Answer Helpfully in Threads, Then Link Your Own Course
Answer Helpfully in Threads, Then Link Your Own Course is a communities tactic for getting your first users: Find threads where people are stuck on your area of expertise, post a genuinely useful answer, and append a link to your own paid course, article, or DM offer.
It's a strong fit for Agencies / services, Info products / courses, and Newsletters / media teams, and works especially well for course creators, marketers, consultants. As a communities play, plan for low effort and expect results to build gradually over time, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.
- Channel: Communities
- Best for: course creators, marketers, consultants
- Effort: Low
- Speed: Slow
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does communities work for this?
Leading with real help earns goodwill that makes readers willing to click your self-promotional link.
The exact steps (4)
The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.
Sources
- Source — IndieHackers · indiehackers.com