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Run Promoted Tweets to a Custom Audience Built From Scraped Handles

Run Promoted Tweets to a Custom Audience Built From Scraped Handles is a paid ads tactic for getting your first users: The founder uploaded his CSV of scraped Twitter usernames to create a Twitter custom audience and targeted them with promoted tweets, polls, and CTAs to drive engagement and signups.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for Funded-enough indie products willing to spend on ads. As a paid ads play, plan for medium effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Paid adsMedium effortFast

Why does paid ads work for this?

Ads aimed at a hand-built list of people who already like competing products convert far better than broad targeting.

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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Works for
Any / universal

Frequently asked

How is the "Run Promoted Tweets to a Custom Audience Built From Scraped Handles" 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 fast.
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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