Attention Idea: I spent 292 hours and 30 minutes building this.

The Post

• Title/Hook: I spent 292 hours and 30 minutes building this.
• Format: Launch Announcement
• Impressions: 14000
• How many followers they had at the time: 0

Check out the post -> link

Why it works

This is how you do an “I built this” post. It’s not just “hey, I launched an app,” it actually tells a story. Dan puts in the exact hours he spent building it, making you feel the work that went into this. The way he frames the app is smart too—he doesn’t just say what it is, he tells you why it’s different. No hard sell, just a legit ask for feedback, which makes people actually want to engage. Stuff like this does well on Reddit because it feels real.

Results from this post in the first 48 hours:

• 14K Views
• 39 Upvotes
• 23 Comments