🎯 Social Media Lead Generator v2

The ultimate sales intelligence tool. Scan 9 platforms in real-time for people actively looking to buy, hire, or switch — with competitor monitoring, urgency detection, budget signals, and outreach templates.

Stop cold-outreaching. Start warm-responding to people who already need you.

What Makes This a Killer Tool

Feature	What It Does
9 Platforms	Reddit, HackerNews, Dev.to, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Quora, StackOverflow, IndieHackers, ProductHunt
Competitor Monitoring	Auto-finds "alternative to [X]", "switching from [X]" posts
Intent Scoring (0-100)	11 scoring dimensions including urgency, budget, and decision-maker detection
Budget Detection	Identifies posts mentioning budgets, pricing, willingness to pay
Decision Maker Signals	Flags founders, CEOs, team leads who are actively buying
Urgency Detection	Catches "ASAP", "deadline", "this week" — so you respond first
Auto-Categorization	Tags leads by industry: Dev, Design, Marketing, Sales, Data, Ops
Outreach Templates	Suggests personalized response for each lead type
Cross-Run Dedup	Only shows NEW leads — never see the same post twice
Slack + Discord Alerts	Real-time notifications for hot leads

Platforms

Platform	Method	Speed	Best For
Reddit	Playwright	⚡ Fast	Community discussions, hiring posts
HackerNews	Algolia API	⚡⚡ Instant	Tech leads, startup founders
Dev.to	REST API	⚡⚡ Instant	Developer tools, technical content
Twitter/X	Playwright	🐢 Slower	Real-time conversations
LinkedIn	Google Search	⚡ Fast	B2B leads, professional posts
Quora	Google Search	⚡ Fast	People asking questions = buying intent
StackOverflow	Google Search	⚡ Fast	Technical pain points
IndieHackers	Google Search	⚡ Fast	Startup founders evaluating tools
ProductHunt	Google Search	⚡ Fast	Early adopters, tool seekers

Use Cases

1. Freelancer Lead Generation

{
    "keywords": ["looking for a developer", "need a freelancer", "hiring freelance"],
    "platforms": ["reddit", "hackernews", "linkedin"],
    "subreddits": ["webdev", "freelance", "forhire"],
    "minLeadScore": 30
}

2. SaaS Competitor Intelligence

{
    "keywords": ["need a CRM", "project management tool"],
    "competitors": ["Salesforce", "HubSpot", "Monday.com"],
    "platforms": ["reddit", "hackernews", "quora", "indiehackers"],
    "minLeadScore": 25
}

3. Agency Client Acquisition

{
    "keywords": ["need help with SEO", "looking for a marketing agency", "need a designer"],
    "platforms": ["reddit", "linkedin", "quora"],
    "negativeKeywords": ["free", "volunteer", "intern"],
    "minLeadScore": 35,
    "slackWebhookUrl": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/WEBHOOK"
}

4. Developer Tool Monitoring

{
    "keywords": ["best CI/CD tool", "looking for a testing framework", "need deployment solution"],
    "competitors": ["Jenkins", "CircleCI", "GitHub Actions"],
    "platforms": ["hackernews", "devto", "stackoverflow", "producthunt"],
    "maxAgeDays": 3,
    "minLeadScore": 20
}

Output — 4 Dataset Views

1. Lead Dashboard

Quick overview: score, priority, platform, category, engagement, link.

2. Intelligence View

Deep signals: urgency level, budget mentions, decision-maker flags, competitor mentions.

3. Outreach Templates

Pre-written response suggestions based on lead type (hiring, tool search, competitor switch, pain point).

4. Full Details

Everything: all 24 fields including full content, all signals, and metadata.

Lead Scoring Engine (v2)

Each lead is scored 0-100 across 11 dimensions:

Dimension	Max Points	What It Detects
Keyword Match	25	Title vs body match strength
Intent Phrases	30	50+ buying phrases like "looking for", "need help"
Urgency	15	"ASAP", "deadline", "this week", "immediately"
Budget Signals	10	Dollar amounts, "willing to pay", "budget is"
Decision Maker	8	"my company", "I'm the founder", "our team"
Competitor Mentions	10	Named competitors + switching patterns
Engagement	15	Upvotes, comments, discussion activity
Recency	12	Minutes ago > hours > days
Content Quality	5	Detailed posts = serious intent
Question Bonus	3	Questions indicate active search
Negative Signals	-20	Self-promo, jokes, solved, spam

Priority Levels

Score	Priority	Action
75-100	🔥 HOT	Drop everything — respond NOW
50-74	⭐ WARM	High-value — respond within hours
30-49	📌 COOL	Worth tracking — respond when convenient
0-29	❄️ COLD	Low signal — filtered by default

Competitor Monitoring

Add competitor names and the tool automatically:

• Generates search terms: "alternative to [X]", "switching from [X]", "[X] alternative"
• Detects frustration patterns: "frustrated with [X]", "hate [X]", "leaving [X]"
• Boosts lead score for competitor-related posts (+10)
• Labels competitor mentions in the Intelligence View

Cross-Run Deduplication

With onlyNewLeads: true (default):

• Tracks every lead ID across runs
• Only surfaces leads you haven't seen before
• Perfect for scheduled monitoring
• Stores up to 10,000 lead IDs
• Use clearHistory: true when changing keywords

Notifications

Slack

Set slackWebhookUrl to get formatted alerts for leads scoring 40+.

Discord

Set discordWebhookUrl for rich embed alerts in any Discord channel.

Scheduling (Recommended)

For continuous monitoring:

1. Apify Console → Schedules → Create
2. Run every 2-4 hours for hot leads, or daily for research
3. Enable onlyNewLeads to avoid duplicates
4. Set up Slack/Discord webhooks for instant alerts

Tips for Maximum Results

• Be specific — "looking for a React developer" > "React"
• Add competitors — This alone 10x the value for SaaS companies
• Use negative keywords — Filter "crypto", "free", "intern" to reduce noise
• Combine platforms — Reddit + HN for tech, LinkedIn + Quora for B2B
• Schedule + dedup — Run every 4h with onlyNewLeads: true for a continuous pipeline
• Lower min score initially — Start at 15, then raise once you see your results

Cost Estimates

Configuration	Cost/Run	Speed
HN + Dev.to (API only)	~$0.005	2-3s
Reddit + HN + Dev.to	~$0.05	20-30s
All 9 platforms	~$0.15-0.30	1-2min
With Twitter	+$0.05-0.10	+30s

Limitations

• Twitter/X may require login or block — residential proxies recommended
• Google-powered platforms (LinkedIn, Quora, SO) may hit CAPTCHA under heavy use — the Actor detects and skips
• Budget/urgency detection is pattern-based, not AI — some false positives expected
• LinkedIn results are public posts only (no private content)
• Lead scoring is heuristic-based — tune minLeadScore to your needs