The 70/30 Story Comment
The 70/30 Story Comment is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: A reply or post that spends most of its space on a relatable story and concrete help, and only a small closing fraction on your product, framed as a scrappy fix rather than a polished pitch.
It's a strong fit for B2B SaaS teams, and works especially well for indie hackers, solo founders, bootstrapped SaaS. As a reddit & forums play, plan for low effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 4 linked primary sources.
- Channel: Reddit & forums
- Best for: indie hackers, solo founders, bootstrapped SaaS
- Effort: Low
- Speed: Fast
- Sources: 4 linked primary source(s)
Why does reddit & forums work for this?
A pitch triggers ad-radar and gets ignored; a story with a confession reads as a peer sharing what worked, which lowers defenses and earns clicks and trust.
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
- First 60 Customers from Reddit · indiehackers.com
- First 100 Customers for PostKing · indiehackers.com
- Reddit to $17K MRR · youtube.com
- Single Reddit Thread, 500 Users · indiehackers.com