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I spent months chasing clients who already had a webmaster. So I built something that only finds the ones who don't.

Real talk — for a long time, finding clients felt like cold-calling people who already had what I was selling.
I'd pitch a business, get excited, do my research... and find out they already had a website, already had someone fixing it, already had it covered. I wasn't bringing value. I was just another person in their inbox.
That happened so many times that I started wondering — what if I could know that BEFORE I reached out? What if there was a way to only talk to the businesses that actually need help right now?
So I built that.

The first version was completely different (and it died fast)
Originally I wasn't building this at all. I spent about 3 weeks building a tool that monitored Reddit and Indie Hackers for people complaining about problems — classic "listen for pain points" approach.
Then I watched a much bigger competitor — 140k users — shut down overnight because Reddit locked their API for commercial use.
I didn't sit on that news. I scrapped the whole thing and rebuilt around a different question: not "who's complaining online," but "who actually needs help right now, and how do I prove it to them in the first message?"
That became SignalsHunt.

What it actually does
You paste your website. The AI reads it, figures out exactly who your ideal client is, then goes and finds real local businesses through Google — but here's the part I'm most proud of: it visits each business's website too, and checks things like outdated copyright years, missing features, slow load times.
Then it writes you a personalized first message (+ two follow-ups) that references something specific and real about that business — not "Hey, I help businesses like yours" generic spam, but stuff like "noticed your site still shows 2019 in the footer, and there's no online booking option..."
You get businesses worth contacting, and a message worth sending. No guessing.

Who this is for
Freelancers and small agencies — web designers, SEO folks, copywriters, marketers — basically anyone whose biggest problem isn't doing the work, it's finding who to pitch.

I want 10 honest opinions before I do anything else
If this resonates — drop a comment with what kind of clients you're trying to land right now (genuinely curious what people are working on). Then DM me your signup email and I'll give you a full month of Pro, free. No card, no catch.
All I want back is your honest take — did it find you real prospects? Did the messages feel worth sending? Tear it apart if you need to.
Link's in the first comment. 👇

posted to Icon for group Ideas and Validation
Ideas and Validation
on July 2, 2026
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    The first 10 users get 30 days of PRO VERSION!
    https://signalshunt.com/login?promo=ih1

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    The strongest part here isn't the prospecting logic—it’s the shift from “finding people who have a problem” to “finding people who are demonstrably underserved right now.” That second framing is closer to intent than interest, and I think that's what actually makes outreach feel relevant instead of intrusive.

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      I completely agree! That’s exactly why, for example, if you’re a web designer, you’ll come across clients who really need a design and a website! We take all of this into account and show it to potential clients! Of course, no one can be 100% sure that a client is the right fit.

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