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Float the Idea on a Feedback Community to Get Featured

Float the Idea on a Feedback Community to Get Featured is a communities tactic for getting your first users: Before they could even collect emails, the founder posted the idea on Kern.al; the upvotes earned a feature in the community's site and newsletter, and they later followed up with those followers to convert them to the email list.

It's a strong fit for Newsletters / media teams, and works especially well for Idea-stage founders validating + list-building. As a communities play, plan for low effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

CommunitiesLow effortMedium

Why does communities work for this?

A community feature gives you distribution and a pre-warmed group of interested followers for free.

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
Newsletters / media

Frequently asked

What kind of products does the "Float the Idea on a Feedback Community to Get Featured" tactic work for?
It is a good fit for Newsletters / media — pick it when your product looks like that, since the play is shaped around how those users find new tools.
How is the "Float the Idea on a Feedback Community to Get Featured" 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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