Trojan-Horse Recommendation in 'Recommend Me X' Threads
Trojan-Horse Recommendation in 'Recommend Me X' Threads is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: Find existing Reddit threads where someone is already asking for recommendations in your category, then post a detailed helpful answer that lists your product as one option among several.
It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for products in active Reddit niches (health, fitness, tech). 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: products in active Reddit niches (health, fitness, tech)
- Effort: Medium
- Speed: Medium
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does reddit & forums work for this?
Slotting into an existing buyer-intent conversation as a neutral helper avoids the spam reflex and earns upvotes that surface you to the whole subreddit.
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