Recommendation requests
Find people actively asking what product, service or approach they should use.
lead generation on social media
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Alertly monitors conversations across LinkedIn, Reddit, X and more for potential buyers for your product or service.
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“Great for finding leads and it also helped to shape my content strategy. I realised exactly how to position my brand tone and spotted the right people to engage with. I've already set up a Reddit account and landing page to start capturing leads.”
People are asking for products like yours right now.
Recommendation requests.
Competitor alternatives.
Problems you can solve.
Looking for a solution Maya R. posted on LinkedIn
Looking for a customer support platform that works for a 50-person SaaS team. Any recommendations?
Leaving a competitor u/founderops posted on Reddit
Brand24 is getting too expensive for us. What simpler alternatives are people using?
Looking for a solution @agencybuild posted on X
What are agencies using to monitor Reddit and LinkedIn mentions without checking both all day?
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We send you the conversations that matter.
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Get daily or hourly alerts by email or Slack, so you don't have to keep checking another dashboard.
Only the signal
AI filters irrelevant chatter and surfaces the conversations that match what you're looking for.
Find buyers when intent is already there.
Instead of cold pitching people who may not care, Alertly monitors conversations where potential customers are already talking about the problem you solve.
Competitor alternatives
Catch buyers comparing products, questioning renewals or looking for something better.
Problems you solve
Surface people describing the pain points your product or service is built to address.
Be first to the conversation.
Find the highest-intent conversations before your competitors do.
Find the conversations that already show intent.
Surface recommendation requests, competitor alternatives and relevant problems across the sources your buyers use.
- Catch active recommendation requests
- Find people comparing alternatives
- Track problem-aware conversations
Need call-recording software with coaching for a growing sales team. What works well?
Keep the useful posts, lose the keyword noise.
AI filtering prioritises conversations that match what you sell instead of passing every keyword mention to your team.
- Filter low-relevance matches
- Focus on the right buyer language
- Refine signals as you learn
We need a lighter alternative to Salesforce before renewal. What works for a 15-person team?
See the opportunity while the conversation is active.
Get the strongest matches in Alertly, email or Slack on a daily or hourly schedule, then choose where to respond.
- Receive daily or hourly alerts
- Send opportunities to email or Slack
- Respond with context, not a cold pitch
Has anyone found a reliable way to monitor competitor mentions across Reddit and LinkedIn?
Caroline Smith Founder “Seriously powerful tool. With a few keyword tweaks I started seeing high-quality results. Since Google's pushing more Reddit and forum content, being there at the right moment has been critical. Alertly makes that easy.”
Find your next lead in minutes.
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Tell Alertly what to monitor
Track keywords customers might use.
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We find the conversations
Alertly monitors LinkedIn, Reddit, X, YouTube and more, 24/7.
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Get what matters
Relevant mentions land in Alertly, your inbox, Slack or use our API.
Ryan Craig CX Consultant “Alertly was ridiculously easy to plug into my daily workflow. Once my keywords were dialed in, it started surfacing high-signal brand and market conversations at exactly the right time. It's been a win for both business and networking, and I'd highly recommend it.”
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Social media lead generation FAQs
Everything you need to know before you start finding leads in public conversations.
What is social media lead generation?
Social media lead generation is the process of finding and engaging people who publicly ask for recommendations, compare tools or complain about competitors — so you can turn existing buying intent into qualified conversations.
How does Alertly help with lead generation?
Alertly monitors competitors, categories and problem-aware keywords across social platforms, filters for relevant buying-intent posts and sends the strongest matches to your team.
What kinds of buying-intent conversations can Alertly find?
Alertly can surface recommendation requests, competitor alternatives, product comparisons and posts where someone describes a problem your product or service can solve.
Which platforms work best for social lead generation?
Alertly currently monitors Reddit, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Bluesky, YouTube and Google News. Reddit, LinkedIn and X are especially useful for recommendation, comparison and switching conversations.
Can Alertly help me find leads on Reddit?
Yes. You can monitor relevant subreddits and keywords for recommendation requests, competitor discussions and problem-aware posts, then filter the results for relevance.
Can I use Alertly for LinkedIn lead generation?
Yes. Alertly can surface relevant public LinkedIn conversations where people ask for recommendations, discuss alternatives or describe problems connected to what you sell.
Is Alertly a social selling platform?
Alertly supports thoughtful social selling by finding relevant public conversations, but it is not an automated outreach or auto-DM platform. Your team decides where and how to respond.
Does Alertly auto-reply or send DMs for me?
No. Alertly surfaces the right posts, but your team decides whether and how to respond. That keeps outreach human and avoids spammy automated replies that can get accounts restricted.
What keywords should I track for leads?
Start with competitors, category terms and the problems you solve, then add buyer phrases such as recommend, looking for, alternative to, vs and switching from.
How quickly can I start finding leads?
Most teams can add their first keywords in a few minutes. Detection time and lead volume vary by market, source and search terms, and you can refine filters as you learn which conversations are most useful.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. You can try Alertly free for 7 days and set up lead-generation monitoring without a credit card.