Seed a Waitlist Across Problem-Specific Subreddits
Seed a Waitlist Across Problem-Specific Subreddits is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: After a dead first week with zero signups, the maker spent two days posting into subreddits tied to the problem (phone addiction / minimalism) plus a blog post and tweets, taking the Tally waitlist from 0 to 5 and eventually past 130.
It's a strong fit for Consumer / mobile apps teams, and works especially well for consumer apps with a clear pain point. 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: consumer apps with a clear pain point
- Effort: Low
- Speed: Medium
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does reddit & forums work for this?
Niche subreddits concentrate people who already feel the exact pain, so even a couple of well-placed posts convert far better than broad blasting.
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