7
scored dimensions
each from 0 to 5
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A Reddit Lead Qualification Scorecard for SaaS Founders
A seven-dimension, human-reviewed scorecard for separating relevant Reddit mentions from actionable buying-intent conversations.
Direct answer
The short version
Score a Reddit lead on pain, product fit, intent type, urgency, authority, budget, and community context. Use 0–5 for each dimension, then check hard disqualifiers before deciding. The total helps prioritize review, but the final action should be reply, research, or skip—not simply “lead” or “not lead.”
Key facts
3.35
highest corpus average
pain dimension
0.90
lowest corpus average
budget dimension
The scorecard
| Dimension | 0–1 | 3 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | No owned problem | Clear recurring frustration | Severe, costly, or blocking problem |
| Product fit | Unrelated job | Partial overlap | Direct match to the product’s core job |
| Intent type | General discussion | Exploring approaches | Actively requesting or comparing solutions |
| Urgency | No timing | Near-term interest | Deadline or immediate need |
| Authority | Observer or student | Influencer/user | Founder, owner, or decision-maker |
| Budget | No commercial evidence | Current spend or implied cost | Budget or willingness to pay stated |
| Community context | Wrong audience or unsafe thread | Relevant but ambiguous | Right audience and clear conversational opening |
Suggested action bands
These bands are an editorial starting point, not a validated conversion model. Tune them against your own reviewed outcomes. Never let the total override a vendor, competitor, already-solved, wrong-role, or no-promotion disqualifier.
| Total before disqualifiers | Default route | Human check |
|---|---|---|
| 0–13 | Skip | Keep only if it reveals a useful keyword or objection. |
| 14–22 | Research | Look for language, positioning, and content angles. |
| 23–28 | Review for reply | Read the full thread and community rules. |
| 29–35 | Prioritize | Respond quickly, but still verify role and context. |
What the corpus suggests about weighting
Pain, community context, and product fit were the strongest average dimensions in the observed dataset. Budget and urgency were weakest. A scorecard that overweights pain will label many interesting discussions as buyers; one that requires explicit budget will miss useful founder conversations.
A practical compromise is to require strong fit plus either active solution movement or commercial/timing evidence. That treats budget as confidence, not a universal gate.
The mandatory human-review checklist
- Read the post body and surrounding comment chain, not only the matched sentence.
- Confirm the speaker owns the problem and is not selling a similar solution.
- Check whether the request is for software, advice, a service, or a hire.
- Review subreddit rules, flair, and the age of the discussion.
- Draft an answer that is useful before adding any product mention.
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Frequently asked questions
What should a Reddit lead qualification score include?
Score problem strength, product fit, intent type, urgency, authority, budget evidence, and community context. Keep disqualifiers separate because one hard mismatch can outweigh a strong total score.
Is the scorecard a replacement for human review?
No. It is a consistent triage tool. A person should still read the full thread, check subreddit rules, confirm who is speaking, and decide whether a helpful reply is possible.
Why is budget weighted carefully?
Budget was the weakest average dimension in the observed corpus. Reddit users rarely state a budget directly, so missing budget should reduce confidence without automatically discarding an otherwise strong problem and fit signal.
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