Developer Marketing Guides

12 actionable guides for marketing developer tools.
Distilled from 139 issues of the Newslepear newsletter.

01

Website & Landing Pages

Hero sections, CTAs, social proof, pricing page design. Create developer-focused websites that convert.

Headers CTAs Pricing Pages
02

Hacker News & Product Hunt

Launch strategies, timing, post formats, community engagement. Get to the front page.

Show HN Launch Weeks Timing
03

Paid Advertising

Reddit ads, LinkedIn, YouTube influencers, Ethical Ads. Paid channels that work for developers.

Reddit LinkedIn YouTube
04

Pricing & Positioning

Pricing models, anchoring, competitive positioning. Position your dev tool to win.

Pricing Tiers Free Tier Messaging
05

Documentation

Docs that convert, quickstarts, API references. Learn from Stripe's approach.

Quickstarts API Docs LLM-Ready
06

Content Marketing

Blog strategy, SEO, technical writing, distribution. Create content developers want to read.

Tutorials SEO Distribution
07

Events & Conferences

Booth strategy, swag, talks, guerrilla tactics. Maximize conference ROI.

Booths Swag Zero-Budget
08

Community Building

Discord/Slack communities, engagement, scaling. Build communities developers love.

Slack/Discord Engagement Scaling
09

Sales & GTM

PLG, product-led sales, enterprise motion. Go-to-market strategies for dev tools.

PLG Enterprise Signals
10

Open Source & GitHub

Stars growth, README strategy, OSS monetization. Leverage open source for marketing.

GitHub Stars README Open Core
11

Social Media

Twitter/X, LinkedIn, founder-led social. Build presence where developers are.

Twitter/X LinkedIn Diagrams
12

Metrics & Attribution

KPIs, self-reported attribution, ROI measurement. Measure what matters.

Attribution KPIs ROI

What's Inside Each Guide

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Actionable Frameworks

Step-by-step processes you can implement immediately.

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Real Examples

Case studies from Stripe, Supabase, PostHog, Datadog, and more.

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Templates

Ready-to-use formats for common tasks.

Checklists

Quick references for execution.

Who This Is For

Developer Marketing Managers

Looking for proven tactics

DevRel Professionals

Building go-to-market strategies

Founders of Developer Tools

Figuring out first marketing motions

Product Marketers

Transitioning to developer audiences