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Pick the Communities That Actually Welcome Promotion

Pick the Communities That Actually Welcome Promotion is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: Choosing where to post based on each community's tolerance for self-promotion, since a handful of subreddits explicitly invite founders to share.

It's a strong fit for B2B SaaS, Consumer / mobile apps, and Dev tools / technical teams, and works especially well for open-source tools, free products, niche B2B/consumer apps. As a reddit & forums play, plan for low effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 5 linked primary sources.

Reddit & forumsLow effortFast

Why does reddit & forums work for this?

Promotion-friendly and content-starved communities flip the usual dynamic: instead of fighting the spam reflex, you're giving the mods and members exactly the new-project content they're looking for.

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.

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Sources

Works for
B2B SaaSConsumer / mobile appsDev tools / technical

Frequently asked

What kind of products does the "Pick the Communities That Actually Welcome Promotion" tactic work for?
It is a good fit for B2B SaaS, Consumer / mobile apps, and Dev tools / technical — pick it when your product looks like one of those, since the play is shaped around how those users find new tools.
How is the "Pick the Communities That Actually Welcome Promotion" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 5 primary sources — real founder write-ups and interviews, not generic advice. They are linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original accounts 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 $17K/Month Open Source SaaS and $37K/Month Notion App, is in the paid library.

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