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1. Business idea of the Week: A Reddit Validation Service.
Reddit is a goldmine for finding users and customers.
There’s millions of people on the platform talking about their problems, and all you need to do is provide them with a solution.
But there’s two big problems with using Reddit to find users.
It takes a lot of time to find search through the platform and write posts.
You can’t just post links or promote your products, or you’ll get banned from the subreddit.
So… what’s the solution to these problems?
The idea: A Reddit validation service.
This service would help business owners generate free traffic from Reddit, without having to make the posts themselves.
Let’s use this newsletter as an example. If I wanted to find new subscribers, I could search for Reddit posts where people are asking about side hustle ideas.
But the key is to make the comment *not* look like a promotion.
So, if someone posted: “looking for side hustle ideas. Any recommendations?”
❌ ”Subscribe to my newsletter for new side hustle ideas!”
✅ “Here’s 2 you can start for $0 {insert 2 side hustle ideas}… btw, I got these from this newsletter”
The first one looks like a promo, but the second looks like you’re actually trying to provide value and naturally includes a link to where you found them.
This can generate great traffic, but it takes time, and that’s what this service will solve for biz owners.
When it comes to charging for this service, there’s two options you can think about:
Pay per post: Pay a flat rate for a minimum number of posts per day. For example, you could charge $15 per day, and include a minimum of 5 quality comments every day. Just send them the links to the posts at the end of each day.
Pay per result: Only charge for the leads/users you send them. For example, you could charge a newsletter $2 per subscriber that you send them from one of your Reddit posts.
Want to try this out right now? Here’s how you can start making $ right now.
Sign up for a Sparkloop account.
This is a newsletter referral tool (get paid $1-$5 for every subscriber you send to a newsletter).
Grab your custom link for the newsletter of your choice in Sparkloop.
Start commenting on Reddit.
Start making $$$.
And that’s a wrap!
2. Links I like.
Do B2B Buyers Care About Relationships? - The Follow Up
Set up a wholesale account for any products you buy a lot - Nate Lagos
The world’s most powerful productivity tool. - ClickUp
3. Twitter Business Ideas
Twitter is a goldmine for business ideas.
So, every week I spend hours scrolling Twitter to find the coolest ideas and start-up opportunities.
And then I drop them here. For you, my friends.
Let’s take a look.👇
If you’re a fellow meme-er, you know the struggle.
Constantly searching for new meme templates, and relying on websites with outdated memes. I would pay for a service like this (if it was good).
If you want to build this, let me know. I want in.
Any business that can take advantage of a trend will have a better chance of success.
And there will always be a market for antiques.
If you’re already into (or interested in) antiques, this could be a good one for you.
This is a treasure chest of start up ideas.
I’ve heard rumors that Google will kill products with $100’s of millions in revenue because they’re “not big enough”.
You can also find an entire database of products that Google killed at killedbygoogle.com.