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Get upvotes only from high-quality accounts If you have a proper start-up product, we highly recommend you to do a pre-launch/early access campaign/email list/beta testers outreach - before you launch on Product Hunt.ĥ. Ask your friends to upvote in advance or gather a pre-launch audience so they’ll upvote as soon as you launch. We assume that the “super-secret algorithm” of Product Hunt gives extra points for those early upvotes. Get as many comments and upvotes as early as you can because that’ll boost the ranking of your product. We made a mistake and added a direct link to our product, perhaps that could be a reason why we were in 30th place with the relatively high result (133 votes) between start-ups that had fewer votes. Product Hunt does state that linking to your page and asking for upvotes is a “big no-no “ and also may indicate that you are trying to “game the system”. Don’t include a direct link when you are sharing on social media If the numbers are not high, it might be a perfect time to launch your product.ģ. It depends on how many products are launched during a particular day, so just check the concurrency and see how many upvotes others have. Although we posted on Tuesday, Sunday is considered as the best day, with relatively higher chances to place higher in Product Hunt’s listings, as well as more upvotes. There is no “magic” time to post, but it’s best practice to do it before 9 am PST so there’s enough time in the day for people to discover and discuss your latest creation.Īlso, pay some attention to the day you are posting. Product Hunt does not adjust for time zones so be sure to double-check you are launching at the time you’d like to in PST. The homepage is based on a 24-hour cycle, new products hit the homepage at 12:01 am PST and are added throughout the day. There are some considerations regarding posting time to keep in mind. Ask questions on the forum, build real relationships, ask for feedback, make friends in comments and just be an active member on the platform. For starters, check out the products daily and upvote the ones you like. Treat this platform as any other online community and start building a strong network. Networking is the key to a successful launch on Product Hunt. It allows you to create a landing page and gather emails before you launch, and when you launch the product, inform the subscribers about it by sending an email.īe active in the Product Hunt community.

Also, if you are launching a new product to the market (it’s your first launch), use Product Hunt Ship. It is also recommended to add a video to your product listing. Prepare a checklist of what needs to be done, which includes making short and long descriptions, a tagline, select photos you want to use. It is very important to prepare for the launch in advance. And in this article, we are going to share what we learned from our PH launch experience. These results were not the best but the thing is that we have learned a lot. Our launch response was average, I would say: 30th place with 133 upvotes. To put it simply, launching on Product Hunt is an awesome way to build awareness and gain traction by putting your product in front of a highly relevant audience of tech enthusiasts and influencers who can help you share your product, improve your offering and grow your user base. Other start-ups may use Product Hunt as an initial product launch strategy. We already had our product released to the market so we used Product Hunt as a way to attract more users and customers that would be interested in our product. The site includes a comments system and an upvoting system similar to Hacker News or Reddit. Users submit products, which are listed in a linear format by day. In general, Product Hunt is an American website to share and discover new products. This week, we presented our app isLucid on Product Hunt.