Tech & SaaS Stack — Affiliate Blog

Purpose: Autonomous affiliate content site publishing SEO-optimized web hosting & SaaS comparisons.

Quick Start

• Live: https://techsaasstack.com (custom domain)
• Fallback: https://fellowizsick.github.io/tech-saas-stack/
• Repo: https://github.com/fellowizsick/tech-saas-stack
• Framework: Jekyll (GitHub Pages native)
• Local path: C:\Users\1990j\blog\
• Owner: Jon Brown / fellowizsick

Commands

• Preview locally: cd /c/Users/1990j/blog && bundle exec jekyll serve
• Build: Pushed to main branch → GitHub Actions auto-deploys
• New post: _posts/YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md with Jekyll frontmatter
• Git push: cd /c/Users/1990j/blog && git add -A && git commit -m "msg" && git push origin main

Cron Jobs

Job	Schedule	Purpose
d3b6a8f5127f (affiliate-content-engine)	Every 8h	Researches keyword → writes 2000+ word article → commits → deploys
1f97082738ed (deals-updater)	Daily 3AM	Verifies links, updates pricing, adds new programs
353d74ca169a (indexnow-ping)	Daily 2AM	Submits sitemap to Bing/Yandex

Site Stats

• 73 posts live (as of Jun 28 2026)
• 5 active affiliate programs: InterServer (r/1155259), Cloudways (id=2179745), SiteGround (/go/affiliate), ScalaHosting (?aid=jon), Bluehost (Impact Radius)
• Custom domain: techsaasstack.com (Namecheap, ~$1/yr)
• Google Analytics: G-RLHP59H7Z2
• Google Search Console: Verified (HTML tag)
• IndexNow key: 924c5f4229bef1e57d26850c89e21708

Key Files

• _config.yml — Site config (url, baseurl, plugins, SEO)
• _layouts/default.html — Main layout (nav, footer, analytics, schema)
• _layouts/post.html — Post layout (affiliate disclosure, related articles, CTAs)
• assets/css/style.css — Full design system (OKLCH colors, glass morphism, dark mode)
• assets/css/responsive.css — Mobile/hamburger menu styles
• best-deals.md — Deals comparison page (4 copies in 2 repos)
• _posts/ — All published articles
• robots.txt — Sitemap URL for custom domain
• _headers — Security headers
• privacy.md — Privacy policy

Content Rules

• Use raw HTML <table> tags for comparisons (Jekyll strips pipe tables in HTML wrappers)
• Every post needs inline <div class="disclosure-bar"> at top
• Affiliate links must return HTTP 200 when curl’d
• No markdown pipe tables inside HTML tags
• future: true in config (posts publish immediately)
• Permalink format: /:year/:month/:title/

Affiliate Programs (Active)

| Program | ID | Link Format | |———|—-|————-| | InterServer | 1155259 | https://www.interserver.net/r/1155259 | | Cloudways | 2179745 | https://www.cloudways.com/en/?id=2179745 | | SiteGround | /go/affiliate | https://www.siteground.com/go/affiliate | | ScalaHosting | ?aid=7ff57600 | https://scalahosting.com/?aid=7ff57600 | | Bluehost | Impact Radius | https://bluehost.sjv.io/c/7392811/1376228/11352 | |

Known Issues

• 🔴 Hostinger/WP Engine — reapplying with custom domain
• 🔴 Bluehost/Cloudways/InterServer Cloudflare-protected — can’t auto-pull pricing
• 🔴 Awin onboarding — verification tag added, awaiting dashboard completion
• ⏸️ Blog strategy research cron is paused (job 8678e4ac9ee7)

Engineering Loop

This project follows the autonomous self-improvement cycle: STUDY → PLAN → EXECUTE → VERIFY → LEARN

New content fills gaps identified by ls _posts/ | grep -i "topic" checks. Roundup format when head-to-head pairings exhausted.