AI Founder Actively Seeking Free Promotion Methods for Side Project

Identified Potential Collaborator:

• The owner of microinfluencer.so (mentioned in the first comment: "BTW, I own this").

Reasoning for Selection:

• Direct Engagement: This person is actively involved in a relevant discussion and offered their platform as a solution to the original poster's (OP) problem of promoting a side project.
• Product Fit: Their platform, microinfluencer.so, is designed to connect projects with micro-influencers, which aligns perfectly with the OP's need for promotion, especially given their self-described inexperience with social media.
• Proactive: They are not just a passive member but are actively promoting their tool, indicating they are open to outreach and partnerships that can benefit their platform.

Collaboration Suggestion:

1. Target: The owner of microinfluencer.so.
2. Approach:
   • Acknowledge their helpful comment on the Reddit thread and their platform, microinfluencer.so.
   • Propose a collaborative content piece or initiative. For example: "We noticed your platform, microinfluencer.so, and your engagement in helping new projects get visibility. We're also passionate about supporting innovative tech and AI side projects."
3. Offer (The "Give"):
   • Offer to feature microinfluencer.so in a blog post, newsletter, or social media series about "Effective Tools for Side Project Promotion" or "Connecting with Micro-Influencers in the Tech Space."
   • Suggest using the OP's "natural language flight search engine" as a potential test case or early success story for microinfluencer.so. You could frame it as: "We see projects like the 'natural language flight search engine' as ideal candidates for your platform. We'd be interested in following their journey if they use microinfluencer.so and potentially co-creating content around that success story."
4. Ask (The "Get" - can be implicit or explicit):
   • A backlink or mention from microinfluencer.so if they find the feature valuable.
   • An opportunity to share the success story/case study (if the flight search project uses their platform successfully) with your own audience, crediting microinfluencer.so.
   • Perhaps a special offer or trial for your audience if you have one.

Expected Benefits:

• For microinfluencer.so:
  • Exposure to a new, relevant audience (your audience).
  • A potential new user (the flight search engine creator) who could become a valuable case study.
  • Content (the feature piece, the potential case study) they can use for their own marketing.
  • Increased credibility through third-party endorsement.
• For the "natural language flight search engine" project (the Reddit OP):
  • A direct avenue to explore micro-influencer marketing via microinfluencer.so.
  • Potential for free or facilitated promotion if they become a case study.
• For You (as the KOL collaboration expert/your platform):
  • Authentic, valuable content for your audience (featuring a useful tool, showcasing a success story).
  • Strengthened relationship with a platform owner in the influencer marketing space.
  • Demonstration of your ability to identify and facilitate valuable connections.
  • Potential for reciprocal promotion or traffic.