Quick start guide

What this guide covers

Best for:

New users

Time to value:

Under 10 minutes

Outcome:

First mention review

Key points

• Set up the core workspace
• Pick a first subreddit or keyword lane
• Review your first relevant Reddit post
• Turn one match into a repeatable process

Start with a narrow target

The quickest way to get value is to begin with one product, one audience, and one place where people already talk about the problem you solve. Narrow beats broad when you are learning the workflow.

• Choose one offer before you expand the search.
• Start with the language your audience already uses.
• Keep the first pass focused on fit, not volume.

Check the first live post

Once the basics are in place, review a real Reddit thread and look for pain, timing, recommendation requests, comparison language, and switching signals. Those are the posts usually worth checking first.

• Look for clear problem statements.
• Watch for posts asking what tool or approach to use.
• Treat comparison and alternative language as useful context.

Use the free tools before you move on

Leadline ships with three free tools that make the first step easier. Use the relevance detector to check the post, the reply generator to draft a first response, and the keyword generator to build better search inputs.

• Check the thread before you respond.
• Draft a reply that stays useful and non spammy.
• Refine your keywords as you learn the niche.

Turn one match into a repeatable process

The point of the quick start is not just to find one post. It is to make the workflow clear enough that you can repeat it. Once the flow is clean, you can expand into more subreddits, more keywords, and more review cycles.

• Capture what worked in the first thread.
• Keep the review loop small and visible.
• Expand only after the first pass is clean.

Keep moving through the docs

Use this page as one step in the workflow, then jump to the guide or product page that matches what you need next.