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Bait Comments With Free Audits to Game the IH Homepage

Bait Comments With Free Audits to Game the IH Homepage is a communities tactic for getting your first users: Run a 'comment your link and I'll give free growth advice' thread, then use the resulting flood of replies to push the post onto the IndieHackers homepage and funnel votes to a simultaneous Product Hunt launch.

It's a strong fit for Info products / courses teams, and works especially well for solo founders launching a paid info product or tool with a community presence. As a communities play, plan for medium effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

CommunitiesMedium effortFast

Why does communities work for this?

High comment counts trigger community feed ranking, and the replies double as warm leads for your own product.

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.

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Sources

Works for
Info products / courses

Frequently asked

What kind of products does the "Bait Comments With Free Audits to Game the IH Homepage" tactic work for?
It is a good fit for Info products / courses — pick it when your product looks like that, since the play is shaped around how those users find new tools.
How is the "Bait Comments With Free Audits to Game the IH Homepage" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 1 primary source — a real founder write-up or interview, not generic advice. It is linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original account yourself.
How much effort is it and how fast are results?
It is medium effort, and results tend to be fast.
Where can I see the exact step-by-step?
The full step-by-step a founder ran, documented via Source — IndieHackers, is in the paid library.

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