Repackage an Influencer's Article Into a Thread, Then DM Them to Amplify
Repackage an Influencer's Article Into a Thread, Then DM Them to Amplify is a social & short-form tactic for getting your first users: He distilled a popular Sahil Bloom article into a 20-tweet thread, credited the author in the intro and exit tweets, then DM'd the author that he'd posted it. The author liked and commented within minutes and the thread hit 100k+ impressions.
It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for personal-brand and audience builders. 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: personal-brand and audience builders
- Effort: Low
- Speed: Fast
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does social & short-form work for this?
Tagging and notifying the source borrows their audience — a like or retweet from them detonates the thread's reach.
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