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The founder story
Sharing a milestone, a lesson, or how you built something — in r/SaaS, r/startups, r/indiehackers.
[Specific moment or number as the hook — e.g. "We just hit $[X] MRR after [Y] months of getting it wrong."]
[What you were doing before, and why it wasn't working. Be honest about the mistakes.]
[The change you made, and what actually happened next. Real details, not "growth exploded".]
[One thing that's still hard / that you haven't figured out. This is what makes it real.]
[A genuine question to the community — not "thoughts?" but something specific you actually want input on.]
The feedback request
You want real critique on a product, idea, or draft — in r/roastmystartup, r/SideProject, niche subs.
[One-line description of what it is and who it's for.]
[The specific thing you're unsure about — pricing, positioning, the landing page, the name. Narrow it down.]
[Context: what you've already tried or what data you have, so people aren't guessing.]
[The ask: "Would you actually use this? If not, what's the dealbreaker?" Invite the harsh version.]
[Link — only if the sub allows it. If not, offer to DM.]
The resource roundup
Sharing genuinely useful tools/links without it reading like an ad — most marketing and niche subs.
[Framing: "I kept getting asked about [topic], so here's the actual list I use."]
- [Tool/resource 1] — [one honest line on what it's good and bad at]
- [Tool/resource 2] — [same]
- [Tool/resource 3] — [same]
[If one of them is yours, disclose it plainly: "Full disclosure, I built #2." Non-disclosure is what gets you nuked.]
[Invite additions: "What am I missing?"]
The launch post
Announcing something new where the sub tolerates it (r/SideProject, r/indiehackers, launch threads).
[Title states what it does in plain words, not a slogan.]
[The problem you hit that made you build this — one specific, relatable scenario.]
[What it does, in 2-3 lines. No feature dump.]
[What it does NOT do yet — the honest limitation. This buys enormous credibility.]
[Free/pricing note + link, only if allowed. Then: "Happy to answer anything."]
The question / discussion starter
You want a thread that generates comments (which is what ranks on Google) — most subs.
[A specific, slightly opinionated question. "What's the most overrated [thing] in [niche]?" beats "thoughts on [thing]?"]
[Your own answer first, with a real reason — so people have something to agree or argue with.]
[One line inviting disagreement: "Tell me I'm wrong."]
The comparison / 'X vs Y'
High buyer-intent threads that rank on Google — 'best X reddit', 'X vs Y' searches.
[Title as the real question people search: "[Option A] vs [Option B] for [use case] — what did you actually pick?"]
[Your situation and constraints, so answers are relevant.]
[What you're leaning toward and why, honestly.]
[The specific tradeoff you can't resolve — the thing you want the community to settle.]