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I solved the Reddit growth problem

When I first tried to market my projects on Reddit, I failed miserably.
Two projects. Zero sales. Six bans.

Reddit felt impossible. Every time I posted, I was either ignored or banned. No traffic, no traction, just wasted time.

Instead of giving up, I went deep. I studied how each subreddit actually works. I paid attention to posting styles, community culture, and what really resonates. Slowly, it started to click. My posts went from getting deleted to reaching thousands of people.

That’s when I realized this wasn’t just my problem. Founders kept telling me the same things:
“I don’t know what to post.”
“I don’t know where to post.”
“I start, then I lose consistency and disappear.”

So I built MediaFa.st.

It gives founders a clear roadmap for Reddit. When to post. Where to post. What to say. It shows whether to go direct with links or use a storytelling-first approach that builds curiosity. It also schedules posts, tracks karma, and even supports LinkedIn so founders can grow beyond Reddit. And it’s safe — no scraping or risky hacks.

Fast forward:
• $10K ARR in 197 days
• $2.2K revenue this month alone
• Dozens of founders using it every day
• Still solo, fully bootstrapped, and growing month after month

The mission is simple. Make Reddit work for founders. No bans. No guesswork. No burnout.

👉 If you’ve struggled with Reddit growth, give MediaFa.st a try. I’d love your feedback.

Try it here: https://mediafa.st
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    I think lot of times you need to spent time to understand the platform you want to get our audience or ICP from. Can you share maybe a timeline for how long you studied it to than how long did the creation took to the first 1 and then 10 founders using it. Definitely look forward to hear more about this

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    This is such a valuable insight! The "study each subreddit's culture" approach is brilliant - most people (myself included) just blast the same content everywhere and wonder why it doesn't work. Quick question, when you were studying subreddit cultures, what were some of the biggest differences you noticed between communities?

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    That’s impressive. Reddit can be brutal if you don’t really get the culture of each community, so turning that learning curve into a tool makes a lot of sense. Curious, do you see people actually stick with it long term once they get past the first wins?