Made a tool to solve a problem I had at work… now stuck on how to get users
Hey guys,
In my previous work I had to go through tons of documents and make the same repetitive edits again and again. It was painfully manual and honestly drove me crazy.
So as a side project I built a small tool to automate it. It scans a folder (and subfolders), finds specific words or phrases across thousands of files, and can replace them instantly. It even catches small variations and typos during processing.
It actually works pretty well and saves a lot of time, so I spent about a month polishing it and fixing edge cases thinking maybe I could turn it into a small product.
Now I’m stuck with a completely different problem… I have no idea how to get people to actually try it.
I’ve tried posting a bit, but obviously nobody knows me and I have zero reputation.
For people who’ve built small tools before, how did you get your first few users? Any strategies that worked for you?