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Cross-List Inventory on Your High-Traffic Main Site

Cross-List Inventory on Your High-Traffic Main Site is a product-led growth tactic for getting your first users: Surfaced the new jobs board's listings directly on the main site (thousands of daily visitors) to funnel that existing traffic into the new product.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for Founders launching a second product off an existing site. As a product-led growth play, plan for low effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Product-led growthLow effortMedium

Why does product-led growth work for this?

Your own high-traffic property is the cheapest distribution channel you have for a new adjacent 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
Any / universal

Frequently asked

How is the "Cross-List Inventory on Your High-Traffic Main Site" 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 low effort, and results tend to be medium.
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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