Need help with distribution ideas for my SaaS for Non Tech Students/Freelancers

Hey everyone,

I’ve been building a small SaaS tool over the past few weeks aimed at students and non-technical freelancers who want a simple way to create a portfolio website.

The core problem I’m trying to solve is that a lot of students trying to freelance (design, video editing, social media, etc.) lose opportunities because clients immediately ask for a portfolio, and many of them don’t have a proper site to show their work.

So the product basically helps them generate a simple portfolio site quickly without needing to know anything technical.

Right now I’m trying to figure out distribution, which honestly feels much harder than building the product.

Things I’ve experimented with so far:

•	Posting in relevant Reddit communities

•	Reaching out to small businesses / freelancers on Instagram

•	Sharing a few short demo reels on Instagram

•	Offering early users free access to test the product

I even tried running a very small ₹300 ad test just to see if the messaging resonates.

So far I’ve gotten some conversations and one organic user through Reddit, but I’m still trying to understand where this audience actually hangs out online.

My main target users are things like:

•	student designers

•	student video editors

•	social media freelancers

•	non-technical freelancers starting out

For anyone here who has built tools for students or freelancers, I’d love to hear:

•	where you found your first 50–100 users

•	communities where these users are active

•	distribution channels that worked better than expected

Right now it feels like I’m throwing things at the wall, so any advice or lessons from your own experience would be really helpful