Podbit · The Rest Is Politics
Direct Bullion boss Paul Withers told Cat Neilan directly: whenever he calls, Nigel answers the phone. That access matters now — but it matters even more if Farage becomes Prime Minister. It's not just brand ambassadorship; it's an investment in a possible future head of government.
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Alastair flags the fresh Financial Times scoop: £270,000 for 12 hours from Direct Bullion. Cat adds depth from the Westminster Accounts data: Direct Bullion has now paid Farage £685,000 since the last election, and even that isn't his biggest employer — GB News pays roughly £100,000 more [1] — Alastair Campbell "Nigel Farage declared £270,000 from gold bullion dealer Direct Bullion for just 12 hours of work — £22,500 an hour, double what the same co…" . An earlier analysis showed Farage earns more per hour from the bullion dealer than a top Premier League footballer. Cat recounts her interview with Direct Bullion's boss Paul Withers, who was candid about what he's buying: Farage always answers the phone, which is commercially useful now and could become politically invaluable if Farage becomes Prime Minister [2] — Cat Neilan "Direct Bullion boss Paul Withers told Cat Neilan directly: whenever he calls, Nigel answers the phone. That access matters now — but it mat…" 12:55 . Cat also flags that Withers is connected to StackBTC, a Kwasi Kwarteng-linked crypto treasury company also involving Farage, leading some in Reform to worry that Farage's genuine crypto advocacy is being blurred by personal financial interest.
Direct Bullion has paid Nigel Farage £685,000 since the last election, according to the Westminster Accounts data tool.
GB News is actually Farage's biggest employer by payment, paying roughly £100,000 more than Direct Bullion has to date.
Based on hours worked for Direct Bullion, Farage's hourly rate exceeds that of top-flight Premier League footballers.
A YouGov poll showed Reform down 1 percentage point while Labour was up a couple of points, yet Reform remained the polling leader.
SiteGPT attracted over 1 million visitors and $500K in total revenue without spending a cent on paid marketing. The secret: engineering as marketing — building free tools that rank on Google.
Bhanu quit his first job after just 8 months, moved back to his parents' house to cut costs, and started building. One product sold for $250K; the next hit $10K MRR in its first month.
90% of SiteGPT's Google search traffic comes not from the main product but from ~50 free tools Bhanu built. Each tool targets a low-competition keyword and funnels users back to the paid product.
50,000 monthly visitors become 200 leads, 60 trials, and roughly 15–24 new customers per month at ~$100 average revenue each. Add a $1,700–$1,800 LTV and you have a very healthy SaaS.
Start with a blank Ahrefs search, layer in keyword filters (include term, KD < 10, volume > 1,000), list candidates in Notion, design a CTA linking to your main product, then score by volume, difficulty, build effort, and product relevance. That's the whole playbook.
Marketing feels painful for most builders. Engineering as marketing flips the script: instead of writing cold emails or blog posts, you build things — and those things rank on Google forever.
Don't spend months perfecting before launch. Ship the core feature, get real users, and let their feedback dictate the product roadmap. Premature polish is a trap.
SiteGPT launched and hit $10,000 MRR within its first month. That momentum was so overwhelming that Bhanu sold his existing SaaS, Feather, for $250,000 to free up all his time.
PropGPT launched with 20 downloads a day and strong influencer marketing but hit a ceiling at $1,000–$2,000 MRR. High download numbers masked a critical flaw: almost nobody stuck around after the free trial ended.
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