Telegram Channel Strategy — Website Factory

Why Telegram first

• Free forever
• You already have bot @prospecthunter_bot
• Easy to pin catalog + pricing
• Can later connect bot buttons (View Template / Buy)

Create the channel (2 minutes — you do this in Telegram app)

Bots cannot create channels. Do this once:

1. Telegram → New Channel
2. Name: Website Factory
3. Description:

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Professional website templates for small businesses.

$500 · $1,500 · $2,500 | 100 live demos

Store: https://website-factory.srv1500693.hstgr.cloud/

```

1. Public username (if available): @WebsiteFactoryTemplates or @WFTemplates
2. Add bot @prospecthunter_bot as Administrator with Post Messages permission
3. Copy channel ID:

- Forward any channel post to @userinfobot or @getidsbot

- Or post once, then run the helper script below

Pin message (first post)

See posts/00-pin.md — post it first, then Pin.

Cadence

Volume: 1 quality post/day > 10 spammy posts.

Growth (free)

1. Share channel link in your bio / email signature
2. Add channel link to sales site footer
3. Cross-post best posts to personal Telegram/WhatsApp status
4. Invite past clients (Maple Leaf Bakery, Ace Kabab, etc.) for “referral peek”

Bot auto-post

export WF_TG_CHANNEL_ID="-100XXXXXXXXXX"   # your channel id
python3 /root/hermes-workspace/website-factory/docs/free-gtm/telegram/post_to_channel.py --file posts/01-launch.md

Conversion path

Channel post → live demo → pricing → cart → checkout

Always one clear CTA link with UTM:

?utm_source=telegram&utm_campaign=channel