Posted PIDKill in 5+ dev subreddits. Got views, zero conversions.

I built PIDKill, a $3.99 macOS process killer app, and launched it by posting in several developer-focused Reddit communities — r/SideProject, r/IndieDev, and similar subreddits. I thought these were the right places to find my first users.

I expected the posts to drive some real conversions — people clicking through to my site, downloading the app, and paying for it. Not massive numbers, but at least a steady trickle of early users.

Almost total silence. The posts got some views but barely any upvotes, no meaningful comments, and zero conversions. It wasn't active rejection — nobody said 'just use htop.' It was just crickets.

I tried posting in a few different subreddits but got similar results, so I stopped. I'm now preparing to pivot to a build-in-public approach — sharing the development journey instead of direct promotion — but that's still in the works.