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# Quick Canadian Repair Search RSS Guide
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## 🎯 Canadian-First Strategy: Search RSS Feeds
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**Key Insight:** Don't monitor entire subreddits - search for repair keywords within Canadian communities to find targeted leads.
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### Step 1: Choose Canadian Cities
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1. Start with major cities: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary
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2. Use `canadian-subreddits.md` (in same docs/ directory) for complete list
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3. Focus on 2-3 cities you can actively monitor
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### Step 2: Create Keyword Search RSS Feeds
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For each city, create targeted search feeds:
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**URL Format:**
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```
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https://www.reddit.com/r/[subreddit]/search.rss?q=[keywords]&sort=new&type=link
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```
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**High-Impact Keyword Combinations:**
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#### Toronto Repairs
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```
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# iPhone/MacBook specific
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https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/search.rss?q=iPhone+repair+OR+macbook+repair+OR+"screen+broken"&sort=new&type=link
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# General device repairs
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https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/search.rss?q="won't+turn+on"+OR+"water+damage"+OR+"not+working"&sort=new&type=link
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# Service requests
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https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/search.rss?q="looking+for+repair"+OR+"need+repair"+OR+"repair+shop"&sort=new&type=link
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```
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#### Vancouver Repairs
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# Device specific
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https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/search.rss?q=laptop+repair+OR+iPhone+repair+OR+"phone+broken"&sort=new&type=link
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# Problem specific
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https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/search.rss?q="won't+charge"+OR+"screen+broken"+OR+"water+damage"&sort=new&type=link
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```
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#### Calgary Repairs
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```
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# Broad repair search
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https://www.reddit.com/r/calgary/search.rss?q=repair+OR+fix+OR+broken+OR+"not+working"&sort=new&type=link
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# Specific devices
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https://www.reddit.com/r/calgary/search.rss?q=iPhone+OR+laptop+OR+macbook+"repair"&sort=new&type=link
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```
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### Step 3: Subscribe & Monitor
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1. **Add feeds to RSS reader** (Feedly, Inoreader, etc.)
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2. **Set daily notifications** for new posts
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3. **Review posts for relevance** - focus on local repair requests
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4. **Subscribe to conversations** of promising threads
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### Pro Tips for Success
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- **Start Small**: 3-5 search feeds per city maximum
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- **Quality over Quantity**: Better to monitor 2 cities well than 10 poorly
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- **Engage Daily**: Comment on 1-2 relevant threads per day
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- **Track Results**: Note which searches produce the best leads
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- **Expand Gradually**: Add cities as you master your current monitoring
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### Quick Copy-Paste Templates
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**Toronto Master Set:**
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```
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https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/search.rss?q=iPhone+repair+OR+macbook+repair+OR+laptop+repair&sort=new&type=link
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https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/search.rss?q="won't+turn+on"+OR+"screen+broken"+OR+"water+damage"&sort=new&type=link
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https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/search.rss?q="looking+for+repair"+OR+"need+repair"&sort=new&type=link
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```
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**Vancouver Master Set:**
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```
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https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/search.rss?q=iPhone+repair+OR+macbook+repair+OR+laptop+repair&sort=new&type=link
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https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/search.rss?q="won't+turn+on"+OR+"screen+broken"+OR+"water+damage"&sort=new&type=link
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https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/search.rss?q="looking+for+repair"+OR+"need+repair"&sort=new&type=link
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```
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