Growth/Community Marketer, Etsy & eBay Seller SaaS Tool (Pre-Launch Validation)

Growth/Community Marketer, Etsy & eBay Seller SaaS Tool (Pre-Launch Validation) We're validating a SaaS tool for Etsy and eBay dropshipping sellers. It generates AI-optimized listing content, titles, descriptions, and tags, and publishes it across both marketplaces without manual re-entry per platform. The landing page is in development with UTM/source tracking, a referral mechanic (signups unlock a better locked-in rate by referring others), and signup sync to ConvertKit. Founding-member price is $14/mo locked for life. No paid ad budget right now, this is organic and community-driven traffic only. We need someone to own that traffic and conversion motion. What you'd do: - Find and engage the real communities where Etsy and eBay dropshipping sellers spend time (subreddits, Discord servers, Facebook groups, forums) - Run organic content and outreach that drives clicks to the landing page, tracked by UTM - Build tactics around the referral mechanic, since signups can unlock a better rate by referring others - Report regularly on what you tried, what worked, and what you'd change Who we need: - Real credibility in seller, reseller, or ecommerce communities, not generic "growth marketing" experience - A track record of growing something (an audience, a waitlist, a community) from zero, without a budget or built-in following behind you - Organic, content, or community-led growth background, not a paid-media buyer - Work you can actually point to: real links, real communities, real numbers, not just claims in a cover letter How this will run: Fixed-price, milestone-based, not hourly. Three milestones, funded one at a time, continuing only if the prior one lands well. Total potential value is $1,150 across roughly 5 weeks. Milestone 1, Skills Trial, $200, 5 to 7 days This is the actual test. Everything in it is something we can independently verify. - First few days: map 5 to 6 real, currently active communities (subreddit, Discord, Facebook group, or forum) where Etsy/eBay dropshipping sellers actually hang out. For each, include a link, a note on the community's norms around self-promotion, and your planned approach for it. - By end of week: real posts, comments, or outreach in at least 2 of those communities using UTM-tagged links we provide, with proof. - At close: a short written report on what you tried, what happened, and what you'd prioritize next and why. Milestone 2, First Growth Cycle, $450, 2 weeks Expand into 2 to 3 more communities based on what milestone 1 showed working, sustain a regular posting and outreach cadence, and build content or outreach specifically around the referral mechanic. Weekly reports. Milestone 3, Iterate & Systemize, $500, 2 weeks Double down on what's working, cut what isn't, and deliver a short internal playbook (working communities, content templates, cadence) so the approach isn't locked in one person's head. To apply, answer this in your proposal, not a form letter: name two real communities (subreddit, Discord, Facebook group, or forum) where Etsy or eBay dropshipping sellers actually hang out, and describe one organic tactic you'd use in the first two weeks to drive signups to a brand-new landing page with zero existing audience. To confirm you read this in full, start your proposal with the words SELLER SIGNAL.