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Buying-intent keyword generator
Type what you sell and get the exact phrases buyers use when they're ready to buy, with one-click searches on Reddit, Hacker News and Google. Free, no sign-up.
Type what you sell to see the phrases buyers use.
How to use these phrases
- 1Type what you sell in a few words (the way a buyer would say it).
- 2Pick the phrases that sound like your customers, and open a search on Reddit, Hacker News or Google.
- 3Sort by newest and answer the posts where you can genuinely help.
- 4Save the phrases that work; SocialStinger can watch them for you around the clock.
Questions
What are buying-intent keywords?+
Phrases people use when they're close to a purchase: “looking for a…”, “can anyone recommend…”, “how much does… cost”. Searching for them finds people asking, instead of people browsing.
Where should I search with these phrases?+
Communities where people ask for help in public: Reddit, Hacker News, niche forums and Q&A sites. The buttons open a search for each phrase on Reddit, Hacker News and Google (limited to Reddit, last month).
Is this tool free?+
Yes. It runs in your browser, needs no account and stores nothing. SocialStinger (the product) runs these searches continuously and scores each post for you.
Let SocialStinger find these posts for you, every 15 minutes.
SocialStinger reads public posts on Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub, Stack Overflow and Bluesky, scores each one for buying intent, and shows you the ones that match what you sell. Free plan available.
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