i spent a year on an app because i'm 28 with student loans and can't afford real marketing

i've had shopify stores since 2010 and always hit that no-traffic wall. google ads want 50-1000 a day, which isn't happening with my student loans and rent, so i kept ending months in the red. i ended up building leadsfromurl, where you paste your product url and it finds people on reddit actually looking for what you offer, so you just go talk to them. it's for broke founders like me who just need a shot.

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 1 day ago

i spent weeks lurking in r/saas and r/marketing, realised nobody there was my customer

it felt like everyone in those big marketing subs was trying to sell something, not buy. the actual people looking for solutions were always in niche subs, talking about their specific frustrations. where do you guys actually find the people who pay for what you offer?

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 3 days ago

is it just me or are marketing subs mostly other sellers?

i spent way too long thinking i'd find customers here, but it feels like everyone's just trying to sell their own thing. the real buyers are usually in their niche subs talking about problems, not tools. where do you guys actually find people who want to buy?

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 4 days ago

if the leads my tool gives you are bad, i'll fix them myself

i'm not kidding, i spent years broke trying to market things i couldn't afford and hated being ignored when stuff didn't work. so there's no bot or ticket queue for leadsfromurl, it's just me. you paste your url, it finds reddit posts where people describe problems your product solves, and if it ever gives you bad ones, kristian@leadsfromurl.com and i'll personally go in and sort it out for you. just want it to actually work for people.

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 5 days ago

i kept seeing people vent problems on reddit weeks before they google for a fix

i've wasted so much money on ads and influencers over the years trying to get traffic for stuff i built. but working on this, i noticed people just spill their raw frustration here first. so i built leadsfromurl to watch for those posts, it finds people describing the problem your product solves. it's free for 5 days, tell me if the leads it finds feel real.

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 5 days ago

reddit is crazy, people literally type out exactly what they need here before they ever go searching

spent years just trying to guess what people wanted, pumping money into ads hoping someone would click. but here, someone just says "i need a thing that does X" and the need is so raw. it completely changed my focus on finding those first customers. where did you guys actually get your first ten?

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 5 days ago

if the leads from my tool are bad, i'll fix them myself

i spent years broke trying to market stuff and know how it feels when things dont work. so if leadsfromurl gives you bad leads, there's no support queue, just me. email kristian@leadsfromurl.com and i'll personally fix them. trying to find beta testers who want to try it free for 5 days, does that sound fair?

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 6 days ago

finding buyers on reddit means searching for the pain, not what you sell

i keep seeing people search for their product's keywords on here and wonder why they only find competitors. what actually works is finding the frustrated people: "anyone know a tool that", "im struggling to", "looking for a service that", or "is there a way to". those are the ones ready to buy right now. what specific phrases have actually worked for you guys?

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 8 days ago

i noticed people complain on reddit way before they search for a tool

when i was building stuff i kept seeing it, someone's just raw frustrated about a problem but not even looking for a solution yet. nobody's reading those because who has the time to sit looking. leadsfromurl watches for those posts, so you can actually find people who need what you're building. i'm offering it free for 5 days, just want to know if the leads feel real.

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 10 days ago

realised marketing subs are mostly other sellers, not buyers

spent so much time in marketing subs trying to figure things out, but it just hit me: everyone there is trying to sell something too. the actual buyers? they're off in their own communities just talking about their problems. where are you guys finding the people who actually need what you offer?

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 11 days ago

how to find people on reddit already asking for what you sell

i built leadsfromurl because it felt impossible to find actual customers. it literally finds reddit posts where people are describing the problem your product solves. if the matches feel off, a bot i coded digs in and fixes it within 15 minutes. trying to make it actually work for people like us, let me know if it helps.

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 11 days ago

if you're looking for leads on reddit, search the pain, not your product

i spent way too long looking for my own product category here and just found other people selling. what actually works is searching the frustrated phrases like 'im struggling to' or 'anyone know a tool that'. those people are ready to buy. what phrases work for you guys

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 12 days ago

built a thing that finds people on reddit already asking for what you make

i got tired of guessing where to find customers so i made leadsfromurl. you just paste your product link and it finds reddit posts where someone is basically already describing what you sell. if the matches ever feel off, a bot kicks in and fixes it in 15 mins, or i jump in myself. giving it away free for 5 days, tell me if the people it finds feel real.

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 13 days ago

how to tell if someone on reddit is actually ready to buy vs just curious

i used to chase every post asking for product recommendations but learned to spot the real signals. a vague "anyone use x for y" is usually just idle curiosity. the ones that say "ive tried three things and none work id pay for something that actually solves this" those are buyers. how do you sort out the tire-kickers from the people ready to commit?

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 15 days ago

i just realized how many people on reddit vent their problems instead of googling for solutions

i've been building stuff for a while and kept noticing this. people complain raw about some task or pain point here, way before they'd ever search for a tool. since i'm always broke and can't afford ads, i built leadsfromurl to find those posts. it just watches for people describing the problem your product solves. anyone else notice this too and wonder how to reach them

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 16 days ago

the best reddit leads come from searching pain, not products

i used to just type in my product keywords on reddit and found nothing but competitors. but if you search for phrases like "anyone know a tool that" or "i'm struggling to" you find people who already want a solution and are ready to pay. it completely changed how i look for leads here. what phrases have you found that actually pull in real buyers?

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 16 days ago

building leadsfromurl because paying for ads always felt like throwing money into a black hole

student loans mean i've never had cash to burn on google ads or influencers for my shopify stuff, just hit that no-traffic wall every time. so i made leadsfromurl for myself, it scans reddit for posts where people are looking for things like what i offer. it’s the tool i wish i had back then. if anyone else here knows that struggle, i'd love folks to try it out.

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 17 days ago

my best reddit leads came from searching for pain not product keywords

i wasted so much time looking for people talking about my product. what actually works is finding people describing the problem it solves, like "anyone know a tool that" or "im struggling with" or "looking for a service that". they're already looking for a fix. what kinds of phrases have actually found buyers for you guys?

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 17 days ago

if the leads from my tool are bad, i fix them myself kristian@leadsfromurl.com

i built leadsfromurl because i spent years broke trying to get traffic and nothing worked. it finds people on reddit who need what you sell. if the leads are bad or it's not working, just email me directly. i'll personally get in there and sort it out for you. hoping it can help some of us who are still scrapping by.

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 17 days ago

i swear every marketing 'expert' just assumes you've got cash to burn

student loans and rent mean i'm always broke at month end, so paying for ads or influencers was never an option. it felt like if you didn't have money, you just didn't get to be seen. i got so tired of that gatekeeping that i built leadsfromurl, just to find people on reddit who are literally asking for what i'm selling, so i can actually talk to them. anyone else feel like there's a secret club for marketing only the rich can join?

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u/Cold_Good_461 — 17 days ago