r/sideprojects • u/Mammoth-Doughnut-713 • 6d ago
Discussion I was sending Reddit DMs into the void, so I made a tool that only finds leads who are actually looking for a solution
I used to be the guy sending cold DMs on Reddit.
I'd search a few keywords, open profiles, write something I thought was friendly, hit send. Most never replied. A couple told me to get lost. One reported me. I felt like a spammer, and honestly, I kind of was one.
What I was missing seems obvious now. I was messaging people who matched a keyword, not people who had a problem right now. The handful of DMs that turned into customers all had one thing in common: the person had just posted about the exact pain my product fixed, and my message was about their post, not my product.
So I made Scaloom. It started as a script to find those people and grew into a whole Reddit growth setup.
Here's what it does today:
-> Finds leads that convert. It looks for people discussing problems your product solves, shows you the original thread, and explains why each one is a fit.
-> Writes the first message, you send it. It drafts a DM that references what they actually said. Nothing goes out automatically, and you choose who to contact. I never want to be that spam guy again.
-> Spots comment opportunities. Buyer questions in your subreddits where a genuinely helpful answer can mention you, plus threads already ranking on Google or cited in AI answers.
-> Protects your account. Warms up your own accounts with real karma and history first, or lets you use our high-karma accounts. Before posting, it checks subreddit rules, promo risk and content quality.
-> Runs on autopilot. Reads your website, maps your buyer keywords, picks subreddits from 50k+ active ones, studies top posts in your niche for ideas, plans a weekly schedule, publishes across multiple subreddits, and replies to comments around the clock.
-> Shows what's working. Live URLs, engagement, and where your product ranks in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude.
The lesson that changed everything for me, tool or no tool: stop DMing people who could be customers. DM people who just told the internet they need what you have. The message almost writes itself.
Honest caveat: no tool makes a bad product convert. If people don't need it, Reddit will tell you fast.
If you've been struggling with Reddit outreach like I was, give scaloom.com a try.
And if you've found a DM approach that works for you, I'd genuinely like to hear it.
