After launching 3 products on ProductHunt that was not successful. Here what I learned.
Ruhi
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It's not always about Upvotes or becoming #product of the day. Sometimes you have accept it that it's okay your product was not that good it still needs improvement.
All the product which I launched previously was in #12, #13 and #19 so close to #10 I also wondered where did my launches went wrong.
I have a few people to support me from twitter, I created coming soon page and followed all the tips still couldn't make it to top 10.
I'm still figuring out were I went wrong. Was my product was not good?
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Neel Patel@neelptl2602
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@ruhi_singh__ My 2cents. There is a difference when someone ask me to upvote them and when I genuinely get intrigued to view their product and end up upvoting.
A lot to do with product and how much it can relate to the community here. It may not be the product, just the relevance of it to the general audience here or it could be product. You should also consider exploring other ways.
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@neelptl2602 yes definitely I also think in same way maybe it's my product or the audience here can't resonate with it.
I saw your launches, they seem to be getting more traction as time goes! I think the thing that differentiates between 100 some vote launches and 500+ vote launches are whether they have an existing fan/community base or not.
@charlie_choi3 Building a community is a necessity for creators nowadays. That alone makes a huge difference - though you need a product to build that community.
An infinite loop in existence!
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@charlie_choi3 oohh that great point. I have never thought if this. Maybe the existing fan plays vital role.
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@charlie_choi3 @outlivo absolutely I agree with you. Which platform you use to build community?
@ruhi_singh__ I tried Instagram for 3+ years- which unfortunately didn't work for me. So, I'm trying to build a community on LinkedIn now ^^
@charlie_choi3 @outlivo IMO not every product has a target group that is suitable or likely to build a community. Unfortunately, this also means that those products directed at early adopter or tech-savvy folks will always have somewhat of an advantage.
Thanks for sharing!
WorkHub
don't lose your courage
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@qudsia_ali No I'm not. I will work on my setback
Bubbl Widget
The primary goal should be gaining more sign-ups/downloads/site visitors rather than POTD title.
All this attempts are good step to success. Keep pushing my friend!
Nero AI Video Upscaler
Keep going!
Tamly: Automate B2B Sales Outreach
learning from setbacks is key to growth, success often comes after multiple iterations, so keep pushing forward and making improvements based on what you've learned.
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@tunc_emran yes working in what's your lacking is great strategy.
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It's all about the process!
Even the most successful entrepreneurs have faced setbacks. Your dedication to improvement will pay off in the long run.
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@camilaavictorr thanks for your kind word 😊
Meshy
You will have more competitors on weekdays so it's hard to get a higher rank. We are also going to launch on weekday so hope for the good >< And don't be upset. It needs time to build a solid community. Talk to users and make them really engaged on your product is also important.
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@gingerkidney good luck for your launch
Meshy
@ruhi_singh__ Thank you!
WhatsApp CRM
my first time was out of the table and the second time is 22. So....
My first two products didn't even make it to the top.
Tomorrow I'm launching my 3rd product and I'm worried that it didn't happen again
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@maksym_skrypka Don't worry. Just relax and try to figure out what you can do to be in top.
@ruhi_singh__ Thank you for your support
Blocks
Thanks for openly sharing with the community. Truth be told, I'm yet to see how our product launch goes, so no expertise here. Wish you great luck in the future.
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Seamailer
You don't have to beat yourself up, Ruhi.
The problem might not be with your product but with the community.
Products that get 1, 2, or 3 did not because they were the best but because they surrounded themselves with a community of supporters.
You can try relaunching them; this time, first build a connection with the people around you, nurture the relationship, support them, and they will support you back.
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@judith_amarachi_ absolutely agree with you on this point. Gonna try it for my next launch.
Thanks for being open and even tho I've never launched anything, I feel ya.
I'm planning my first launch and I'm a bit nervous about it since we don't have yet a solid community around. So cannot expect anything super great.
Although I know this, it makes me think how big pressure there will be to get upvotes, like others do.
I have had a lot of people reach out to me on linkedIn / twitter from product hunt on launch day recently - might be worth trying that for your next launch!
The algorithm also weights comments higher than upvotes I believe, so might be worth encouraging people to comment :)
@ruhi_singh__ it seems to work, a lot of people on PH do it. You don't have to ask for the upvote straight away- you can work on Building a relationship with the person first
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@william_mathews1 Yes I have also seen lots of people reaching out for support but I feel like it's not nice to invade someone privacy and ask them to upvote. If I'm connecting with someone for first time I don't want to just ask them for support.
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@william_mathews1 I use Twitter to ask people support me but I don't DM them.
Scade.pro
Never give up! There are always important lessons and invaluable experience to be learned from any failure.
Scade.pro
@maria_anosova so true!
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@maria_anosova Our failures teaches us a lot. I'm just learning and growing day by day
Commenter.ai
I am launching soon on product hunt and I am hoping to get the best results, It's my first time launch so I am hoping for best.
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@bogomil_stoev good luck for your launch 👍