How I find clients using random LinkedIn engagement bait posts
You might have a tool that really solves your ICP’s main issue, but if you don’t know how to get it to them, then what’s the point?
I’ve experienced this myself. Made a product, shipped the features, and wrote the landing page copy. The next problem I had was outreach. How do I find my customers? I had the fun idea to use LinkedIn engagement bait posts to find them.
Here’s how I do it:
First, I look for LinkedIn posts where someone is clearly doing “comment for resource” lead gen. These posts are everywhere in marketing, SaaS, and sales circles. For example:
- “Comment FRAMEWORK and I’ll DM you my outbound system”
- “Drop GUIDE and I’ll send you my checklist”
- “Comment SCRIPT if you want my cold DM templates”
- “Comment AUDIT and I’ll send you my teardown”
I pick one, then I pull everyone who engaged on that post. I qualify them quickly based on profile fit, such as role, industry, and whether they match my ICP. All of this can be done manually (a bit cumbersome) or using our tool (you can find it here: www.getibex.com).
Then I message them: “Hey, did you ever end up getting that resource you commented for?” Most of them say no. I then send it over and show them how I can help further. It works because they already showed intent. I’m just responding to it.
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In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, it's that simple. Congratulations on the tip and good luck!
Framework
The "did you ever get that resource" opener is the whole trick.
It is not cold. It is a follow-up to something they already asked for from someone else.
The intent signal was already there. You just showed up to deliver on it.
Nice trick! love the hustle.
I do the same but with a tiny twist: find those “comment for resource” posts, scrape the commenters, then DM: “Hey! did you get the resource you asked for? If not, I’ve got it here + a 2-minute idea on how you could actually use it.”
Why it works:
They already raised their hand. Intent is half the sales cycle.
Low friction first touch. You’re delivering value before asking.
It opens real convos, not just robotic cold outreach.
Pro tip: personalize one line from their profile or comment. It’s the difference between “spam” and “helpful human.”
The timing angle is what makes this work. Same ICP, completely different conversion when you catch them mid-thought instead of cold.
How much does the delay between engagement and outreach matter in your experience? Same day vs 2-3 days?
The earlier the better
Engagement bait loops are really killing social platforms. I really am feeling a fatigue from them. That being said, i do think it's kind of ingenious you've found an opportunity to circumvent AI slop with real value and get a wedge in!
The intent signal is real. Someone who commented "FRAMEWORK" on a lead-gen post self-identified as interested in outbound. Reaching out to them is smarter than cold-targeting by job title alone.
The part worth being honest about: "Hey, did you ever get that resource?" is a pretexting opener. You're not actually checking on them. You're using their comment as a foot-in-the-door for your own pitch. It works in the short term, but the people who catch the pattern (and LinkedIn power users do) flag it as manipulative, which burns the channel for everyone using it.
The deeper tension: this tactic scales until it doesn't. Once enough people run the same play on the same engagement-bait posts, the commenters start getting 5-10 "did you get that resource?" DMs per post. At that point it stops converting and starts annoying. You're early enough that it still works, but it's a timing arbitrage, not a durable channel.
What would make it more durable: actually deliver the resource first with zero pitch, build the relationship, then surface your tool later. Slower, but the conversion quality is different.
Great project! How did you handle
user authentication at scale?
Great project! How did you handle
user authentication at scale?
This is a genius play. It's essentially an OSINT-style arbitrage of someone else's marketing funnel. You aren't pitching cold; you're solving the friction of the original poster's poor delivery while catching prospects at peak intent.