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Re:Ask HN: How to use FB and Reddit to get your first custom... by apelin on Saturday October 24, 2020 @03:18PM (#24881322)
It's B2B2C - a modern payment platform for landlords and tenants.

The product can be used to: - create installment plans for missed rent - make security deposit payments over time - pay rent on a flexible schedule

Re:Ask HN: How to use FB and Reddit to get your first custom... by bcosynot on Sunday October 25, 2020 @11:39AM (#24887082)
Gotcha. Most subreddits are averse to self-promotion, so you run the risk of a negative response from redditors. I can't speak to Facebook groups since I don't use them much.

It might be difficult to target ads to landlords on these platforms. I am not sure what targeting attributes might be available.

Maybe you could cold email/call property management companies and you might find specific people to email on LinkedIn. They manage larger number of properties and so this might be a bigger pain for them? Cold emailing and selling also makes it possible to get continuous and early feedback from engaged customers. It might not scale, but that's fine [1]

[1] http://paulgraham.com/ds.html

Re:Ask HN: How to use FB and Reddit to get your first custom... by apelin on Sunday October 25, 2020 @11:52AM (#24887186)
Thanks for the thoughts. I think we'll be choosing a plan of actions tomorrow.

I came upon Paul's post a few years back but it's always great to revisit :)

Re:Ask HN: How to use FB and Reddit to get your first custom... by bcosynot on Thursday October 29, 2020 @05:01PM (#24935817)
I would love to learn what you folks decided on.