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Host a 'What Are You Working On?' Self-Promo Megathread

Host a 'What Are You Working On?' Self-Promo Megathread is a communities tactic for getting your first users: Starting an open self-promotion thread inviting everyone to share their projects; as the original poster you seed it with your own product and the thread fills with hundreds of replies.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for community-active founders, audience tools. As a communities play, plan for low effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

CommunitiesLow effortFast

Why does communities work for this?

Other founders' self-interest does the work: they flood your thread with engagement while you sit at the top with your product front and center.

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 "Host a 'What Are You Working On?' Self-Promo Megathread" 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 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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