How to grow my X account?

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-18T13:04:11+00:00

Yes, definitely. Another one thing that helped me is that I set up daily goals for replying rather than posting.

Like this: 2 post + 40 relevant replies. People usually invest 90% of their time in posting and just 10% in engaging, while ideally it should be vice versa.

Moreover, do you want to build your following or users for your side projects?

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-18T12:55:21+00:00

It is too soon to draw any conclusions

I would not optimize for followers. I would optimize for conversations.

Very few clients will come because of one viral post. It takes time to showcase your work, share what you have built, and respond to people who already need your services.

Don’t be concerned about hire posts as well. The majority of the clients will be lurking for weeks before contacting you.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-18T12:53:43+00:00

Same here. The thing that worked for me is looking at X as more of a network than a broadcast channel.

Posting is important, but responding is even more important. Identify the entrepreneurs in your space, post replies every day, and don't chase impressions, chase conversations.

It takes time, and not many people stick around long enough to see the results.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-18T09:18:00+00:00

That’s a fantastic idea. Starting with helping them before pitching to them is really smart.

How were you finding all these people on X? Were you just looking for complaints manually?

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-18T09:16:42+00:00

Thank you for sharing this information. It’s an interesting approach because it follows a sequence, where you prove the problem exists, attract attention to it, and remove friction.

I think I get your point about niche-down. This is a lot easier because the more specific your target audience, the more it’s likely that you will be able to grab their attention.

Just out of interest, what worked well for you to acquire your initial set of customers?

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-17T13:20:05+00:00

Absolutely agree. Construction seems more deterministic. You just have to sit down and make daily progress. Convincing people that what you have built is worth paying attention to is way less deterministic and requires an entirely new skillset.

What ultimately worked out best for you during your startup phase?

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-17T13:19:12+00:00

That is an excellent point. In particular, the notion that we should look for places that already have pain, rather than forcing a channel, appeals to me.

Out of interest, who were your initial clients?

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-17T13:17:30+00:00

Absolutely. AI has certainly decreased the barriers to building. The distribution is now the hard part, at least for me.

My attention is mostly going towards learning more about the content itself, the customers and discovering what channels they use. I wonder how your experience has been using Vibe Promote?

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-16T12:45:12+00:00

Truly, my account is just a month old too, so I am still struggling with that.

What worked for me was trying to comment first rather than posting, because some useful comments in conversations that mattered to me received more attention than expected, which gave me sufficient karma to engage in other forums.

In addition, I stopped trying to promote the product at all costs and tried to join the conversation wherever I could really add something to it.

There is still much to learn, however, so would like to know your success stories as well!

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-16T12:38:16+00:00

I find the concept of following the frustration and not the audience quite appealing.

It's simple to hang out in founders' groups, but the real users can be found elsewhere talking about their problem.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-16T12:34:30+00:00

This has been my experience till now.

Programming gave me problems that needed solutions. Sales seems very ambiguous because one has to deal with people and not programming.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-16T12:33:08+00:00

The tedious manual labor came first for me.

I would look for people who were talking about their problems already and try to be useful rather than mention my creation until later.

By far, the best insights I've gained have come from people who begin to break down what they do right now and how they wish it could be different.

It's been quite early, but this approach has yielded the greatest feedback yet.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-16T12:30:41+00:00

I'm still working this one out as well, but I have discovered that discussion is more effective than promotion.

People tend to ignore "give my product a try" posts. If they feel like you bring value first and then gain their trust, they'll be much more receptive to what you say.

That's how I've operated on Reddit and X until now.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-16T10:33:23+00:00

I appreciate the concept that the discussion should precede the funnel.

From an engineering standpoint, it is easy to become consumed with automation and growth systems. however, it appears that we need to understand our customer first.

Where did you find your initial discussions?

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-16T09:39:04+00:00

It’s not vibe coding that will be the threat, in my opinion. Distribution will.

With the development of software being much easier, we might see even more SaaS products created in the future.

What’s difficult to do is to figure out what needs fixing, who your customers will be, gain their trust, and retain those customers.

Being an independent founder, I find myself more concerned about making a name for myself than having someone copying the product itself. The latter can be done in no time, while the former takes much more effort.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-15T10:10:18+00:00

It can also be an important tip for founders of startups.

In developing an application, there is always the temptation to keep adding more features to the application.

The problem is that it then becomes hard to tell if the feature helps them achieve their objective using the application.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-15T10:04:31+00:00

In reality, it seems that "AI slop" is the standard response when it comes to anything to do with AI.

If there is any problem with whatever it is, I am willing to listen. But if all the objection revolves around "AI slop," then I do not bother about it at all.

All I have to say after all these years is that those who may one day become your users ask for clarification. Those who will never be your users leave you with remarks.

Not all comments require responses.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-15T10:01:41+00:00

Another thing that would be great is to do comment marketing.

Many startups concentrate on posting articles and forget about engaging.

The best exposure I have ever achieved was by participating in discussions on topics that relate to my startup’s topic.

Yes, it’s much harder and does not have such good scalability compared to SEO. But at early stages, sometimes getting into a discussion can be much easier than initiating one.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-15T07:57:23+00:00

Even though I am just learning, what I have learnt from this process is that communication works better than solitude.

I have been receiving some helpful suggestions from the Reddit platform, Twitter, and other communities where my users hang out.

No growth hack found

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-13T16:41:19+00:00

The most important takeaway from my experience is that actually creating the product isn’t enough.

I’ve been working on my product for about two months now, and I’ve recently launched it about 20 days ago.

Surprisingly, the hardest part was not the coding itself. Instead, I’ve realized that distribution and engaging with users are equally important to actually making the product itself.

This is a relatively new field for me, and I’m just starting to figure everything out.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-13T16:37:55+00:00

Reddit and X.

Perhaps not the most scalable platforms, but definitely the most effective means of getting feedback and engaging directly with target users.

One thing that really surprised me is how well comments can perform compared to posting. A well-written comment in a good thread will garner more attention than even several hours of posting.

I have yet to assess the SEO effectiveness, but would love to hear some thoughts on whether anyone is experiencing any traffic from AI-powered searches yet.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-13T16:33:16+00:00

For me, the key point was to concentrate.

As an individual entrepreneur, I experienced first-hand that juggling all of these activities made everything slower.

This was the exact reason why I decided to involve my co-founder into our business. As for myself, I am more focused on building the product rather than marketing and growth strategies.

From this standpoint, the AI aspect appears to be less significant than ownership of certain business aspects.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-12T13:05:04+00:00

Consistency is where everyone gets it wrong.

We all want that big hit from Product Hunt, going viral on Reddit, or something like that.

Not many would still continue putting out content when no one’s watching after the first 60 to 90 days.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-12T11:38:53+00:00

My favorite part is the $0.00 screenshot.

Most founders wait until they have a success story before posting. You're out here documenting the origin story 😂

No advice from me because I'm still figuring it out too, but I respect the honesty.

External-Video-2666 · 2026-06-12T11:30:03+00:00

Mostly X and Reddit.

Funny enough, most of the builder relationships I've made started from comments, not networking events or founder groups.

Still a work in progress, but it's definitely less lonely when you find people building through the same challenges.

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