A solo founder built a free World Cup predictor to market a PTO app
A r/SideProject user said they built a free World Cup prediction game to promote their PTO app, LeaveLift. The game includes score predictions for all 104 World Cup matches, a knockout bracket, live auto-scoring, a streak game, and a bot that predicts every match. The maker said they used a subdomain instead of buying ads, and the game only shows PTO-related links when a workday match creates a relevant moment. They said they will share conversion numbers after the group stage.
Key points
- The maker runs LeaveLift, a PTO planning app.
- They launched a free World Cup predictor at wc.leavelift.com.
- The game includes match predictions, a knockout bracket, live auto-scoring, a streak game, and a prediction bot.
- The funnel uses contextual links instead of ads or popups.
- The maker plans to post conversion numbers after the group stage.
Quick term guide
- r/SideProject
- A Reddit forum where people share small personal products and projects.
- SideProject
- A small personal project built outside a main job or company product.
- knockout bracket
- A tournament chart where winners move on and losers are out.
- subdomain
- A separate web address that sits under a main domain name.
- conversion
- The rate at which visitors or users take a desired action, like signing up or paying
- business
- An activity where you provide value to others in exchange for money.
- marketing
- The activities used to tell people about a product and encourage them to buy it.
- side project
- A small project someone builds outside their main job or main business.