You are never to early to start marketing for product

Here is my attempt to market the product early, while it is still in Beta (Alpha?):

• I created a Reel on IG with a call to action in a video to comment with "Beta" and got a test version of the App

Link to the Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDbrMXkAO8x/?igsh=MWJzdnNpMTVhYXpybg==

• This will trigger Mnychat automation and the TestFlight link will be sent in DMs (check the video for details) https://testflight.apple.com/join/rj1nxOW4

• As a follow-up message, the user will get a link to the Discord chat for beta testers https://discord.gg/y4YPu8Tj

imo it is better to have something else besides DMs for ongoing communication with beta testers. My audience is geeky, so Discord should work.

The reel was shared in stories as well

Also, I dropped the video in TikTok, but that is sinking ship atm and there is no good way to share the link besides adding it to the profile

Next actions:

same video sharing in YouTube shorts, It is harder to share the link, but I can add it in the description and hope that someone will find it there :)
probably I will do a live stream working on the app as well and add a link in the description and in the pinned comments.

The app still is crappy and there are bugs and unfinished features, but this is a good candidate to test marketing in the beta stage and get early adopters for the app to collect feedback.

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