A Reddit comment became a free traffic exchange for founders
A small banner feature inside VerifiedMRR became a separate service called StartupBar. A site owner adds one line of code, and a 36-pixel bar appears on the site showing another founder's startup. That other founder does the same, so both sides can send to each other without paying for ads.
The idea came from a Reddit comment and was turned into a live product in about 9 days. The first goal was to list 10 before the end of June, and the service reached that in 10 days. In one day, the network recorded 761 and 104 clicks from 10 listed .
The experiment used no ad budget and no funding, only a small group of sharing with each other.
Key points
- A Reddit comment led to StartupBar, a standalone product built from an existing banner feature.
- One line of code adds a 36-pixel bar that shows another founder's startup.
- The model is a free traffic exchange where show each other's products.
- The service reached 10 listed in 10 days.
- One day produced 761 and 104 clicks with no or funding.