Answer the Pain Thread, Don't Run an Ad
Answer the Pain Thread, Don't Run an Ad is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: Find threads where people describe the exact problem you solve and reply with genuinely useful help instead of a promotional post readers can smell in the first sentence.
It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for any. As a reddit & forums play, plan for medium effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.
- Channel: Reddit & forums
- Best for: any
- Effort: Medium
- Speed: Fast
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does reddit & forums work for this?
Reddit rewards people who show up to give; a single helpful post for a friend's product drove 20+ visitors in six hours, most converting to paid.
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