Readit NewsI wanted to automate a daily task where I could search for multiple topics on Reddit, open all the results in new tabs, and quickly paste the same message across them.
That’s why I built this tool to save myself time and to store my favorite search results locally.
You can use it too. Enjoy!
All organic, zero ads, no videos with my face.
Here’s what I learned in the first month:
1. Launching without an audience is tough. I accidentally launched on Product Hunt with no audience and got zero users.
2. Consistency on X-Threads works. I started posting and replying daily on X and in threads. About 5-10 replies a day and 3-5 posts. Engaging with others really helped get my project noticed.
3. SEO Pages that cursor builds are 100% essential. I made 500+ SEO pages, which helped LLM models and search engines recommend my app. In 2 days after publishing these pages, my app got 80 clicks. (yes it’s mind blowing)
4. Launch before your app has all the features you want. I have the same problem as most. I can’t ship my apps if they aren’t perfect. At least that’s what I thought before launching this small project. I didn’t add all the features and just said fck it, I will publish it and keep adding. It worked.
5. Some days will be tooooo slow (like saturdays) There will be good days where your app will skyrocket and other days where traffic is so low you’ll want to quit. don’t do it believe me.
If you’re thinking about launching your own project, don’t get discouraged by a slow start. Try building in public it works.
While I’m working on much bigger things, this project taught me so much and I’m grateful I didn’t just focus on my main idea. I improved my main projects in many ways thanks to what I learned here, and now this side project is rolling by itself.
I’ve done almost 0 marketing(just posting on X/Threads). Affiliates are starting to pay off, and SEO brings in most of my customers.
Don’t wait for perfect timing. I almost delayed my launch waiting for the “right moment.” Turns out, just putting it out there is way better than waiting.