Run a 'Post Your Project, Get a Free Growth Hack' Thread as Inbound
Run a 'Post Your Project, Get a Free Growth Hack' Thread as Inbound is a communities tactic for getting your first users: The post itself is the tactic: a consultant offered free, personalized growth hacks to anyone who replied with their URL. It pulled in dozens of engaged founders, showcased his expertise publicly, and let him quietly route the best fits to sales calls ('schedule a call, I have a client for you').
It's a strong fit for Agencies / services teams, and works especially well for consultants, agencies, service businesses, marketers. As a communities play, plan for high effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.
- Channel: Communities
- Best for: consultants, agencies, service businesses, marketers
- Effort: High
- Speed: Medium
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does communities work for this?
Giving away specific, visible value at scale builds authority and surfaces warm leads who self-select.
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