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Roberto | Hyper-Tools

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How I scraped Reddit to find $10k leads without getting banned πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

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The "Intent" Goldmine

Most people look for sales leads on LinkedIn. But LinkedIn is a resume database, not an intent database.

Real intent happens on Reddit.

  • "What is the best alternative to DocuSign?"
  • "I hate how expensive Salesforce is."
  • "Is there a tool to fix broken SVGs?"

These aren't just comments. They are cries for help from people with wallets in their hands.

The Problem: The Ban Hammer

If you try to scrape Reddit aggressively, you will get banned. Their API pricing is astronomical, and their bot detection is world-class.

The Solution: The "Sonar" Approach

I built LeadSonar to listen, not spam.

  1. Keyword Monitoring: It tracks specific problem-keywords related to my products.
  2. Sentiment Analysis: Uses Gemini AI to determine if the user is actually buying or just complaining.
  3. Hard Gating: I don't auto-reply. I get a daily digest of high-quality leads and reach out manually.

Result:
My conversion rate on these leads is 10x higher than cold email.

I'm opening up the beta for LeadSonar soon.

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