Test 5-10 Subreddits, Kill Losers, Hyper-Focus the 2-3 Winners
Test 5-10 Subreddits, Kill Losers, Hyper-Focus the 2-3 Winners is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: The maker started with 5-10 subreddits expecting to drop several, found the 2-3 that consistently hit 150+ upvotes, focused there, then cross-posted to the rest for incremental reach.
It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for any content-led product targeting Reddit niches. As a reddit & forums play, plan for medium effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.
- Channel: Reddit & forums
- Best for: any content-led product targeting Reddit niches
- Effort: Medium
- Speed: Medium
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does reddit & forums work for this?
Subreddit performance is uneven; finding and exploiting the few that convert beats spreading effort evenly.
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