u/mmori24

Why they changed that? And is a lot slower now smh

Been working on this for a while. The community monitors US prices around the clock, catches price errors and lightning deals before they expire, and pushes alerts to a set of channels organized by category.

Quick rundown of what the founding member spot includes:

- Free lifetime access to all 13 Deals channels (normally $29.99/mo for now, going up)

- 50% affiliate commission on every paying member you refer ($15 per sale, scales up to 60-70% if you bring 5-10 people to pay in first 2 months, easy with the high CVR)

- Access to the private Founders group where I share product updates and ask for feedback first

What I'd ask in return is honest: use the channels, drop feedback in the founder chat once a week if you have any, and if you genuinely think it's good, share it with 1-2 people you know who likes to shop online or in any major retailers.

If you're in, I'll send you the access and walk you through setup. Sound good?

I currently run a deals alert community on Telegram for the US market. A custom bot pushes alerts automatically by category — Amazon, Walmart, Target, flights, games, tech, and more. It works, people get value from it, but Telegram has limitations that are starting to matter.

The idea I'm considering: building a standalone app that replaces the Telegram layer entirely.

What the app would do differently:

- Personalized feed based on your selected categories instead of joining separate channels

- Price history and deal scoring so you can tell immediately if something is actually a good deal or just marketed as one

- One-tap save and share

- Push notifications with better filtering than Telegram allows

What I'm not sure about:

- Is the friction of downloading an app vs joining a Telegram channel actually worth the UX improvement?

- Telegram has a built-in user base: an app starts from zero distribution-wise

- Development cost vs staying lean on Telegram while the community grows

Genuinely asking: would you use a dedicated deals alert app over a Telegram community doing the same thing? What would the app need to do that Telegram can't for it to be worth switching?

Launching a paid community creates a paradox that I haven't seen discussed enough here: you need members to generate social proof, but you need social proof to convert new members. Cold traffic looks at an empty page with 0 reviews and leaves.

The product itself isn't the problem. I have something working, users who sign up get real value from day one. The problem is purely the chicken-and-egg of community cold start.

What I've tried so far:

- Founding member program: giving free lifetime access to early users in exchange for feedback and organic sharing. Works but scales slowly and requires a lot of manual effort per person.

- Reddit posts in relevant communities: mixed results depending on the subreddit culture. Some convert well, some treat any community post as spam regardless of framing.

What I'm trying to figure out:

- Is there a faster way to get the first 20-30 genuine users without paid acquisition?

- How much social proof is actually "enough" before cold traffic starts converting on its own?

- Has anyone found a community type or channel that works particularly well for this kind of bootstrapped launch?

Specifically interested in hearing from people who've launched niche paid communities, not SaaS. the dynamics feel different and most cold start advice I find is written for software products.

Built Sniper Syndicate over the last 6 months.

It's a custom bot that monitors deals across the US market continuously and pushes alerts to a Telegram community organized by category. The whole point is catching good deals early before they're posted everywhere and the window is gone.

Launched it on Whop as a paid community. Currently in the founding member phase, that means i'm giving free lifetime access to the first people who want to help shape it before it opens publicly.

Happy to answer questions about how I built it, how it works or what the process looked like. Feel free to ask on becoming a founding member too

Looking for early users for a Telegram community with channels that monitors US market deals around the clock and pushes alerts by category automatically.

What I need from testers:

- Use the channels and look at the deals

- Tell me honestly what's missing, what's noisy, what doesn't work

You can search for Sniper Syndicate on Whop , appear first on google search too and join with the free trial.

This is what you get if you want to become a founding member:

- Free lifetime access (normally paid). With this you can also resell the deals we find and get an extra income.

- 50% affiliate commission on every paying member you refer.

Not looking for everyone, specifically people who are genuinely into deals and would use this regularly OR people who wants to help grow a community with great potential. Drop a comment if that's you.

Built a bot that monitors deals across the US market 24/7 and pushes alerts to a Telegram community organized by category. Hosted it on Whop as a paid product.

The pitch: good deals disappear fast. By the time most people see them posted somewhere, the window is gone. The bot catches them early automatically.

What I'm not sure about:

- Is "deal alerts on Telegram" a real value prop or does everyone just check their favorite sites manually and doesn't actually want this?

- Does "organized by category" matter or is that just something that sounds good on paper?

- Is Whop the wrong platform for this?

Be brutal. I'd rather hear it now than after I spend 6 more months building.

I recently built Sniper Syndicate — a Telegram community with a custom bot that monitors the US market 24/7 and pushes deal alerts automatically, organized by category. It's hosted on Whop.

The problem it solves: good deals and pricing mistakes disappear fast. By the time most people see them posted online, they're already gone. The bot catches them early and sends the alert directly to your Telegram.

It's technically a paid community but I'm giving free lifetime access to the first founding members — people who want to actually use it, give honest feedback, and share it with at least one or two people in their network. Once it opens publicly they also lock in 50% affiliate commission on every paying member they refer.

Not looking for everyone — looking for people who would genuinely use it and help shape what it becomes.

Would love feedback on the concept, the positioning, or anything that feels off. What would make you actually join something like this?

I'm looking for the first 15-20 founding members. Not looking for everyone. Specifically people who are genuinely interested in deals and want to be part of something from the ground floor. Free access for life in exchange for being an active early member that shares feedbacks, get people to join and helps grow the community.

Just lmk. I'll follow up with the right people.

Hey r/OnlineIncomeHustle,

Sharing something I've been building that might be interesting to people here — both as a community to join and as an income stream.

I built a Telegram-based deals community on Whop for the US market with 11 channels organized by category (Amazon, Walmart, Target, flights, freebies, price errors, clothing, and much more). A custom bot I built handles alerts automatically 24/7.

Two ways this could be relevant to you:

1. As a member: You catch deals passively — the alerts come to you so you don't have to hunt. Good deals save real money, which is essentially the same math as making it.

2. As an affiliate: Founding members earn 50% commission on every paying member they refer. You can share it to you friends, with your audience or in a network and gain commission on every paying member you bring in.

Right now I'm looking for the first 15-20 founding members — people who genuinely want to be part of building this, not just looking for free access. You'd get in free for life, help shape the community with feedbacks and recommendations, share the community with people and lock in your founding member spot before they run out.

This is not a job, just a fun thing that everyone can win. If that fits what you're about, drop a comment. I'll reach out to the right people.

(Note: I won't be messaging anyone unsolicited — if you're interested, just comment below.)

Hey everyone,

Sharing something I've been building: a bot that monitors deals across the US market around the clock and pushes alerts to a Telegram community. It's organized into 11 channels by category so you only see what's relevant to you.

The bot is running and working. What I'm building now is the community around it.

I'm looking for a small group of early members — maybe 15 to 20 people — who are genuinely into deals and want to be part of something from the ground floor. The kind of people who would naturally share it with friends or in the communities they're already part of. Not people who just want free access and go quiet.

What's in it for you: free lifetime access to the community (it's normally paid, hosted on Whop), and a 50% affiliate commission on every paying member you bring in.

If you want to be one of those members drop a comment. I'll follow up with the right people.