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How do you get #1 on product hunt?
There’s a few ways you can take advantage of the audience you’ve already built, without resorting to begging or spamming.
- ❌ Don’t blindly mass email/tweet on launch day.
- ✅ Leverage your email list like a reasonable human.
- ✅ Target your outreach with Product Hunt Ship.
- ✅ Re-use your launch video in (re)marketing campaigns.
How does the product hunt algorithm work?
Quite intuitively, Product Hunt’s algorithm rewards users who take the effort to build their profile by participating in the community and supporting other products. Distribute this over a couple of months into your launch, to gather a good following and support base on the platform.
What is the best day to launch on product hunt?
Best time according to Popsters: Contrary to popular belief that Tuesday is the best day to publish, Sunday between midnight and one a.m. was the best day, with relatively higher chances to place higher in Product Hunt’s listings, as well as more upvotes.
How do you get more points on Product Hunt?
You can earn points by actively contributing across Product Hunt. Contributing includes: posting products, creating discussions, and engaging in conversations. You’ll gain points when other community members upvote, cheer, or in any way appreciate your contribution.
When should you post on product hunt?
If you put out a popular post which people love then you’re likely to get be featured no matter when you post your product, but to maximise your chance of success you should aim to post just after 12:00am PST. This will give you as much time as possible to gain traction and popularity.
How do you succeed on a Product Hunt?
Once you’re able to give the launch your full attention, here are the next steps.
- Publish your product on Product Hunt.
- Respond with high-quality comments.
- Shout out on social media that you’re on Product Hunt.
- Don’t ask for upvotes.
- Add a widget on your site to highlight your live launch on Product Hunt.
What is Product Hunt and why should you use it?
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.
Is the “Ultimate Guide to launch on Product Hunt” accurate?
There are dozens of different articles and posts, each promising to be the “Ultimate Guide to launching on Product Hunt.” While the intentions of the authors are good and most of the recommendations accurate, each article unwittingly contains misinformation that we’ll address throughout this post. In this post we’ll cover:
How does Product Hunt rank posts?
Product Hunt features and promotes posts based on a secret algorithm. Exactly how the algorithm determines which posts should be highly ranked is unknown, but there are some key actions which are sure to help you climb the rankings and get featured: Upvotes. Early votes as soon as you launch.
Why am I being penalized for linking to ProductHunt?
Linking to “producthunt.com”. Link directly to your product page. Linking to “producthunt.com” only makes it harder for people to find you and doesn’t have any effect on the algorithm at all. It seems to be “common knowledge” that you’re punished for linking directly to your product page — it’s simply not true.