[JOURNEY] Exploring Reddit to find clients for my service (Starting from zero)

[ExtGrow]

Hello BHW!

I recently got my first BST (Buy Sell Trade) thread approved here on the forum. I sell a B2B service, and while the forum is great, I want to explore outside traffic sources. I keep hearing that Reddit is a goldmine for finding specific target audiences, so I decided to give it a try.

The Goal
I don't have a specific financial goal right now, like "$5k a month" or anything like that. My main objective is simply to see if I can successfully get real clients from Reddit without getting banned. I know Redditors absolutely hate marketers, so figuring out the right approach is my main challenge.

The "Plan" (Or lack of it)
To be completely honest, I have almost zero experience with marketing on Reddit, and I don't have a strict step-by-step plan yet.

Right now, my strategy is just to sit back and observe. For the next few days, I will:
- Lurk in relevant subreddits where my potential clients hang out.
- Watch how others interact and promote their stuff (if they do).
- Try to understand the culture and the unspoken rules of the platform.

Once I get a feel for what works and what gets people banned, I will draft a proper action plan and start testing it.

Let's see how it goes!
I’ll update this thread with my thoughts, observations, and eventually my first attempts at outreach or posting.

If any Reddit veterans have some basic advice for a complete beginner just starting to navigate the platform, I’d love to hear it. Wish me luck!

 

[TheToolbox]

Good luck and all the best!

 

[Lifeisnotgood]

I don't know what you're going to sell, but I personally like it or believe that this at least works...

I've seen a few comments every now and then when someone asks a question on a subreddit.
People answer the question there, and then you answer that question yourself, saying that you fixed the problem yourself with this program.
But you have to remember that you have to write quite a lot of text, for example: it was very difficult to fix, first to figure out the problem, and then it took many hours to do this. But this program worked for me.

This sales tactic works with any application, plugin, or service, and I have seen many uses it.

If you make your own publication where you promote something, people usually attack it. They downvote it. Comment on random negative things. That way it´s harder to protect the thing, because someone started the "fight". You have limited tools to defend it after this.
Because people usually only see the first comment and then press the downvote button, and people usually believe the first comment more than the person who responds to the negative comment.
The same logic works in TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.

 

[oluwanifemijacob22]

Following good luck

 

[Topiano]

Goodluck buddy !!

 

[Proxy Cake]

Bets of luck, keep us updated

 

[shohibi67]

good luck, i hope u r success

 

[ExtGrow]

Hey guys, quick update on my journey.

I’ve started taking some action on Reddit. For now, I'm just using my old personal account. I did some keyword searches, joined a few target subreddits, and dropped my first comments.

No direct selling or pitching yet. I’m just asking open questions to start discussions and see how people react. Trying to play it safe.

But I have a question for those who know Reddit:

Should I buy aged accounts with karma right now?

I don't have a clear picture of how to scale this yet. Is it better to buy a few accounts upfront, or should I just keep testing with my personal account until I get my first leads?

 

[Boriss]

Best of luck with the journey.

 

[Lifeisnotgood]

Hey guys, quick update on my journey.

I’ve started taking some action on Reddit. For now, I'm just using my old personal account. I did some keyword searches, joined a few target subreddits, and dropped my first comments.

No direct selling or pitching yet. I’m just asking open questions to start discussions and see how people react. Trying to play it safe.

But I have a question for those who know Reddit:

Should I buy aged accounts with karma right now?

I don't have a clear picture of how to scale this yet. Is it better to buy a few accounts upfront, or should I just keep testing with my personal account until I get my first leads?

Yep, you are on the right path. Start discussions and remember to give upvotes to the people's comments. You will look more real in an account.
Make a new account using a different new browser and make the browser settings that it doesn't delete cookies or anything ever. Even you close it.
Just make an account and insert a description to the account, and check the feed, but don't upvote or downvote anything. just browse and do the same thing tomorrow. After the 3rd day you can upvote some post, but dont comment anything. Maybe 1-5 upvotes daily.
Do this maybe 2 weeks, and after that you can comment something, but don't insert any links. "remember" dont delete cookies or any data from the browser.

I am doing it like this, and I don't have any problems. No need to buy any accounts, because they will be closed.

 

[FlosM]

Hello BHW!

I recently got my first BST (Buy Sell Trade) thread approved here on the forum. I sell a B2B service, and while the forum is great, I want to explore outside traffic sources. I keep hearing that Reddit is a goldmine for finding specific target audiences, so I decided to give it a try.

The Goal
I don't have a specific financial goal right now, like "$5k a month" or anything like that. My main objective is simply to see if I can successfully get real clients from Reddit without getting banned. I know Redditors absolutely hate marketers, so figuring out the right approach is my main challenge.

The "Plan" (Or lack of it)
To be completely honest, I have almost zero experience with marketing on Reddit, and I don't have a strict step-by-step plan yet.

Right now, my strategy is just to sit back and observe. For the next few days, I will:
- Lurk in relevant subreddits where my potential clients hang out.
- Watch how others interact and promote their stuff (if they do).
- Try to understand the culture and the unspoken rules of the platform.

Once I get a feel for what works and what gets people banned, I will draft a proper action plan and start testing it.

Let's see how it goes!
I’ll update this thread with my thoughts, observations, and eventually my first attempts at outreach or posting.

If any Reddit veterans have some basic advice for a complete beginner just starting to navigate the platform, I’d love to hear it. Wish me luck!

Good luck, hopefully you'll achieve what you want

 

[ExtGrow]

Hey guys, a quick update on my Reddit journey.

I had an idea native marketing campaign. The idea is simple: take a struggling Chrome extension, boost its social proof to a solid visual tier (like the 20k badge), and then document exactly how this affects its organic traffic and daily revenue. I will try to describe this as naturally as possible on relevant subreddits. I haven't decided yet whether to do it with my extension or bring in a partner.

What do you think, could this work, or will people not believe it?

 

[Lifeisnotgood]

If you can do it with your own extension, it's worth doing it with it. Of course, if this extension "has no future", then maybe it's worth skipping the own extension.

Of course, there are always plugins that don't have users. I think I made 8 or 9 extensions that didn't have users. But that's okay, because the idea was to try artificial intelligence and get material for the blog. I've noticed that I've also gotten visitors to the blog from the chrome extension site and backlink too..

I've noticed a lot of people asking for help on how to get visibility for their SAAS stuff or this chrome extension. If you do the marketing and get the results very visible. I would think you can get the some customers.. I don't know how much they want to pay for this..

But heyh you can do the same thing with the SAAS programs. Right know people are making so many AI softwares and they are trying to get users to use them. It´s pretty hard.. It´s a war from my perspective.

 

[ExtGrow]

Reddit for B2B client acquisition is genuinely underused. The key is to lead with value in subreddits first and build some post history before you ever try to connect with anyone. Redditors have a very strong BS detector for anyone who shows up with zero post history and immediately pitches.

For B2B services, look at subreddits where your target customers spend time and answer real questions. People will look at your profile and if they see helpful contributions they will reach out themselves. DMs after a few helpful comments work much better than cold approaches.

What type of B2B service are you selling?

Thanks for the advice, completely agree!

I actually sell my service right here on this forum. I provide installs for Chrome Extensions. I’m targeting devs who are stuck with zero organic traffic, to help them boost their stats and reach the next visual user tier on the Chrome Web Store

 

[ExtGrow]

Quick update on the jourey.

I’m moving very cautiously right now. My daily routine consists of reading relevant subreddits, dropping some upvotes, and leaving comments that gently hint at my expertise where it naturally fits. Zero direct selling in the threads to avoid bans. I’ve pinned a post on my own reddit profile detailing my services.

Right now, I'm thinking about automating (scanning subreddits and finding the most relevant posts for me to comment on). I'm not entirely sure how reddit anti-bot system will react to this yet. But if I can get this automation running, it will massively simplify the whole process and save a ton of time

 

[Elevate Studio]

Good luck
hope it works out!

 

[oluwanifemijacob22]

Quick update on the jourey.

I’m moving very cautiously right now. My daily routine consists of reading relevant subreddits, dropping some upvotes, and leaving comments that gently hint at my expertise where it naturally fits. Zero direct selling in the threads to avoid bans. I’ve pinned a post on my own reddit profile detailing my services.

Right now, I'm thinking about automating (scanning subreddits and finding the most relevant posts for me to comment on). I'm not entirely sure how reddit anti-bot system will react to this yet. But if I can get this automation running, it will massively simplify the whole process and save a ton of time

You can do this easily, you might need proxy tho

 

[ProxyNomad]

Nice journey. I’m also new to SEO and learning from real threads. My plan is to focus on giving real, concrete answers and only mention my work sparingly if it helps illustrate a point. If you document your process on a public log or a small case study on your site, people can follow your progress without feeling pitched. Looking forward to your updates and what you test next.

 

[andracs]

How did it work? They have a pretty solid anti bot radars.

Quick update on the jourey.

I’m moving very cautiously right now. My daily routine consists of reading relevant subreddits, dropping some upvotes, and leaving comments that gently hint at my expertise where it naturally fits. Zero direct selling in the threads to avoid bans. I’ve pinned a post on my own reddit profile detailing my services.

Right now, I'm thinking about automating (scanning subreddits and finding the most relevant posts for me to comment on). I'm not entirely sure how reddit anti-bot system will react to this yet. But if I can get this automation running, it will massively simplify the whole process and save a ton of time