June 11, 2018

Show IH: Introducing Instaaa 2.0

Hey everyone 👋

Seven months ago I launched Instaaa - my attempt at building a tool that would help startups with their outreach by promoting them across a list of 100 different websites, directories and communities.

I've learnt a lot since then and have been quietly working to ship an all-new version of the service with a ton of improvements. I'm happy to announce that today is the day I get to share them all with you. Here's what's new:

  • New AI powered submissions. Your startup is now matched with a curated list of websites, directories and communities based on a range of data collected when signing up. The new database saves and constantly pings new places, removing them if they go offline or become irrelevant

  • New affiliate system powered by Rewardful (https://www.getrewardful.com)

  • New packages, including Bolt and Enterprise

  • Customer support and email improvements

  • All new look and design across the website

  • This plus a whole lot more...

The first version of Instaaa was a huge learning curve for me and dealing with startups from all sizes and parts of the world has been awesome but also extremely challenging. I've tried to implement the feedback received from everyone who used it into this new version and I hope that shows. Building a service that constantly learns and adapts to post results was difficult, but is something I think can make a service like Instaaa a lot more useful than other mass outreach or PR tools. You can try the new matching system out by submitting a startup on the homepage & I'll be providing a demo of how I built it on Twitter tomorrow.

I'll be online all day to answer any questions you may have. You can also reach me on Twitter @ryanheybourn

PS: Anyone who used the first version of Instaaa is eligible to use it again free of charge. Simply send an email with your name and details to hello@instaaa.com so I can get you set up.