cassandra77
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After feeling most launch platforms were missing something, I started my own with a simple difference: help product makers get feedback over a month, and not just fight for upvotes during a launch day.
I shipped the platform and submitted it to Product Hunt.
The results were
If you're preparing a launch too, here are some tips
Hope it helps.
I shipped the platform and submitted it to Product Hunt.
The results were
- 5k+ visits on launch day, 10k in total.
- featured 2 times in the Product Hunt newsletter.
- product of the day in front of Claude3 (Anthropic).
- product of the week for Devools, and 2nd product of the week for marketing tools.
- 10k unique users after a month
If you're preparing a launch too, here are some tips
- Your product's value should be simple, almost naked. Your pitch direct: "Do X, get Y". The value should be minimal and visual. I launched without a landing page, so I advise you focus on the MVP.
- Start with a Beta, 1-month max: use it as a teaser. Be visual about it. Show graphs and screenshots. Build in public.
- Have a clear goal in mind: in my case, it was to "maximize the 24-hour traffic", but it can be "rank in top-3". Choose a metric to monitor.
- Then tease on PH too 2 weeks before. Aim for ~20-30 followers on PH. A few days before the launch, tease again. So people know it matters to you.
- The power of a community beats VC money and bots. Please never buy fake data - it'll harm your reputation, and people will see corrective drops in your upvotes
- Post every 2-3 hours: mostly about your progress, about your competitors as well - it was a good way to put the spotlight on your product's value (not just on the launch).
Hope it helps.