What’s your take on Telegram?
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Hey folks!
Some friends of mine are launching a self-care wellness app built as a Telegram mini app. They're based in Eastern Europe, where Telegram is hugely popular and widely used for all sorts of things.
They asked for my help in marketing it globally—but I'm hesitant. Living in the US, I mostly see Telegram associated with sketchy stuff: black market services, shady job offers, etc. It has a pretty bad rep here.
So I'm wondering—
Is it just me? How is Telegram perceived in your country?
And if someone you trust recommended a really good app, would the fact that it's on Telegram be a dealbreaker for you?
Would love to hear your thoughts before I commit to helping them. 🙏
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Im using telegram for more than 7 years and I seriously say that this negative reputation is not true
I saw many services and businesses that have made great progress on the Telegram platform
In my opinion, these negative statements are mostly spread by Telegram's competitors as incorrect news
Product Hunt
Holy heck I had no idea Telegram had 1B monthly active users (source). I'm in the USA, too, and no one uses it in my circles (SF/Tech).
I wouldn't use Telegram for anything unless the use case was so good I couldn't avoid it.
FuseBase
I'm from Ukraine, based in Poland. I use Telegram daily as a messenger, for work, news and for apps. If your strategy involves Telegram ads for gaining more users from others communities - I'm testing and it works well, especially in beauty (I'm testing for astrology, but TA is similar). So if you want to discuss- ping me on LinkedIn :)
NLX
Canada uptick is very low.