https://leadiver.com/blog Notes from the Leadiver team on finding sales leads in public conversations on Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook. en Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://leadiver.com/blog/a-field-guide-to-subreddit-rules-for-founders https://leadiver.com/blog/a-field-guide-to-subreddit-rules-for-founders Which subreddits welcome founders, which allow promotion only in a stickied thread, and which to treat as read-only. Plus how to read any subreddit's rules in thirty seconds. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT reddit self-promotion founders https://leadiver.com/blog/reddit-marketing-2026-playbook-for-founders https://leadiver.com/blog/reddit-marketing-2026-playbook-for-founders The full organic Reddit playbook: find the right subreddits, clear the karma bar, warm up an account, post the formats that actually work, and know when ads are worth it. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT reddit marketing founders https://leadiver.com/blog/run-your-lead-gen-ai-for-free-local-model-setup https://leadiver.com/blog/run-your-lead-gen-ai-for-free-local-model-setup A plain setup guide for running the AI on your own machine: which tool to use, which model fits your RAM, and how to point an app at it. No API bill, no data leaving your laptop. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT local ai how-to privacy https://leadiver.com/blog/youtube-comments-are-a-goldmine-nobody-mines https://leadiver.com/blog/youtube-comments-are-a-goldmine-nobody-mines Under the right video sits a room full of people mid-decision. A playbook for which videos to watch, what to look for in the comments, and how to show up without being the spammy brand. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT youtube lead generation marketing https://leadiver.com/blog/finding-leads-where-the-conversation-already-happened https://leadiver.com/blog/finding-leads-where-the-conversation-already-happened Why we built a desktop agent that reads Reddit and YouTube like a person, scores who's a fit, and drafts a reply you actually send yourself. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT product lead generation founders https://leadiver.com/blog/your-buyer-is-asking-chatgpt-and-its-quoting-reddit https://leadiver.com/blog/your-buyer-is-asking-chatgpt-and-its-quoting-reddit Buyers now ask an AI before they visit your site, and the AI answers mostly from Reddit. Here's what that changes, and why gaming it is a trap. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT ai search reddit marketing https://leadiver.com/blog/gummysearch-shut-down-what-still-works-for-reddit-leads https://leadiver.com/blog/gummysearch-shut-down-what-still-works-for-reddit-leads A post-mortem on why the biggest Reddit research tool died, an honest rundown of the free and paid replacements, and the one design choice that survives it. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT reddit lead generation tools https://leadiver.com/blog/how-to-find-people-describing-your-problem-in-their-own-words https://leadiver.com/blog/how-to-find-people-describing-your-problem-in-their-own-words A practical playbook for finding buyers on Reddit and YouTube: the search operators that beat native search, the phrases that signal intent, and where the real signal hides. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT lead generation reddit youtube https://leadiver.com/blog/the-90-10-rule-and-what-actually-gets-you-banned-on-reddit https://leadiver.com/blog/the-90-10-rule-and-what-actually-gets-you-banned-on-reddit Everyone quotes Reddit's 90/10 self-promotion rule. Reddit quietly retired it. Here's what really triggers a ban, and the groundwork that lets founders post without one. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT reddit self-promotion founders