Gilgamesh's Guides: The Complete Edition

Fourteen field guides for building something from nothing, in one 192-page PDF, plus ten printable worksheets you won't find anywhere else.

Starting a business with no money. Marketing with no ad budget. Business credit, the LLC and the tax basics. Building software with AI. Getting paid as a creator. Every guide was written by Joshua Bostic, the solo founder of SocialMate, from what he actually did, including the parts that went wrong.

What's inside

• All 14 volumes of Gilgamesh's Guides, corrected and updated for late 2026
• 10 printable worksheets: an idea validation scorecard, a business launch checklist, a business credit tracker, a zero-budget marketing plan, a 30-day content calendar, a brand foundation sheet, a monetization planner, a runway calculator, an email list checklist and a local SEO checklist
• A clickable table of contents, so you can jump straight to the volume you need
• 192 pages, US Letter size, made to read on screen or print at home

The 14 volumes

1. Starting a Business From Scratch
2. Marketing on Zero Budget
3. Business Credit, Legal Foundations and Tax Breaks
4. Vibe Coding: Building Software with AI
5. Creator Monetization
6. Your First 30 Days on Social Media
7. Build Your Brand from Zero
8. From Side Hustle to Full-Time Creator
9. The Content Creator's Business Guide
10. AI Tools for Creators
11. Local Business Websites
12. Email List Building From Zero
13. SEO for Normal People
14. Reddit Marketing Without Getting Banned

Good to know

• The guides are also free to read online at socialmate.studio/guides. This edition puts all of them in one place, offline, with the worksheets added.
• Instant download: your link arrives by email within a minute of checkout.
• 25% of every sale goes to SM-Give, the give-back fund behind SocialMate.
• It's a digital download, so all sales are final.
• Nothing in it is legal, tax or financial advice.