What this case covers
The author is a non-programmer who, alone with Claude Code, built 13 AI relay station navigation sites including howtok.net, without hiring anyone or buying traffic. The article covers layer selection logic, competitor research, site network management and data detection, scripted customer acquisition, and ad slot pricing.
Questions it answers
- Why choose to build navigation sites instead of opening a relay station?
- How can 13 sites be managed by one person?
- How is reset tracking data judged and updated?
- Why did ad slots rise from 399 to 2000?
- What is the real reply rate for cold email customer acquisition?
Our observations
- Navigation sites sell precise exposure; the closer users are to topping up, the more valuable the ad slots.
- Data updated daily and verifiable is the part that cannot be copied, and also the confidence to raise prices.
- Automation saves steps such as indexing, reading emails, and writing drafts, but closing deals still relies on manual control.
From the author
Whether you dare to charge and dare to raise prices depends on whether what you provide is worth it. I only have a few spots. After raising prices, casual inquiries decreased, and those who truly wanted exposure stayed.