12/17/2022 0 Comments Product hunt launch checklist![]() They say, “choose Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday if you want to get more eyeballs on your product, and weekend if you want less competition”. Make sure you play with the Submit New product fill-in-the-blanks way ahead of the launch date. The length of the description text is actually 260 characters, NOT 350 like on the Product Hunt preview website! I had to adjust the text on the fly. ![]() I had to create this comment on the go, but fortunately, I was able to edit it later. Mine wasn’t ready as I thought our CEO would post his comment first and I could take my time. When you submit your product to Product Hunt as a maker, you are required to add Maker’s comment for the product to go live.But it turned out the recommended size is 1270x760 for images - the PH team simply hadn't adjusted their old launch guide yet. The famous Product Hunt launch guide tells you the image size should be 635x380.Half of these groups are not active any longer, and you won’t get into the top Slack communities without an invite. You found the right ‘Launch Tips’ articles with links to various support groups on Facebook and Slack and think you’re all set? Not so fast.Incorrect information in the PH official launch guide and other pitfalls I didn’t expect that could ruin our launch: It isn’t an actual Product Hunt launch checklist (here are two great checklists: one and two), but I will highlight the most important and unexpected things. Now let’s talk about the actual preparations for the launch. The results of a more successful (and less niche) product were different - Infinity Maps who launched on a Tuesday and went on to become #2 Product of the Week, shared with us: “Traffic on our website, app, and sign-ups were massively increased for about 6 to 8 weeks after launch day. The majority of website visits and activity fell on the launch day and the next day. ‘People giving Nitro a try’ refer to playing with Nitro on the page without an account where a potential customer can “play” with Nitro and see how the instant quote works. 33 people giving Nitro a try (61 during the first week).215 website visits for the launch day (475 during the first week).335 upvotes for the launch day (500+ for the first week). ![]() Here’s what we got from becoming #4 Product of the Day on Product Hunt: Like I said, products with a more general appeal usually produce better results. Our Product Hunt launch board right when the big day was over ![]()
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