Structure community posts as value-first with embedded product mentions
On community platforms, posts that announce products directly get ignored or downvoted. Instead, create posts that provide standalone value (case studies, insights, tutorials) with your product mentioned naturally in the context. The headline should be attention-grabbing about the value, not about your product launch.
When to use
When posting in community forums, subreddits, or groups where direct promotion is frowned upon or prohibited.
Don't do this
Headline announcing your product, body listing features, asking people to check it out. This gets downvoted and ignored because it provides no value.
3 Founders Who Did This
Posted case studies about successful mobile apps (found on Twitter), summarized the insights, then mentioned AppAlchemy as a relevant tool in the middle of the post
Posts focused on solving user problems (adding missing ChatGPT features) with extension mentioned naturally in context, rather than announcing a product launch
Structured Reddit posts as value-first offers ('I want to create product demos for your use case') with editable demo links, allowing community to experience the product organically through his contributions.