What the sample does
The sample runs the same search and writing steps as the paid service on your website, then stops before anything goes live. You get real conversations, the comment we would add to each, and a line on why we picked it. A sample posts nothing.
The page fills in stages. It finds conversations from the last 24 hours, scores them for fit, then writes comments. In the 84 finished samples from our site form, the median run found 528 conversations and kept 35 as relevant. The first comments appear in about 2 minutes, and the full report takes about 10.
Quick picks: what are you doing?
- You want to read comments written for your brand: run this free sample.
- You want a list of subreddits for your niche and no comments yet: use the subreddit finder.
- You want to know what done-for-you Reddit marketing costs: read the price guide.
- You want to compare services before you try one: read the best places to buy Reddit mentions.
- You want the step-by-step from a buyer's side, with what to check in the comments: read how to see sample comments before you pay.
How to use it
Five steps, and most of it is waiting. Each step says what done looks like.
| Step | What you do | What done looks like |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paste your website into the form on the home page. No email and no card. | The page moves to your own run page and the stages start. |
| 2 | Wait about 2 minutes. | The first comments show. |
| 3 | Leave your email if you want the link later. This step is optional. | The analysis keeps running, and the report link goes to that address. |
| 4 | Wait about 10 minutes for the full report. | An in-page notice says it finished. The median report has 9 comments, and the most we show is 10. |
| 5 | Open each conversation in a new tab and read the comment beside it. | You can say which comments you would stand behind. |
What a full report shows
Each comment comes with the conversation it answers and the reason we chose it. Reports cover all five channels the service posts on, so a sample tells you where your buyers talk. Across 83 full reports from the site form, the 647 comments split as below.
| Channel | Comments | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 205 | 32% | |
| YouTube | 147 | 23% |
| 122 | 19% | |
| X | 109 | 17% |
| Medium | 64 | 10% |
Limits of the sample
- It only reads conversations from the last 24 hours, so a quiet niche gets fewer comments.
- The comments are drafts. They show you the voice and the thread picks, and they don't prove how many would stay up after posting.
- It takes a public company website. A domain we can't find returns an error asking you to check it.
- Running the same domain again opens its saved run page rather than starting a new sample.
- The form is rate-limited, so repeated runs can be refused for a while.
What it costs, and what comes after
The sample is free. If you want the service, starting costs $1, which saves your card. The $1,000 monthly billing starts only after you approve the setup in Slack, and it's month-to-month. We aim for 5 to 10 comments a day across Reddit, YouTube, Medium, LinkedIn and X combined, and your niche sets the real number. Prices are from our pricing section, read November 6, 2026.
For a recent delivery read: in the 30 days to November 5, 2026, the median of 55 client brands got 49 verified placements across the five channels, 9 of them on Reddit. That count includes brands that started or paused partway through.
Sources
- Sample timing, counts and channel split: CommunityMentions run records, 85 samples started from the site form, September 17 to November 4, 2026, read November 6, 2026. Timing covers the 84 that finished; comment counts cover the 83 with a saved report. Samples started by our own systems are left out.
- Delivery numbers: CommunityMentions delivery database, verified placements posted October 7 to November 5, 2026, read November 6, 2026.
- Price and terms: CommunityMentions pricing and company facts, read November 6, 2026.