Promote Only in Self-Promo Subs and Weekly Threads
Promote Only in Self-Promo Subs and Weekly Threads is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: Doing overt promotion only where it's explicitly allowed: subreddits like r/SideProject, r/IMadeThis and r/AlphaAndBetaUsers, plus the weekly self-promo threads many subreddits run.
It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for early-stage products seeking first users or testers. As a reddit & forums play, plan for low effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.
- Channel: Reddit & forums
- Best for: early-stage products seeking first users or testers
- Effort: Low
- Speed: Medium
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does reddit & forums work for this?
Posting promo where it's invited reaches interested users without risking a ban.
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.
Sources
- Source — IndieHackers · indiehackers.com