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What other founders did to grow.
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Every successful post starts with a catchy attention-grabbing headline. After the catchy headline, you still don't want to mention the product immediately — you want to provide some value in your niche first. I did a case study on a very successful mobile app, summarized it, and then I plugged my product at the end.
Catchy headline, value section (case-study format), then plug the product mid-post
The winning Reddit post structure is content-first: catchy headline, then a genuine value piece (Diego summarized a popular case study from Twitter), then the product plug mid-post. Posts that announce a launch or feature-dump in the headline tank because readers want insight before pitch.
It's a weekly subscription about $10 a week We have a monthly about 20 bucks and there is a yearly for about 80
Lead With Weekly Plans to Lower the Commitment Barrier for New Users
Kishi structured Social Wizard's pricing with a weekly option as the entry point at $10, followed by monthly at $20 and yearly at $80. This tiered approach made the app accessible to his core demographic of 16-24 year olds who may be hesitant to commit to longer billing cycles. The weekly tier lowered friction while still driving recurring revenue at scale.
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