SocialPeta · B2B · ad spying tool for apps
Start free, then add small creators, Product Hunt, and paid ads once funded
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What they did
For the company's own small products: launch with a free model first; at a certain point work with smaller up-and-coming KOLs (not top ones), or have the founder act as the content creator; list on Product Hunt to gather votes and reviews; add paid ad campaigns once funds or investment are available. Don't rely on one approach.
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“because uh our company also have some other like small products, we utilize different like uh uh like uh ways at at different point.”
“you need to think about KOL, uh maybe not uh the huge or the top one, some potential one. Or sometimes the leader could be the KOL.”
“to uh put your product on the listing on Product Hunt, and to gain more like a votes and a more records, more reviews”
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