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Quickstart

The minimum steps to get Earshot running — plan, Listener, and your first match.

Before you begin

This is the shortest path to a working setup. Fine-tuning comes later.

You'll need a Google account to sign in and an active plan (Scout or Solo) on the Billing page. Accept the Terms & Conditions, then start your 7-day free trial.

The Get started checklist on the sidebar tracks the same steps. On Scout, that's plan + Listener. On Solo, add a Persona (a Knowledge Base is optional).

Step 1 — Create a Persona

  1. Open Personas → New persona.
  2. Give it a Persona name and a sentence or two in Background & expertise.
  3. Click Create persona at the bottom of the form.

That's enough to start. Attach it to your Listener in Step 2.

We recommend you fine-tune your voice later in Personas — each field includes tips inline.

Screenshot: New persona form with Persona name and Background and expertise fields
ScreenshotNew persona form with Persona name and Background and expertise fields

Step 2 — Create a Listener

This is the step that actually starts monitoring Reddit.

  1. Open Listeners → New listener.
  2. Enter a Listener name and Broad topics to focus on, then click Next.
  3. Earshot will automatically choose relevant subreddits for you. Add or remove from the list as needed.
  4. Add at least one Primary keywords term.
  5. Click Create listener.

On Solo, select your Persona under Writing voice before you create. Defaults are fine for everything else.

Your Listener runs on a schedule automatically — no additional configuration is needed.

We recommend you fine-tune keywords, subreddits, and strictness later in Listeners — each form section includes tips inline.

Screenshot: New listener form showing Listener name and Broad topics to focus on
ScreenshotNew listener form showing Listener name and Broad topics to focus on

Step 3 — Wait for your first match

Earshot checks Reddit on the schedule you set. When something matches:

  • Solo — a draft appears under Drafts in the sidebar.
  • Scout — a thread appears under Monitored posts.

How long it takes depends on how active your subreddits are. Quiet communities may take a few runs.

We recommend you fine-tune if matches are too noisy or too sparse — see Listeners.

Step 4 — Review and post

Solo:

  1. Open the draft. Read the thread and Your reply.
  2. Edit if needed, then click Copy and open Reddit.
  3. Paste on Reddit yourself. Earshot marks the draft Posted when you copy.

Click ✕ Reject if the thread isn't worth a reply.

Scout: open the monitored post, read the thread on Reddit, and reply manually. Upgrade to Solo anytime for AI drafts.

We recommend you fine-tune your posting approach later in Replying on Reddit and Drafts.

Optional (do later)

These help but aren't required to get started:

  • Reddit username — Your Reddit account in the sidebar so Earshot skips your own posts and comments.
  • Knowledge Base — upload product docs for more accurate Solo drafts. See Knowledge Bases.

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