I’m planning to launch my first MVP soon – a LinkedIn plugin. What would you recommend I focus on?
For the past 3 months, I’ve been building a LinkedIn extension that tracks activity and helps users avoid getting restricted or flagged by LinkedIn by quantifying their actions over time.
It’s based on a problem I’ve experienced myself, and (as bad as this might sound) I’m hoping I’m not the only one who has this problem. 😀
The product isn’t fully finished yet, but the core functionality is already working well enough to serve as an MVP.
The remaining features will be blurred out as “Pro” features with an upgrade button that will actually lead users to a waitlist.
At the same time, I’m preparing the marketing side of the launch (creating visual assets, writing descriptions, and getting everything ready for the Chrome Web Store).
Here is the WAITLIST, btw.
If you were in my position, what would you do to maximise the chances of people discovering the extension, installing it, and ideally joining the waitlist?
And one more thing: do you think this idea has the potential to succeed?
P.S. I do not have a landing page yet, either. :D
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ZeroHuman.
Hey Nika! I follow your build-in-public updates on X.
I’d focus on a few things.
First, LinkedIn should definitely be your main distribution channel. Since the product is built for LinkedIn users, I’d work on building a strong and recognizable LinkedIn account around topics such as outreach, account restrictions, sales workflows, and LinkedIn activity.
I’d be very active there, share the building process, product demos, insights from users, and stories around the problem you’re solving. Whenever a post is relevant, I’d plug the product or waitlist in the first comment. Goin viral help you to build the waitlist. (more viral posts-more comments with the waitlist -more people. On X with several posts we reached out 10 000 emails for the waitlist for a product recently.)
I’d also partner with LinkedIn creators, especially people working in sales, cold outreach, recruiting, lead generation, and agencies or consultants who help companies grow through LinkedIn. They already have direct access to your ideal users.
Another channel I’d focus on is SEO and GEO, meaning content optimized not only for Google but also for discovery through AI tools and LLMs.
Product Hunt could also be useful, but I’d see it mainly as a social proof, credibility, and visibility channel.
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@byalexai Thank you Alex, and thank you so much for your support! :) I want to be more visible on LinkedIn with this tool – it is a fact that I was building it quietly and making it stay away from there (dunno why, maybe shyness) :D It is time to speak more :D :)
Great points, @byalexai . I especially agree that LinkedIn itself should be the main distribution channel here. The users who feel this pain are already active there, so build-in-public posts, demos, and real restriction examples could create strong organic demand.
@byalexai Solid breakdown, especially partnering with LinkedIn creators/influencers - a big play that I'd argue will get you further than with ads.
@byalexai I agree with what you mentioned here. One thing I want to add from my experience is that articles don't work as well as posts for myself. So I would look at doing various types of formats of posts on a consistent basis.
Alexander above gave excellent advice. I’d add one more channel: YouTube.
I actually found you through YouTube, so I’d definitely use it for this project too.
The problem you’re solving is very “searchable.” People don’t usually wake up thinking I need a LinkedIn activity tracker, but they do search for things like: Why did LinkedIn restrict my account? How to avoid getting flagged on LinkedIn?
That gives you a great opportunity to create practical videos around the pain.
I’d make short, useful videos showing real scenarios: daily LinkedIn activity limits, what actions increase risk, how to track your behavior over time, what to do before launching an outreach campaign, and how to avoid burning an account. Then the extension becomes the natural solution inside the video.
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@marie_saxon This is a solid plan and to be honest, motivation to start making videos again! :)
ZeroHuman.
@marie_saxon @busmark_w_nika we need your podcast episodes in 2026 to be back
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@marie_saxon @byalexai Probably LinkedIn can be the topic :D
same boat right now — about to launch my first MVP too (MadeDay, productized design for founders), also no fancy funnel yet, so take this as a fellow builder not an expert :)
the waitlist-behind-blurred-Pro-features move is smart, i'd lean into that. one thing i'd not skip even if it's ugly: a barebones landing page before launch — even a single page converts way better than sending people straight to the store. doesn't need to be pretty, just needs to exist.
on "will it work" — honestly the fact that it's a problem you hit yourself is the strongest signal there is. that's usually worth more than any feature list.
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@burak_emre_taser Okay, but is it needed atm? I mean, when I have a very pure MVP, and they download it – press the " Upgrade " button– do they need to go to a landing page? Isn't a waitlist form enough?
@busmark_w_nika fair point — for the upgrade→waitlist flow you're right, a form is enough, landing page is overkill there.
i meant it more for cold traffic — people who hear about it on PH/twitter before they install. they need somewhere to land that isn't the store page. but if your discovery is all in-product, skip it for now.
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@burak_emre_taser To be honest, my plan to create a landing page is when the product will be fully developed and ready for subscribing.
@busmark_w_nika makes sense — ship the product first, polish the funnel when there's something to subscribe to. good luck with it 🙌
Hey Nika,
I think this is awesome, definitely potential to succeed.
Most of us have faced restrictions on LinkedIn time and again but how would this work with LinkedIn itself.
Most users around me get restricted based on using extensions ( though none are used).
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@johnsongill Do they also inform you about their activity? Because I was also labelled as someone who uses the 3rd party tools for automation (but I didn't – I was replying quickly on comments manually) – and that's why it started happening to me.
@busmark_w_nika They did share what was happening. Their comments and mine are all manual. And as you mentioned done quickly.
It takes time and effort and LinkedIn just labels it as third party app.
I think the biggest validation is that you've personally experienced the problem. Many LinkedIn users don't realize they're approaching activity limits until they get restricted.
If I were launching this, I'd focus on showing real examples: "Here's what triggered a warning" or "Here's how tracking activity helped avoid restrictions." Those stories will probably convert better than feature lists.
Definitely sounds like a problem worth solving. 🚀
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@prashant_patil14 Now, I feel how everybody supports me. I can see how I will publish it and everywhere will be quiet :D
Congrats on building this! Aleksandar shared a solid list of things you can do - I'd only add that having a strategic DM focus would serve you well. See who your most influential connections are and start there.
Can you expand a bit more on the problem (s) you're looking to solve with this build?
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@anna_ludwinowski Hey Anna, thank you so much.
Have you ever experienced any soft or hard restrictions?
Because some of them are caused by sudden "abnormal" activity.
And you can make it even with your own engagement, e.g. when you like things fast, or reply to fast.
So my tool is counting the "safe limit" for activities + pacing.
@busmark_w_nika Ah, got it. You're basically giving people visibility into the invisible ceiling, and keeping them from accidentally hitting it. That's smart. You're giving users relief in knowing they can push hard without worry. Be great for recruiters, networkers, salespeople, and content creators.
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@anna_ludwinowski I hope so, because I haven't tested it with other people :D
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@pranay19 I already do X, but I think that one is not that relevant. But maybe it is – because I found the help there. :D https://x.com/BusMark_w_Nika
We have all been there, restriction of some kind happening on LinkedIn.
If this goes out then we all have uninterrupted hope :)
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@alihabib_ If you know about my target audience, let's ping them here :D
the restriction problem is real and super underrated. i've had accounts flagged for replying too fast in comment threads, not even using any automation, just being genuinely active, and LinkedIn gave zero explanation. knowing where the invisible ceiling is would've saved me a lot of anxiety.
one thing i'd add to what others said: don't sleep on Reddit. subreddits like r/linkedin, r/leadgeneration, r/sales have people complaining about exactly this every week. those threads are basically free distribution if you show up with something that actually solves it.
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@nolan_vu Thank you for Reddit, where the topic is very vivid. I will have a look at them.
@busmark_w_nika sure, wish you best of luck on that
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@nolan_vu Thank you! :)
When you say, "tracks activity", does it mean "our post, likes, comments"? I am in need of this tool as well. Looking forward to using your tool.
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@bhuvaneswaran_p Yes, and not only that. P.S. LinkedIn has hidden their aria-labels pretty well, it took me most of time to handle that. :D
@busmark_w_nika Haha good find, LinkedIn loves making things difficult for us!