All Launches Are Equal, But Some Launches Are More Equal Than Others*

Julia Zakharova
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We were officially denied a ranking**. Thanks for not deleting us entirely. Seriously. But why give us a chance to compete at all? Why didn't the moderator reject us right away when they saw our project during the moderation stage? Why are we stuck in the "All" section for no reason? If we didn't fit the format, we should have been told from the start. But no, we spent 5 hours emailing tech support. We even bothered Hoover (sorry for reaching out directly, we thought that's how everyone does it. But it wasn't meant to be.) Our niche competitors also got featured here. Some prepped like us and got ranked, some didn't prep and got nothing. Here they are: https://www.producthunt.com/products/draftss https://www.producthunt.com/products/hyacinth-unlimited-design-subscription https://www.producthunt.com/products/designment https://www.producthunt.com/products/jamm-design-subscription So here's the deal: after the official denial, we stopped our campaign to bring our followers to Product Hunt. We bothered hundreds of people on their day off – for nothing. A case study is a case study. It's just marketing. We knew that. Thanks everyone for your support! 💙 *(Inspired by Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell) ** https://www.producthunt.com/posts/fancy-2

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Fabian Maume
It is a more and more common issue with product hunt. You can try to relaunch a micro tool it tends to work well for agencies: https://www.tetriz.io/blog/produ...
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Julia Zakharova
@fabian_maume we knew about the micro product, but decided to launch as is, as we were confident in the experience of competitors. Thanks for the useful link!
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Alisha Widianti
Sorry to hear about your situation Julia, seems like this is becoming more of a common thing in Product Hunt..
Andrei Kashtanov
The same thing happened to us. What is more concerning is that there has been no reply from PH support for weeks. Complete ghosting.
Konrad S.
I have noticed several times that PH either changes their criteria without notice, or is very inconsisten with appying them. I feel your frustration!
Gurkaran Singh
Hey there! It sounds like your Product Hunt journey had more twists and turns than a rollercoaster! Remember, in the world of launches, sometimes the best rankings come from unexpected detours. Keep up the hustle!