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# Banatie Project Roadmap
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## 📅 Date Management Approach
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**Philosophy:** Dates for completed work (track velocity), estimates for future work (reduce stress).
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- ✅ **Completed tasks:** Record actual completion date
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- 🔄 **In progress:** Show start date + estimated duration
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- 📅 **Future tasks:** Show estimated duration only
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- 🎯 **Milestones:** Relative timeframes from key decision points
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**Why:** With 15-20 hrs/week availability, fixed deadlines create false pressure.
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## 🎯 Current Status
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**Phase:** Pre-launch / Full Stack Deployed (Testing WIP)
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**Sprint:** Production Infrastructure + Testing
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**Focus:** API Testing + SEO Foundation + Content Marketing Prep
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**Next Milestone:** Customer Interviews + Content Marketing
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**Last Updated:** December 26, 2025
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## ✅ Completed: Production Infrastructure (Dec 15-23, 2025)
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### Landing Page (Dec 15, 2025)
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- [x] Landing page deployed to banatie.app
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- [x] Cloudflare CDN + Cache Rules configured
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- [x] Google Search Console verified
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- [x] Umami Analytics connected
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- [x] SEO meta tags + OG image configured
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- [x] PageSpeed 95+ mobile achieved
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### Full Stack Deployment (Dec 23, 2025)
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- [x] **API service deployed** → api.banatie.app
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- [x] **PostgreSQL running** (isolated instance)
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- [x] **MinIO storage configured** → cdn.banatie.app
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- [x] **MinIO Console** → storage.banatie.app
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- [x] **Master API key generated**
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- [x] **Caddy reverse proxy configured** for all endpoints
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- [x] **DNS records added** (api, cdn, storage subdomains)
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- [ ] **Full API testing** (generation, upload, CDN URLs) — planned by Dec 27
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**See:** [18-production-infrastructure.md](execution/18-production-infrastructure.md)
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### DataForSEO Integration (Dec 26, 2025) ⭐ NEW
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- [x] **DataForSEO MCP Server connected** to Claude Code
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- [x] **First keyword research completed** — "placeholder images" cluster
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- [x] **Research methodology validated** — $0.14 per full research cycle
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- [x] **Content opportunities identified** — 5 articles with clear targets
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**See:** [research/seo-keyword-research-placeholder-images.md](research/seo-keyword-research-placeholder-images.md)
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### Known Issues (Minor)
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- [ ] Healthcheck: containers show "unhealthy" (no curl in images)
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- [ ] Cache permission: landing warns about `.next/cache`
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## 🔄 Active Sprint: ICP External Validation + SEO Foundation
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### Interview Preparation
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- [ ] Create interview scripts for each segment (4 scripts)
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- [ ] Identify specific outreach targets
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- [ ] Prepare validation scorecard
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### Content Marketing System
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- [x] Multi-agent content pipeline designed (8 agents)
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- [x] Author personas defined (Henry, Nina)
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- [x] **DataForSEO integrated for real keyword data** ⭐ NEW
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- [ ] First batch of articles for dev.to, Hashnode
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### SEO Foundation ⭐ NEW (High Priority)
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- [ ] **Create `/placeholder-images` landing page** — target: 14,800 searches/mo
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- [ ] **Write "Placeholder Images API" tutorial** — target KD 12, dev.to + blog
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- [ ] Integrate DataForSEO into @spy/@strategist agents
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- [ ] Research additional keyword clusters (use-case, tech stack)
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### Production Testing
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- [ ] Test image generation via API
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- [ ] Verify CDN URLs working correctly
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- [ ] Document API for early users
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## 📊 Production URLs Status
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| URL | Purpose | Status |
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| https://banatie.app/ | Landing page | ✅ Live |
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| https://api.banatie.app/ | API service | 🔄 Deployed (testing pending) |
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| https://cdn.banatie.app/ | Image CDN | 🔄 Deployed (testing pending) |
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| https://storage.banatie.app/ | MinIO Console | 🔄 Deployed (testing pending) |
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## 📅 Upcoming: Content Marketing Sprint (January 2025)
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**Duration:** 2 weeks intensive
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**Goal:** Establish thought leadership, drive organic traffic
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### SEO-Driven Content (from keyword research) ⭐ NEW
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| Priority | Content Type | Target Keyword | Volume | KD | Platform |
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| 🥇 | Landing page | placeholder images | 14,800 | 32 | banatie.app |
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| 🥇 | Dev tutorial | placeholder images api | 90 | 12 | dev.to + blog |
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| 🥈 | Listicle | placeholder image generator | 480 | 32 | dev.to + blog |
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| 🥈 | Tutorial | image placeholder html | 320 | 34 | blog |
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| 🥉 | Blog post | random image api | 110 | 17 | blog |
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**See:** [research/seo-keyword-research-placeholder-images.md](research/seo-keyword-research-placeholder-images.md)
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### Additional Planned Content
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- Personal articles (dev.to, LinkedIn): 2-3 pieces
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- Henry persona articles (dev.to, Hashnode): 4-6 pieces
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- Nina persona (Instagram, creative): ongoing
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### Platforms
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- dev.to
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- Hashnode
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- daily.dev
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- LinkedIn
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- Product Hunt (later)
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## 🚦 Decision Gates
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### GATE 1: ICP Validation (Target: January 2025)
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**Success criteria:**
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- 60%+ interviews say "I would use this"
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- 40%+ willing to pay $20+
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- 30%+ want early access
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- KILLER USE CASE identified
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**Possible outcomes:**
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- ✅ **GO** → Full market launch
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- 🔄 **PIVOT** → Adjust positioning
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- 🛑 **STOP** → Fundamental rethink
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### GATE 2: First Revenue (Target: Q1 2025)
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**Success criteria:**
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- 5-10 beta users onboarded
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- 50+ generations completed
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- 2+ users purchase credits
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### GATE 3: PMF Validation (Target: Q2-Q3 2025)
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**Success criteria:**
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- $1-2K MRR achieved
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- <5% monthly churn
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- Organic word-of-mouth
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## 📋 Backlog
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### Technical
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- [ ] Docs page with API examples
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- [ ] Signup flow automation
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- [ ] MCP Server implementation
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- [ ] SDK TypeScript/Python
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- [ ] CLI tool
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- [ ] Image transformations
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### Marketing
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- [ ] Reddit r/cursor launch post
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- [ ] Discord Cursor community engagement
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- [ ] Product Hunt launch
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- [ ] Case studies
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### SEO & Content ⭐ NEW
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- [ ] Research additional keyword clusters
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- [ ] Expand content-system to cover website pages
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- [ ] Competitor keyword gap analysis (fal.ai, runware.ai)
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### Infrastructure
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- [ ] Healthcheck fix in Dockerfiles
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- [ ] Self-hosted Umami migration
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- [ ] Email service integration
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## 🎯 Success Definitions
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### Current Phase Success
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- ✅ Full stack deployed and working
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- ✅ Landing page live with good SEO
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- ✅ Keyword research methodology validated ⭐ NEW
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- ⏳ ICP validated externally
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- ⏳ First paying customers
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### Q1 2025 Success
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- $500-1K MRR
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- 10-20 active users
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- Clear PMF signals
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- Top-10 rankings for target keywords ⭐ NEW
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### Q2 2025 Success
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- $2-3K MRR
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- Sustainable growth
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- Content marketing working
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**Roadmap Owner:** @men + Oleg
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**Last Updated:** December 26, 2025
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**Next Review:** After ICP validation interviews
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**Version:** 4.1 (DataForSEO integration, SEO foundation added)
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**Key Documents:**
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- [research/seo-keyword-research-placeholder-images.md](research/seo-keyword-research-placeholder-images.md) - Keyword research ⭐ NEW
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- [18-production-infrastructure.md](execution/18-production-infrastructure.md) - Deployment details
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- [13-competitive-analysis.md](strategy/13-competitive-analysis.md) - Competitive landscape
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- [14-icp-segmentation-unified.md](strategy/14-icp-segmentation-unified.md) - Unified ICP segments
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