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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.

SignalsHunt

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through Google — but here's the part I'm most proud of: it visits each business's website too, and checks things like outdated copyright years, missing features, slow load times.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. 👇

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    I like the direction you’ve taken here because you’re solving a problem many freelancers run into, spending hours researching businesses only to discover they don’t actually need the service you’re offering.

    One feature I’d find especially valuable is an opportunity or priority score that helps rank leads based on how likely they are to benefit from outreach. That would make it easier to focus on the highest-potential prospects first instead of working through a long list.

    Another idea would be to pair each issue you detect with a brief explanation of its potential business impact. Knowing what’s wrong is useful, but understanding why it matters makes outreach much more persuasive.

    Overall, I think the concept addresses a genuine pain point. I’m interested to see how it evolves as more freelancers put it to work.

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    Hey, just wanted to say — your product looks really impressive. It feels useful, clean, and like something that can actually help people solve a real problem.

    I’m building Everyday Tiny Tools — a marketplace for small useful web tools, mini apps, calculators, generators, AI tools, productivity helpers, and simple utilities.

    The idea is to give independent creators a real place to showcase their tools, get discovered, and maybe even earn from them.

    If you’ve built something small and useful, I’d love to invite you to list it here: EverydayTinyTools.com

    Tools can be listed as free, or as a simple one-time purchase through the platform.

    And if you have any questions, feel free to reach out anytime: nuchem@lightboltlab.com

    Really like what you’re building — wishing you a lot of success with it.

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    This is a smart pivot. Focusing on “who actually needs help right now” is way more actionable than generic lead gen.

    Biggest thing I’d watch is whether the signals translate to real business pain, not just surface-level issues. If the message ties directly to something that could make/save them money, it’ll hit. If it feels like a minor nitpick, it’ll get ignored.

    If you can consistently surface high-intent leads, this is genuinely valuable for freelancers.

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