles: 4-6 pieces

🚦 Decision Gates

GATE 1: ICP Validation (Target: January 2025)

Success criteria:

60%+ interviews say "I would use this"
40%+ willing to pay $20+
30%+ want early access
KILLER USE CASE identified

Possible outcomes:

✅ GO → Full market launch
🔄 PIVOT → Adjust positioning
🛑 STOP → Fundamental rethink

GATE 2: First Revenue (Target: Q1 2025)