I’m NOT selling anything here, just looking for distribution advice. Context: I built a tiny tool that helps me search what’s inside my saved short-form videos (TikTok/Reels/Shorts). I’m trying to figure out how to reach the right audience WITHOUT spamming or posting links. Who I think this helps: - Small–mid marketing agencies (2–50 ppl) who save examples for audits/briefs/competition/brands - In-house brand managers/social leads at DTC/ecom brands - UGC creators who “save now, can’t find later”

Signals so far (non-sales): - People say they save a lot, but can’t relocate clips when planning - Manual Google Sheets/tagging exists but gets abandoned - Those big creators looking for Inspo and need a clever way to organise all that content and search it - Those monitoring the competition - Those looking after number influencers across multiple brands. My current distribution hypotheses (tear these apart) 1) Where they hang out: LinkedIn (agency owners/CMs), Reddit pro subs, a few Slack/Discord communities 2) Entry angle: “research ops” (findable references) vs “growth hacks” 3) Lead magnet: share frameworks/templates (e.g., “audit your saved Reels in 15 mins”) 4) Partnerships: co-posts with analytics/scheduling tools (complimentary, not competitive) 5) Case studies: show how 10 saved videos become a simple brief

What I’m stuck on - Finding qualified places to meet agency owners (besides cold email) - Messaging that doesn’t sound like AI salad; which job-to-be-done resonates? - Whether to focus on one segment first (agencies) or run two small tests in parallel (agencies + in-house) - How to measure interest without links (comment prompts? survey questions?)

If you were me, I guess this is the big ask here: how would you… 1) Get the first 10 interviews with agency owners this month (no links)? 2) Validate willingness-to-pay without turning this into a pitch? 3) Position the outcome in one line? (Two options I’m testing:) A) “Search your saved videos by what’s inside—hooks, themes, products.” B) “From saved chaos to a reference library you can actually use.” 4) Reach brand managers specifically—what communities/newsletters actually get read? 5) Pick one: agencies vs. in-house. who closes faster in your experience?

Budget/time box - Solo founder, small budget - Goal: 10 qualified interviews + 3 pilot users in 30 days - Success metric: do they re-use saves during planning at least weekly?

I’ll share a summary of what I learn back here if that’s useful. Blunt feedback welcome, especially on where my audience actually hangs out and what language feels natural to them.

Any advice is much appreciated.

The app is a mindfulness app that allows people to meditate, journal and mood track. The target audience though not exclusive is men around 25-40.

Would be great to get your thoughts on how the app looks and the features: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mindgains/id6742326578

The promotional website is also here: www.MindGains.uk

Hey people , I dont know now how to go with this but I am now looking for testimonials to put them on the page . Since I have no people to ask them for testimonials , I am wondering would it be bothering you people to give me testimonials on the product (btw: there are freebies on page) . I am sorry for bothering you with this .

Thanks

Hey people ,

First of all I want to say thank you for all the comments and I really appreciate your effort to help me with my question . I tried to follow as much as possible what you recommended me , and now I am wondering am I on a good track here :)

I would really appreciate if you could take a look at my page and tell me your honest opinion what do you think about it : kurtovicmarketing.de

And for being such a great bunch of people on this reddit :) You will be the first people who will have opportunity to download freebies .

Thank you one more time and have a great rest of your life :)

I recently came across something pretty wild in the SEO/traffic world, and I thought the folks here might find it interesting (or want to tear it apart 😅).

Have you ever heard of “Ghost Pages”? They’re basically invisible pages that Google absolutely loves… but almost no one is using them.

Here’s the crazy part: They don’t require: ✅ Backlinks ✅ Paid ads ✅ A domain or hosting ✅ Even a traditional website

So how does it work? The idea came from James Renouf and Drew Traynor, and it’s built on a simple concept: Google trusts its own assets more than any random site.

Think about how YouTube videos rank so easily—because Google owns YouTube. This method uses another Google property (not YouTube) to create “ghost pages” that are technically part of Google’s ecosystem. That means they get instant trust and authority.

When you set them up the right way (literally a few minutes), they can start ranking for competitive keywords, and then push traffic straight to your site, offer, or affiliate link.

Here’s why it works:

Google crawls and indexes these pages faster than normal sites.

They piggyback on Google’s own domain authority.

When multiplied, they work like a swarm of ranking signals.

And the best part? You can do it without showing your face or revealing your main site. It’s 100% under the radar.

James claims this helped him dominate niches without building a single backlink. If you’re curious about the full breakdown, I found the details here: 👉 https://aieffects.art/get-visitors-from-google So…

I am a software developer and 5 months ago I created my LLC.

I started developing apps as a side hustle and currently I have an app for android and ios.

My primary app is for tracking gym logs in a more fun way than notes. The app name is GYMCADE.

I have another app coming up in a couple weeks for electrical calculations.

Also i'm working on a desktop app for the manufacturing industry that will be subscription based.

I’ve run communities for years and one thing became super clear: most of them don’t “blow up,” they just fade out. Slowly 🧊

Owner stops showing up → posts slow down → people stop coming back → dead server 🥀

Some numbers I’ve been digging into:

• Discord has 19M+ active servers, but the majority have under 15 active users per week.
• Slack has 750k workspaces, but only a small fraction ever grow past 1,000 members.
• Telegram and Reddit show the same trend: huge groups, but often <2% engagement.

The common thread? People know how to attract members, but not how to keep them around. Retention is where communities actually die 🍂

What I’ve noticed works better:

• Set clear weekly goals (not just “hope people talk more”).
• Run small daily sparks (polls, games, questions, reminders).
• Automate boring stuff (onboarding, roles, nudges) so humans can focus on actual connection.

And here’s my take: the next big unlock will be AI helping with the daily grind. Not to replace humans, but to keep the rhythm going - posting prompts, sending reminders, surfacing who’s inactive. Basically, helping before you even ask 🍹

Some AI is destined to take this role.

My campaigns spend the full budget but bring no conversions. What should I fix?

This Is a Common Complaint I've read around Reddit the most but the truth is—it’s not always that “ads don’t work.” The real fix is figuring out where the leak is. I like to think about it from 3 dimensions:

1. Auction level (the market itself)

This is where you check if you’re even showing up in the right places.

• Search terms/audience breakdown: Look at what you actually paid for (search terms in Google Ads / audience insights in Meta). Do at least 50% of those clicks look like real potential buyers? If not → it’s an auction fit problem.
• Match type trap: If you’re running broad match with no negatives, budget can vanish on irrelevant queries.
• Competitive signals: If CPCs are very high but your offer/landing page isn’t clearly differentiated, you might be entering auctions you can’t profitably win.

👉 DIY check today: Pull your last 100 clicks and ask, “How many of these search terms or audience profiles could actually buy from me?” If the answer is <50%, fix targeting before worrying about landing pages.

2. Measurement level (how conversions are tracked)

A lot of “0 conversion” campaigns aren’t failing—they’re just invisible because tracking is broken or misaligned.

• Pixel firing test: Use Tag Assistant (Google) or Meta Pixel Helper to see if your events fire when someone submits a form, makes a call, or completes checkout.
• Right actions tracked: For SMBs, conversions usually = form fill, call, purchase, or add-to-cart. If you’re optimizing for “time on site” or “page view,” the algorithm will happily get you cheap but useless clicks, which wouldn't convert.
• Cross-check with reality: Compare Ads conversions vs. your CRM or sales log. If Ads says 100 conversions but you only got 10 leads, tracking is misleading your optimization.

👉 DIY check today: Submit your own lead form or click your own “call now” button. Does that conversion appear in your ad platform within 24 hours? If not, you’ve found the leak.

3. Reporting level (how you interpret the data)

Even if auctions and measurement are right, the way you read reports determines what you fix.

• Don’t stop at “0 conversions”: Break it down. Which campaigns, keywords, audiences, devices, or locations are driving clicks?
• Follow the funnel: Impressions → Clicks → Landing page visits → Conversions. Where does the drop-off happen?
  • If impressions but no clicks → Auction/ad problem.
  • If clicks but no conversions → Landing page/offer problem.
  • If conversions happen but aren’t visible in Ads → Measurement problem.
• Look for outliers: Maybe mobile drives clicks but not leads. Maybe one location converts, another doesn’t. That’s where you isolate the fix.

👉 DIY check today: Pull one campaign, segment by device or location. If 90% of spend is going to mobile clicks but none convert, you’ve just localized the issue—disable/test differently on mobile before touching everything else.

💡 The mistake most SMBs make is treating all “0 conversion” campaigns the same. But once you know which layer is broken—Auction, Measurement, or Reporting—you know exactly what to fix first.

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I built Flipr, an online tool that scans through eBay listings to find items valued at prices below what other people sell them for. Essentially it's trying to get rid of the time spent filtering through hundreds of listings on eBay to find a good deal. I haven't really found a market for it though, or at least one where I can promote the tool, any advice?

At the moment I am trying to improve first impression of my side project https://www.reoogle.com/ .

I would be really happy if you could take a minute and make yourself an opinion about the first page. If you wish, you can write that opinion in the comments. Would be helpful for me.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone! How often do those of you in customer experience or operations actually get together to plan the entire customer journey? Our efforts to enhance our capacity to recognize sources of friction, especially those related to marketing, support, and fulfillment, have been insightful. How often do you check your route maps, and what tools or techniques have helped you spot trouble points you were unaware of before?

I just noticed a team in the pacific northwest, ampmexterminators, who emphasize being local, eco friendly, and ESA trained. It made me wonder: what strategies have worked best for other local businesses to build trust both online and offline? Do you think credentials and certifications matter more to customers, or is it consistency of service and word of mouth that carries more weight?

In today’s world, people research everything online first so how do you balance digital credibility with real community presence?

Let’s say you have a SaaS and you run ads or any other paid marketing.

How much do you pay per user acquired for a free trial?

I came across a high-end prebuilt from VTG featuring the Ryzen 9 9900X and RX 7900 XTX, aimed at serious gaming and productivity. At $3,599, it looks powerful on the surface, but I’m trying to figure out if the cost actually makes sense once you factor in current hardware prices and what you'd pay building it yourself.

I’m not just looking at performance here—I’m thinking about things like part quality (motherboard, cooling, PSU), upgrade flexibility, and whether the price is mostly convenience markup or genuinely competitive for a ready-to-go system.

Would appreciate any honest input from folks who’ve built similar systems or have experience with VTG. Is this kind of build ever worth the premium, or are you better off taking the DIY route if you know your way around PC parts?

If you run a Small-Scale business, startup, or non-profit, you probably already have the numbers: sales logs, donor lists, attendance sheets, invoices.

But here’s the problem: they sit in spreadsheets without telling you the real story.

That’s where I come in. Together, we can answer questions like:

• Which products bring in your repeat customers?
• Why are sales strong midweek but flat on weekends?
• Which donors stay loyal year after year?
• Where exactly is money leaking in daily operations?

I’ll take the data you already have and turn it into clear visuals and insights that show you what’s working and what’s holding you back. No jargon, no corporate fluff — just answers you can act on.

For you → it’s smarter decisions and proof of impact.
For me → it’s real-world projects to add to my portfolio.

If this sounds useful, let’s connect. Drop a comment or DM — happy to work with small industries, NGOs, or even side projects.

I’m based in Sacramento and in the roofing industry, where reputation is everything. I’ve seen local contractors arkroofingco, ark roofing sacramento, and others grow by leaning on community trust, clear pricing, and even flexible financing. The challenge I keep running into is this: as demand grows, how do you maintain the same level of craftsmanship and customer experience that built the business in the first place?

For those of you who’ve scaled a service-based company, what worked best for keeping standards high while still growing steadily?

Hey guys,

I’ve used to do some freelancing in the past, and I noticed something: most CRMs are amazing for sales pipelines, but when it comes to ongoing client communication, they feel like overkill...

Clients usually just want to know one thing: "What's the status of my project"?

Instead of adding them into a full CRM, creating logins, or sending constant email threads, I started experimenting with a lighter approach:

• A unique status page per client (no login needed).
• Quick progress updates & milestones visible at a glance.
• Email notifications when you update the project status.
• Clean + branded so it still looks professional.

The result? Clients check the page or wait for automatic email when they want updates, and your inbox is way less cluttered.

The tool called StatusCue and it's completely free, no credit card or anything!

Curious if anyone else here feels the same way.. do you think lightweight tools for client updates could replace the need for a full CRM (at least for freelancers/solopreneurs), or is a full CRM always worth it?

After months of building (and fighting with too many tabs 😅), I finally launched WriteMind AI on Product Hunt today!

Link: https://www.producthunt.com/products/wriremindai?launch=writemindai

It’s an AI tool that:

• Collects web content in one click
• Summarizes key facts + contradictions
• Generates a clean, citation-ready article in minutes

Perfect for writers, students, journalists, or anyone drowning in research.

It’s a challenge to access these communities without coming across as selling or spam.

How do people address this?

Hello everyone! 👋 I'm Kyle. I've been running a marketing agency for the past couple years. During this journey I've been using GoHighLevel extensively.

If you’re not familiar with GHL, it’s a great software that has basically everything any business owner could want for software, including but not limited to:

• CRM & Pipeline management
• Website & Funnel builder
• Forms & Surveys
• 2 way SMS, Email, and Phone
• Calendar & Appointment booking
• Reputation Management
• Social Media Posting
• Automation Workflows
• Memberships/Courses
• Mobile App

The cheapest tier of GHL to get this is $97/mo. If you pay for the highest tier of GHL ($497/mo) you can re-sell it as a SaaS product. Most people do this and resell individual accounts for $97-497, but at that price you might as well go to GHL directly.

I’m not here to sell anything (yet, haha), but I wanted to gauge interest if I were to offer accounts for $29/mo. You’d have everything that GHL has to offer, but for much lower cost.

Anywho, I wanted to see if this is something you all would find value in/if this would be meeting a need for anyone. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thank you!

Hey everyone,

We’re planning to add a couple of phone booths to our office. I’ve looked into Framery and ROOM - they look solid but are pretty pricey. I also found Soundbox, which looks a lot more affordable. They claim to have decent soundproofing and ventilation, and seem big enough for longer calls.

Has anyone here actually used them? How do they hold up for day-to-day calls or focus work? Are they comfortable enough to sit in for more than a quick meeting?

Would love to hear any first-hand experiences before we decide.