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Is this post a real buyer?
Paste a Reddit, Hacker News or forum post and get a 0–100 buying-intent score with the reasons: explicit asks, budget, deadline, seller signals. Free and private — it runs in your browser.
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How to qualify a lead in 10 seconds
- 1Paste the post (title and body).
- 2Check the reasons: an explicit ask plus a budget or deadline is the strongest signal.
- 3Skip posts that read like sellers or have no ask.
- 4Reply first to hot and warm posts; help low ones without pitching.
Questions
How is the score calculated?+
With simple, transparent rules: explicit asks (“looking for”, “hire”), recommendations, switching, price questions, budget and deadline mentions add points; seller language (“for hire”, “check out my…”) removes them. SocialStinger itself uses AI on top of rules like these.
What's a good score?+
75+ is hot (a clear ask, usually with a budget or deadline), 50–74 warm, 20–49 low (research or a problem without an ask), under 20 probably not a buyer.
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No. Nothing is sent anywhere; scoring happens in your browser.
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