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Pitch Listicle Owners and Soft-Promote in Growth Groups

Pitch Listicle Owners and Soft-Promote in Growth Groups is a partnerships & affiliates tactic for getting your first users: Email the owners of every article that curates 'best growth tools' lists to ask for inclusion, and join many niche growth groups (3k-10k members) while keeping self-promotion low.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for tools in a searchable category. As a partnerships & affiliates play, plan for medium effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Partnerships & affiliatesMedium effortMedium

Why does partnerships & affiliates work for this?

Getting added to existing roundups borrows their ranking and audience, and low-promo presence avoids getting banned.

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
Any / universal

Frequently asked

How is the "Pitch Listicle Owners and Soft-Promote in Growth Groups" 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 medium 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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