Milestone for us today: published our first blog post for TextSlaps 🎉
It’s focused on helping people handle awkward money conversations professionally.
https://textslaps.com/blog/ask-for-money-owed-without-ruining-relationships
Open to feedback and ideas for future topics.
Congratulations on your launch. It looks impressive! What channels are you exploring to attract early users?
Thanks, I appreciate that!
Right now I’m focused on organic channels:
• SEO via landing pages + blog content
• Indie communities (Indie Hackers, Reddit, founder forums)
• X for before/after examples
• Directory submissions (SaaSHub, etc.)
The goal is to learn what actually resonates before putting any money into ads.
Still very early, so I’m iterating based on feedback and usage.
That approach is very logical, particularly at this stage. Organic channels typically provide the clearest indications early on. Since you mentioned Reddit, would you be interested in hearing about how I usually approach Reddit marketing for early-stage tools to test what resonates before scaling?
Absolutely! I'm all ears.
I'm happy to share my approach!
For early-stage tools, I typically avoid direct promotion and instead focus on discussion-based posts. This means I frame my posts around the problem, workflow, or before-and-after experiences, rather than emphasizing the product itself. This method usually integrates well into Reddit communities and helps generate honest feedback, comments, and early users.
I also experiment with different angles across relevant subreddits, such as addressing a pain point, presenting a use case, making comparisons, or sharing “how I solved X” stories, to see what resonates best before committing to a specific approach. This allows founders to quickly identify effective messaging without the risk of being seen as spam or facing bans.
If you're interested, we can discuss this in more detail and brainstorm ideas tailored for your tool. Feel free to reach out to me on WhatsApp at +1 365 782 8888, and we can continue our conversation there.
That makes a lot of sense, and it aligns with what I’m aiming for.
I’ve been experimenting with “problem-first” angles like:
– “How do you follow up on unpaid invoices without sounding desperate?”
– “What’s your process when a client ghosts you?”
My plan is to share real scenarios, see how people respond, and only mention TextSlaps if it’s genuinely relevant.
Curious — have you seen any specific post formats work best early on? (case study, question, story, breakdown, etc.)
You’re on the right track with those prompts. What tends to work best early is a story + breakdown that reads like a real moment, not a marketing post.
For example, a post could look like:
Had a client go silent after agreeing to pay an invoice. I didn’t want to chase or sound desperate, so I tried a few follow-ups, some worked, some didn’t. What finally got a reply was keeping it short and human instead of formal. Curious how others handle this?
In the comments, you can then share what those follow-ups looked like, why certain messages felt awkward, and how tightening the wording changed the outcome. That’s usually where mentioning TextSlaps feels natural, as part of the workflow you used, not the point of the post.
I’ve seen this format work especially well when founders treat the post as a reflection rather than a question, and then actively engage in the comments.
If you want, I can help you turn your real scenarios into a few Reddit-ready story posts like this, so TextSlaps shows up organically without triggering promo pushback.
This is really helpful — appreciate you breaking it down like that.
The “real moment + reflection” angle makes a lot of sense, especially for Reddit.
I’m planning to test a few posts in that style and see what resonates. I’ll share learnings here as I go.
That sounds like a great plan. Testing a few variations is the best way to discover what resonates. If you want to save time while you’re experimenting, I can help by turning 2-3 of your actual scenarios into Reddit-ready story posts and managing the posting and early engagement. This way, you can concentrate on learning from the responses without worrying about writing and formatting.
Can we talk more on WhatsApp?
Appreciate it! For now I’m keeping conversations here so others can learn from it too, but I’m definitely open to hearing your thoughts on Reddit strategies here.