This is great advice, thank you Durva! Another thing you can do, is that you re-publish your substack articles in reddit, either on the relevant threads (stronger effect) or simply to your account in order for AI to begin to see you as an authority on the subject. Many of the AI's have a strong relationship with Reddit and it's one of the first places it scrapes because it wants "the human experience". You ask AI to edit your post to insert GEO friendly keywords to make it likeable to AI and to catch more people. Over time, it should start recommending you as a source subtly when people ask it questions about your area of expertise. I've only just started doing this, so I am not seeing results yet. But it makes a lot of sense to me. I was commenting on threads, and sometimes people enjoy what I say, other times I get torn to shreds..they're such meanies on there lol. Exposure is still good though, because for the handful that agree with that rude person, there's another handful that actually agree with you! Anyway, for now I think I may just play the quiet game of making friends with AI secretly.
Great advice, Durva. I haven’t used Reddit much for engagement, but I’ve found it to be a goldmine for uncovering customer pain points, the language people actually use, and ideas that can shape content strategy. I am definitely trying reddit skill.
Oh I want to try this!! I’ve also gotten some good leads from Reddit, primarily for my analytics app, but I find it really hard to figure out what to post. 🤔
Substack feels different… I’m meeting real people, hanging out, becoming friends - maybe it’s the anonymity of Reddit that makes me revert to “I’m just showing up here for leads” mode?
Oh definitely. I usually try to find posts that I can comment on and I post the occasional raw thoughts.
Substack is way better. I just feel like the environment on Reddit is a bit hostile. Like everyone is always trying to figure out if the people posting or commenting are upto something. So I think even I have that guard on. You’re right. Maybe that’s the downside of anonymity.
This is great advice, thank you Durva! Another thing you can do, is that you re-publish your substack articles in reddit, either on the relevant threads (stronger effect) or simply to your account in order for AI to begin to see you as an authority on the subject. Many of the AI's have a strong relationship with Reddit and it's one of the first places it scrapes because it wants "the human experience". You ask AI to edit your post to insert GEO friendly keywords to make it likeable to AI and to catch more people. Over time, it should start recommending you as a source subtly when people ask it questions about your area of expertise. I've only just started doing this, so I am not seeing results yet. But it makes a lot of sense to me. I was commenting on threads, and sometimes people enjoy what I say, other times I get torn to shreds..they're such meanies on there lol. Exposure is still good though, because for the handful that agree with that rude person, there's another handful that actually agree with you! Anyway, for now I think I may just play the quiet game of making friends with AI secretly.
Haha yes GEO works. But I am seeing that the models are citing Reddit less and less. But they are looking for individual websites.
Great advice, Durva. I haven’t used Reddit much for engagement, but I’ve found it to be a goldmine for uncovering customer pain points, the language people actually use, and ideas that can shape content strategy. I am definitely trying reddit skill.
Yes it is! Let me know how it goes and if you are stuck somewhere. Also, if you are building something, I would love to learn more about it!
Oh I want to try this!! I’ve also gotten some good leads from Reddit, primarily for my analytics app, but I find it really hard to figure out what to post. 🤔
Substack feels different… I’m meeting real people, hanging out, becoming friends - maybe it’s the anonymity of Reddit that makes me revert to “I’m just showing up here for leads” mode?
Oh definitely. I usually try to find posts that I can comment on and I post the occasional raw thoughts.
Substack is way better. I just feel like the environment on Reddit is a bit hostile. Like everyone is always trying to figure out if the people posting or commenting are upto something. So I think even I have that guard on. You’re right. Maybe that’s the downside of anonymity.