Many founders find their first users by hand: searching Reddit, Hacker News and other communities for people with the problem they solve, and replying one by one. It works, and it teaches you a lot about your market. Distrarc follows the same approach. The difference is who does the repetitive part.
| Searching by hand | With Distrarc | |
|---|---|---|
| Finding conversations | You search each community yourself | Distrarc searches sources that suit your product's audience |
| Filtering | You read every result | Each result comes with a source link, date and reason it fits |
| Drafting | You write every reply from scratch | You start from a draft that answers first and includes a disclosure |
| Posting | You post | You approve each reply; your connected browser can post Reddit and X replies |
| Consistency | Depends on how busy you are | Searches rerun on a schedule, not only when you remember to look |
| Cost | Your time | Your time for review and replies, plus a subscription after the free report and trial |
What stays the same
- You decide which conversations are worth joining.
- Replies come from your own account, in your own voice.
- The community's rules apply exactly as before.
When doing it by hand is enough
If your product lives in one or two small communities that you already read every day, you may not need a tool. Doing it by hand is also a good way to learn how your buyers talk before automating anything.
When Distrarc helps
If the relevant conversations are spread across several communities, if you keep meaning to search and not getting to it, or if you want a consistent record of what you found and how people responded, software is a better fit for the searching. Your time then goes to the replies and the conversations that follow.
Related: finding people who are asking for your product and channel guides. Try it with a free first report, or see pricing and the 7-day trial.