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Run Your Lifetime Deal Through Free Facebook-Group Admins

Run Your Lifetime Deal Through Free Facebook-Group Admins is a communities tactic for getting your first users: Skip AppSumo's 30-80% cut and instead get admins of lifetime-deal Facebook groups to promote your deal to their audiences for free.

It's a strong fit for B2B SaaS and Info products / courses teams, and works especially well for Bootstrapped SaaS needing fast cash. As a communities play, plan for medium effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

CommunitiesMedium effortFast

Why does communities work for this?

Admins promoted at no cost because the product genuinely served their members, so the founder kept nearly all revenue and still cleared $10k+ in a week.

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
B2B SaaSInfo products / courses

Frequently asked

What kind of products does the "Run Your Lifetime Deal Through Free Facebook-Group Admins" tactic work for?
It is a good fit for B2B SaaS and Info products / courses — pick it when your product looks like one of those, since the play is shaped around how those users find new tools.
How is the "Run Your Lifetime Deal Through Free Facebook-Group Admins" 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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