Getting Started
Get your first qualified leads in under 5 minutes.
Sign Up
Head to hotmention.com and click "Start Free".
You can sign up with Google or GitHub. No credit card required for the free trial.
Onboarding Flow
After signing in, you'll be guided through a quick setup:
Paste your website URL
HotMention analyzes your site and prepares the product profile, target audience, and starter keywords.
Review targeting and keywords
Confirm who you want to reach, edit the buyer-intent phrases, and optionally add specific subreddits.
Choose a plan and platforms
Start monitoring immediately. Competitors, brand voice, and delivery channels can be configured later in Settings.
Your First Leads
Once you complete onboarding, HotMention starts monitoring immediately. Depending on your keywords and chosen platforms, you'll start seeing leads within minutes to hours.
Leads appear in your Dashboard → Conversations view. Each lead shows:
- The conversation title and snippet
- Intent score (0-100) with label: HOT, WARM, or LOW
- Platform (Reddit, X, etc.)
- AI-drafted reply you can customize
- Whether competitors were mentioned
Take Action
For each lead, you can:
- 💬Reply directly
Copy the AI draft or write your own, then click through to the platform to post.
- 📌Move to pipeline stages
Mark as
Contacted,Converted, orArchivedto track progress. - 📧Get notified
Enable email, Slack, or Telegram notifications so you never miss a hot lead.
Next Steps
- → Read Core Concepts to understand intent scoring and pipeline stages
- → Explore Dashboard Guide to master filtering and analytics
- → Set up Integrations to get leads in Slack or Telegram