When you're launching your startup, all the focus is on the product.
How does the website look? Are the main features standing out? Is the UI/UX good enough? Will people like it?
You tweak, change, and when it feels just right—you launch. But then what?
Are people actually coming to your site? Are the right customers discovering what you created?
The truth is, launching is just the first step.
What really matters is getting your product in front of the right audience by promoting your business for free.
Because no matter how great your startup is, if no one sees it, it doesn’t matter.
Here are 15 free places to promote your business for free and get your first users.
1: Product Hunt
The best place to launch and get early adopters & feedback.
2: Betalist
Get exposure to people in tech and early investors.
3: Indie Hackers
A community for startup founders.
4: StartupBase
A directory to showcase your startup to a global audience.
5: SideProjectors
Perfect for solo founders launching side projects.
6: Reddit
Share your startup in relevant subreddits and get real feedback. Be aware of self-promoting and getting banned.
7: LinkedIn
Post engaging content for your connections to know what you are working on.
8: Facebook Groups
Join groups where you can engage and subtly promote.
👉 Search for groups like "Startups & Entrepreneurs Network".
9: Twitter (X)
See what others are posting in your industry and build in public.
10: Quora
Write answers about your industry and link back to your startup.
11: Medium
Write blog posts to share your expertise.
12: NextBigWhat
Community-driven growth hacks for Indian founders.
13: Instagram Reels (Insane Organic Reach)
Document your journey. People love early-stage startup stories.
14: Indievoice
Nice way to get basic exposure and real feedback.
15: Podchaser
Find startup podcasts & pitch yourself as a guest.
Start with focusing on three or four channels and then expand based on results.
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