Attention Idea: I built a website called savewise

I built a website called savewise - a search engine for shopping portal + card-linked offers

General

Pat Walls

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Updated: August 10th, 2025

The Post

Title/Hook: I built a website called savewise - a search engine for shopping portal + card-linked offers
Format: Launch Announcement
Impressions: 500000
How many followers they had at the time: 0

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Why it works

1. Headline Framing That Feels Useful, Not Salesy

"I built a website called savewise – a search engine for shopping portal + card-linked offers"

Uses a problem-solving framing instead of pure promotion.
Immediately communicates what it does (search engine for offers) and who it’s for (credit card rewards enthusiasts).
Reads like a personal build announcement rather than a hard sell — this makes it welcome in a community that dislikes spam.

2. Early Trust-Building

The opening lines:

"I’ve been building a website over the last few months called Savewise." This is casual, human, and transparent — it signals "I’m one of you" rather than a corporate account parachuting in to push a product.

The “modern version of Cashback Monitor meets MaxRewards” analogy works perfectly here because:

It anchors the product to tools the subreddit already knows and respects.
It positions Savewise as the next evolution, creating curiosity.

3. Feature Walkthrough That Feels Like a Value Post

The long bullet list of features (search offers, view history trends, stack Amex/Chase, alerts, extensions, mobile optimization) is essentially a sales page — but because it’s formatted as an informative breakdown, it feels like a Reddit contribution, not a pitch.

This lets the post educate readers while also selling them.

4. Strategic Link Placement

Links are:

Up top — so interested readers can click immediately.
Grouped by platform (website, Chrome/Safari/Firefox extensions) — making it easy for users to install with zero friction.
Repeated at the bottom — for people who scroll through the whole post before deciding.

The double placement ensures both impulse clickers and deep readers have a chance to act without scrolling back.

5. Transparency on Monetization

Including the notes about Pro tier and affiliate links:

Signals honesty → “I’m telling you upfront how I make money.”
Avoids triggering the community’s suspicion around undisclosed affiliate monetization.
Positions the creator as an indie dev trying to sustain the project, which makes users more willing to support.

6. Perfect Match for Subreddit Interests

r/churning users are obsessed with:

Maximizing cash back, miles, and points.
Stacking multiple reward systems.
Discovering under-the-radar tools before the masses.

Savewise hits all three — and the way it’s framed makes it feel like a tool built for this exact audience.

7. Engagement Loops

The call-to-action isn’t “buy now” — it’s:

“I’d love to hear any suggestions…” This invites comments, which both boosts the Reddit algorithm ranking and helps the creator crowdsource product feedback from power users.

8. Why This Works Where Most Self-Promo Fails

Most self-promo posts on Reddit flop because they:

Lead with “check out my product” instead of leading with value.
Hide monetization details.
Don’t speak the community’s language.

This post avoids all of that by:

Blending in with the subreddit culture.
Offering immediate utility.
Being upfront about monetization.
Making it dead simple to try the tool right now.

meet the author

Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.

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