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LatestJul 13, 20266 min readJustin Henriksen

Marketing for Online Course Creators Who'd Rather Be Teaching

Course creators who want marketing handled without hiring a team have two practical paths: bundle all channels under a done-for-you agency, or stitch together freelancers and tools yourself. Helix Agency takes the first

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Jul 7, 202611 min readJustin Henriksen

SaaS Startup Marketing Without a Marketing Team

Most seed-stage SaaS founders run marketing in stolen hours between product and sales. Here's how to cover all eight channels - SEO, content, social, outreach, AI search, brand monitoring, website, and analytics - without hiring a marketer or signing an agency retainer.

Jul 6, 202611 min readAda Mendez

Online Course Marketing Without a Team

Solo course creators and coaching business owners need SEO, content, social, outreach, and AI search visibility running at the same time — but have zero marketing staff. Here's how to get all eight channels covered under one subscription without hiring or doing it yourself.

Jul 5, 20268 min readMatt Merrill

D2C Marketing Without a Marketing Team

Most D2C brands with 5-20 employees have no marketing hire. The founder runs ads between packing orders. Here's how to run all eight channels for one fee instead of doing it yourself at 11pm.

Jul 4, 202610 min readAda Mendez

Online Course Marketing: The 8-Channel Strategy Most Creators Skip

Most course creators market on one or two channels and wonder why growth stalls. Here's how running all eight channels - SEO, content, social, outreach, AI search, brand monitoring, website optimization, and analytics - changes the math, and why you don't need to hire a team to do it.

Jul 3, 202611 min readMatt Merrill

Seed-Stage SaaS Marketing: What Actually Works

Most Seed and Series A SaaS companies have engineers, a product, and zero marketing staff. Here's what to run first, what to skip, and how to get all eight channels covered without a $10K/mo agency or a full-time hire.

Jul 3, 202610 min readMatt Merrill

Marketing Without a Marketing Team: A Founder's Real Options

You don't have a marketing hire. You're not going to get one next month. Here are the four actual paths founders take - and what each one costs in money, time, and sanity.

Jul 2, 20269 min readAda Mendez

Marketing for Course Creators Who'd Rather Teach

Course creators and coaching business owners need SEO, content, social, outreach, and AI search running in concert - but most are doing it in stolen hours between modules. Here's how to get all channels working this week without hiring a team or learning another platform.

Jul 2, 202610 min readAda Mendez

Marketing for SaaS Startups: What Works at Seed and Series A

Most Seed and Series A SaaS founders handle marketing themselves — or don't handle it at all. Here's a line-by-line breakdown of the four real options in 2026: DIY, first marketing hire, traditional agency, or AI marketing service.

Jul 1, 20269 min readJenna Maroney

Multi-Channel Marketing for Small Business, One Fee

Most small businesses pay $5K-$15K per month for one or two marketing channels from a traditional agency — or try to run everything themselves in stolen hours. Helix bundles all eight channels into a single subscription starting at $1,500/mo, with AI handling volume and humans holding the bar.

Jul 1, 202611 min readMatt Merrill

How to Outsource Marketing as a Small Business

Every outsourcing option for small business marketing in 2026 - from DIY tools to freelancers to AI marketing services - ranked by cost, coverage, and how much of your time they actually save.

Jun 30, 202610 min readJustin Henriksen

AI Marketing Automation for Small Business: Build or Hire?

Every "AI marketing automation" article hands you more software to configure. Here's the honest breakdown of building your own automation stack vs. hiring a service that already runs one - including where Helix fits and where it doesn't.

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