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Agency recruiters on Reddit talk openly about dead outreach, low reply rates and burned-out BD. These templates help you join those conversations as a founder asking for feedback, not an ad. Fill in the brackets, follow each subreddit's rules, and reply to every comment.

All guidesFor founders of an AI cold outreach tool for recruiting agencies

1. Feedback post for r/recruiting

Title: "Agency recruiters: how do you write BD outreach to new clients without it sounding like spam?" Body: "I'm building [tool name], which drafts cold emails to hiring managers using [data source, e.g. their open roles on LinkedIn]. Before I go further I want to know how you do it now. How many BD emails do you send a week, and what gets replies? I'll share what I learn in the comments." Use this first, before you mention any link.

2. Show-your-work post for r/recruitinghell-adjacent agency threads

Title: "I rewrote 3 generic recruiter BD emails. Tear them apart." Body: "Here's a typical one: [paste generic email]. Here's my rewrite referencing the company's [specific open role] and [recent funding or hire]: [paste rewrite]. Which would you answer as a [VP Engineering / Head of Talent]? I'm testing this for an outreach tool I'm building." Use it when you have real before-and-after examples and want blunt critique.

3. Pain question for r/Entrepreneur or r/smallbusiness

Title: "Recruiting agency owners: what's your actual process for landing new clients?" Body: "I'm talking to small agency owners (1 to 10 recruiters) about business development. Do you cold email, call, use LinkedIn InMail, or rely on referrals? What's the most annoying part? I'm working on [tool name] for this and want to build the right thing." Use it to reach agency owners who don't hang out in recruiter subs.

4. Beta invite for r/SaaS or r/startups

Title: "Looking for 5 recruiting agencies to test an AI BD outreach tool, free" Body: "[Tool name] writes personalized cold emails to hiring managers at companies with [open roles matching your desk, e.g. senior backend roles]. I'm looking for 5 agency recruiters to try it free for [2 weeks] and tell me what's wrong. If you run a desk in [tech / healthcare / finance], comment or DM." Use it once you have a working version and can onboard people by hand.

5. Comment reply template for existing threads

Search Reddit for "BD emails no replies", "how to get new recruiting clients", or "agency business development". Reply: "I've been digging into this for [tool name]. What worked in the examples I've seen is referencing the exact role they posted and the time it's been open. Something like: '[Role] has been open [X] weeks, I placed a similar one at [type of company].' Happy to rewrite one of yours if you paste it." Use this daily; comments convert better than posts.

6. Results update post

Title: "Update: what I learned from [number] agency recruiters about BD outreach" Body: "A few weeks ago I asked how you write client outreach. Main takeaways: [takeaway 1], [takeaway 2], [takeaway 3]. I built [feature] based on that. If you want to try it, [link or 'DM me']. Thanks to everyone who commented." Use it in the same subreddit as your first post, once you have real takeaways from real replies.

7. Stay consistent

Check new threads in r/recruiting, r/Recruitment, and r/Entrepreneur every morning and leave 2 to 3 genuinely useful comments. DM people who engage and offer to rewrite one of their emails for free. Hulby, an AI cofounder, can do this daily for a founder by finding relevant threads and drafting replies to review.

Mistakes to skip

  • Dropping a link in the first post, which gets removed or downvoted in most recruiting subs.
  • Writing about AI features instead of the recruiter's problem: getting hiring managers to reply.
  • Ignoring subreddit rules on self-promotion and getting banned before you start.
  • Posting once and disappearing instead of answering every comment for 48 hours.

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Questions

Which subreddits fit an AI cold outreach tool for recruiting agencies?

Start with r/recruiting and r/Recruitment for recruiters, then r/Entrepreneur and r/smallbusiness for agency owners, and r/SaaS for beta testers.

Can I share my link?

Only where the rules allow it, and usually in a later update post or a DM after someone asks.

How often should I post?

One post per subreddit every 1 to 2 weeks at most. Comment daily instead.

What if my post gets no replies?

Rewrite the title as a specific question, post at a different time, and keep commenting on other threads to build history.