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A narrowly scoped browser extension automates a Facebook follow-up task and sells through community owners and creator partnerships.
approximately 7,500 users · $10K/mo was a future target
Pre-sell the workflow to people who already manage the audience; the founder validated demand in Facebook groups before the extension dashboard existed.
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Rj Ahmed, a 21-year-old founder in Pakistan, built a Chrome extension described as sending messages to newly added Facebook friends. He first tested the concept with people in Facebook communities, including a post that drew 76 comments in one day, according to the interview. Before a working dashboard existed, he presold access to community administrators and used early payments to cover development. The creator says Ahmed had made about $8,000 total from the extension and was approaching 7,500 users; these are reported figures, not independently verified. He sold access at prices including $97 one-time launch offers and discussed lifetime deals of $1,000–$1,500 for some customers. The founder’s $10,000 monthly recurring revenue figure was a goal, not an achieved result. The story centers on a small software product distributed through trusted community owners and influencers, with partnerships serving both as sales and as a way to reach users.
For a small browser extension, start where the workflow already happens. Ahmed tested demand with Facebook community members and described a post that generated 76 comments in a day.
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Data credibility: Creator-reported founder interview. Approximately $8,000 total earnings, roughly 7,500 users, partner sales, and pricing are not independently verified. The $10,000 monthly figure is described as a goal, not achieved MRR. The extension brand spelling is unclear in the auto transcript; Friend Funnels is a working label based on the spoken phrase.
The first dollars came through preselling. Ahmed described selling the extension concept to community administrators before customers could see a finished dashboard; one early payment helped cover the software development cost.
The product’s distribution loop tied a useful extension to the people who already controlled relevant communities. Ahmed sold partner access to administrators and creators, and some promoted it as a bonus to their own offers.
A new extension can lose momentum between concept validation and a reliable release. Ahmed describes starting with little money, spending time figuring out payments and business setup, and preselling before the dashboard was ready.
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