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How Tweet Hunter Grew

AI-powered tool for growing and monetizing Twitter audiences.

How did Tweet Hunter grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

Tweet Hunter grew through multiple channels including organic social media, personal branding, and partnerships with influencers and affiliates. The team started with Twitter as a distribution channel, leveraging an engaged following to gain initial subscribers. They also partnered with Twitter influencers and offered equity to 'Twitter Rock-Stars' who promoted the product, significantly boosting growth. Additionally, they developed an affiliate program with over 450 affiliates, contributing to their growth.

Channels

21 channels · grouped by how Tweet Hunter grows
  • Reddit

    · 4 mentions · 3 sources
    “We first went to the market in May 2021 with our MVP. Our launch revolved around our Twitter accounts and posting in subreddits.”
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    “We first went to the market in May 2021 with our MVP. Our launch revolved around our Twitter accounts and posting in subreddits. That’s about it. From a single post on Reddit, we got about 300 access requests.”
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    “We've done a bunch of things. Obviously there's all the traditional stuff, like just posting on Twitter because we're a Twitter tool, and making posts on subreddits, etc.”
    medium
    “There's all the traditional stuff, like just posting on Twitter because we're a Twitter tool, making posts on subreddits, etc.”
    medium
  • Affiliate program

    · 4 mentions · 3 sources
    “We actually, like, purchased a competitor and it was a very small side project type competitor called WhatToTweet and we bought it from the maker and it's like for a few months it was like our third source of traffic.”
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    “We also grew a community of 450+ affiliates which we have grown easily because a lot of professional affiliates use our product.”
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    “We also grew a community of 450+ affiliates which we have grown easily because a lot of professional affiliates use our product.”
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    “Mark Louさんはこれで50,000ドル以上の収益を上げたと言います。具体的な設定方法まず、Rewardfulなどのアフィリエイトソフトウェアを導入します。次に、SEO対策したアフィリエイトページを作成し、実績の証明として収益のスクリーンショットなどを掲載します。”
    high
  • Advertising on social media

    · 3 mentions · 2 sources
    “Meta広告は、月間約1,000訪問者を獲得できる手法です。費用は高いですが、ROIは良好です。具体的な設定方法Pixelの設置購入イベントの追跡ターゲティング設定(リターゲティングが効果的)広告クリエイティブ作成クリエイティブはテンプレートを使用し、競合の広告を参考にするとよいと言います。”
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    “We also invest in paid marketing, whether Google and Facebook Ads or newsletter sponsorships. But to be honest this isn’t our specialty even though we think they have great potential as channels.”
    medium
    “We also invest in paid marketing, whether Google and Facebook Ads or newsletter sponsorships.”
    medium
  • Product Hunt

    · 3 mentions · 3 sources
    “We've actually launched products on product hunt that we're not our main product, that weren't for Tweet Hunter, and this was kind of a rehearsal for our main Product Hunt launch. We reached the second or third spot a few times. That for sure drove growth and it wasn't really expected, initially ...”
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    “Every PH launch is a big event that generates a ton of eyeballs for Tweet Hunter. And since these side projects are free, people love using them. Some of their most successful side projects include Elon Shitposts Quiz, Twitter Streak, Dynamic Twitter Banner.”
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    “We've actually launched products on Product Hunt that were not our main product, that weren't for TweetHunter. And this was kind of a rehearsal for our main Product Hunt launch. And it also actually, like, a few times we reached second spot, third spot, so that for sure drove some growth and it w...”
    high
  • SEO

    · 3 mentions · 3 sources
    “In addition to our Influencer partnership strategy, we had this unique side-project marketing way of promoting Tweet Hunter. The idea was simple: create many small and free tools that would rank well on Google and/or have the opportunity to go viral on Twitter.”
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    “Most of the growth comes from the fact that our users are actually successful with the tool.”
    medium
    “アフィリエイトマーケティングも効果的な手法として紹介されています。Mark Louさんはこれで50,000ドル以上の収益を上げたと言います。具体的な設定方法まず、Rewardfulなどのアフィリエイトソフトウェアを導入します。次に、SEO対策したアフィリエイトページを作成し、実績の証明として収益のスクリーンショットなどを掲載します。”
    high
  • Twitter

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “The team started with Twitter as a distribution channel for their products because they had an engaged following of 2,000 people.”
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    “After a few attempts, we realized every time we made sales, it was coming from my Twitter followers.”
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  • Partnerships

    · 2 mentions
    “Then came the second launch phase, in September. We decided to partner up with JK Molina, a Twitter ghostwriter with a huge personal audience interested in writing better tweets and growing on Twitter. He orchestrated a launch towards his audience. In 30 days, we went from $3500 to $15K MRR.”
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    “Then came the second launch phase, in September. We decided to partner up with JK Molina, a Twitter ghostwriter with a huge personal audience interested in writing better tweets and growing on Twitter. He orchestrated a launch towards his audience. In 30 days, we went from $3500 to $15K MRR.”
    high
  • Organic social media

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “Mark Louさんは、一日で50,000訪問者を獲得した実績があります。効果的な投稿方法r/SideProjectに投稿(プロモ許可あり)。そこでは、Hacker News形式で説明し、ビデオ紹介を添付がオススメ。”
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    “We tweeted about it and quickly got our first subscribers ($9 / month at the time).”
    high
  • Cold outreach

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “Mark Louさんが最も効果的だと語るのは、コールドメール(知らない人に送るメール)です。費用はほぼ0円で、ROI(Return on Investment)は非常に高いマーケティング手法として注目されています。彼はこの手法で80,000ドルの収益を上げたと言います。”
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    “Another thing we did is we actually purchased a competitor and for a few months it was like our third source of traffic.”
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  • Brand ambassador program

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “The last thing we did that was really original was we partnered with a pretty big influencer in the realm of Twitter ghost-writing, JK Morina. He's really famous for helping out people in terms of how to tweet. So with him, we were able to truly kickstart our growth. We tripled our revenue in two...”
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    “Mark Louさんは、Twitterで16万フォロワー、YouTubeで12万登録者を獲得しています。”
    medium
  • Influencer partnerships

    · 1 mention
    “We partnered with this pretty big influencer in the field of Twitter ghostwriting, his name is JK Molina... and so with him, we were able to truly, like, kickstart our growth, like we tripled our revenue in like two weeks. So that for sure was a big help. Like his email list, his Twitter audience...”
    high
  • LinkedIn

    · 1 mention
    “As a team at lempire, our personal brands have helped us generate 20M monthly views on LinkedIn that represent an important acquisition channel for our SaaS products.”
    high
  • Hacker News

    · 1 mention
    “Mark Louさんは、ここで25,000以上のアクセスを獲得したと言います。投稿は「Show HN」カテゴリで行い、「I made XYZ」の形式で始めます。ツールの目的や成果を明確に説明し、技術系の言葉を使うことが重要です。”
    high
  • Content marketing

    · 1 mention
    “Mark Louさんは、Twitterで16万フォロワー、YouTubeで12万登録者を獲得しています。”
    medium
  • Personal Branding

    · 1 mention
    “個人ブランド構築は、費用0円、労力は非常に高いですが、ROIも最高の手法です。Mark Louさんは、Twitterで16万フォロワー、YouTubeで12万登録者を獲得しています。成功のポイント得意なプラットフォームを選ぶ独自の個性を見つけ強調するプロフィールを一貫性あるものにするコンテンツの種類を整理する(Behind the scene、成果の共有、情報系コンテンツ)”
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  • Guerrilla marketing

    · 1 mention
    “The biggest boost to Tweet Hunter’s growth was partnering with Twitter influencer and ghostwriter JK Molina. Within 2 weeks of this partnership, Tweet Hunter’s revenue tripled from $5K MRR to $15K MRR.”
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  • Word of mouth

    · 1 mention
    “We gave away a share of our profits to influential people we like. It used to be just us promoting Tweet Hunter with our brand, but now we’ve developed a network of people who love the product and support us.”
    high
  • Acquisitions

    · 1 mention
    “TweetHunter team didn’t build [WhatToTweet], they actually acquired it. Once they got the asset, they added a link to Tweet Hunter at the bottom of the website, and within weeks it became their 3rd highest source of traffic.”
    high
  • Partner with startups

    · 1 mention
    “Tweet Hunter made an interesting move that’s unheard of in bootstrapped startups. They offered equity to 12 “Twitter Rock-Stars” in exchange for help and support in growing the product. These influencers have been seen promoting Tweet Hunter publicly on various occasions.”
    high
  • Podcasting

    · 1 mention
    “Mark Louさんは、Twitterで16万フォロワー、YouTubeで12万登録者を獲得しています。”
    medium
  • Kickstarter

    · 1 mention
    “We launched some of them on Product Hunt, and a few keep bringing in traffic today.”
    high

How 2,546 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — Tweet Hunter’s highlighted.
  • Referral/Word-of-mouth
    68%
  • Social media
    57%
  • Search/SEO
    57%
  • Email
    47%
  • Community
    31%
  • Content/Inbound
    30%
  • Partnerships
    28%
  • Events
    23%
  • Paid ads
    23%
  • Press/PR
    17%
  • Outbound/Sales
    14%
  • Marketplaces/App stores
    7%
  • Brand Authenticity
    2%
  • Customer interviews
    2%