Find clients on Reddit, X and Threads · Updated October 2026

How to get clients as a podcast producer

Quick answer: the fastest way for podcast producers to get clients is to answer people who are already asking. They post in r/podcasts, r/Entrepreneur, r/marketing every day and ask their followers the same thing on X. Watch those places, spot the posts with buying intent, and reply within the first hour with a useful answer.

Right now the 5 subreddits below have 14.2M members and about 98 new posts a day between them. Leadhoot data, refreshed hourly.

Subreddits to watch

What a buyer post looks like

  • r/podcasts · example

    Want to start a podcast for our B2B company. Is a producer worth it or can we DIY?

    High buyer intent

  • X · example

    Launching a B2B podcast next quarter. Looking for a producer who handles editing and guest booking.

    High buyer intent

  • Threads · example

    want to start a podcast but the editing scares me. does anyone pay a producer?

    High buyer intent

Illustrative examples of the kind of post to look for.

Phrases that mean someone is ready to hire

  • “start a podcast for my business”
  • “podcast editing”
  • “podcast growth”
  • “audio quality”

How to reply without getting removed

Starting-out posts need a plan. Outline the minimum setup and when a producer pays for itself.

  1. 1Reply within the first hour. Early answers get read; the 40th comment does not.
  2. 2Answer the actual question in the thread before mentioning what you do.
  3. 3Disclose that you offer the service. Hidden promotion is what gets accounts banned.
  4. 4Never cold-DM. Let them message you after reading your answer.

Get these posts the minute they go up

Leadhoot watches r/podcasts, r/Entrepreneur, r/marketing and searches X and Threads for your phrases, scores every post for buyer intent, and alerts you by email, or Slack on Agency.

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Common questions

The fastest channel is answering people who are already asking. Every day, people post in r/podcasts, r/Entrepreneur, r/marketing and on X asking who to hire. Reply within the first hour with a specific answer and say what you do. Right now the 5 subreddits below have 14.2M members and about 98 new posts a day between them. Starting-out posts need a plan. Outline the minimum setup and when a producer pays for itself.

Yes. People post in r/podcasts, r/Entrepreneur, r/marketing and similar subreddits asking for exactly this kind of help. The ones who reply first with a useful answer win the work.

Start with r/podcasts, r/Entrepreneur, r/marketing, r/smallbusiness, r/videography. Keep the ones where posts regularly ask for recommendations or quotes.

Yes. The same requests show up on X and Threads, usually from founders and small business owners asking their followers for a recommendation, like "Launching a B2B podcast next quarter. Looking for a producer who handles editing and guest booking." Search for the phrases above, sort by latest, and reply publicly the same day.

F5Bot is free and emails you every keyword match. AI-scored tools filter out the noise: Leadhoot (from $39 a month) scores every post 0–100 for buyer intent and also covers X and Threads. A full comparison is in our guide to the best Reddit tools for freelancers.

You will if you post ads or send unsolicited DMs. Answer the question in public, be specific, and mention what you do only when it is relevant. Read each subreddit's rules first.

Reply within the first hour while the thread has few comments. Leadhoot watches the subreddits for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent and alerts you by email (Slack on Agency) within a minute.

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