Launch With a Free Offer and Keep the Link Out of the Tweet
Launch With a Free Offer and Keep the Link Out of the Tweet is a social & short-form tactic for getting your first users: Tweet a compelling free offer but deliberately leave the product link out of the original post, telling people to comment to receive it.
It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for Makers with a small-to-mid Twitter following. As a social & short-form play, plan for low effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.
- Channel: Social & short-form
- Best for: Makers with a small-to-mid Twitter following
- Effort: Low
- Speed: Fast
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does social & short-form work for this?
Social platforms suppress posts with outbound links and amplify posts with lots of comments and shares, so a link-less, reply-driven tweet reaches far more people.
The exact steps (5)
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