Tips for launching an info product on PH?
Shahul Rashik
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Hey PH fam!
What are the best practices to follow while launching an info product, guide, e-books, or resources on PH?
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Fabian Maume@fabian_maume
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Launch on Friday. This is the lowest competition day. As Infor product tends to underperform it is better to go for a low competition day.
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@fabian_maume Thanks for this insight! I was considering a Tue, Wed or Thur launch but this is a better way to go about
A few different things you can do:
- Start creating a product hunt ship page to collect support: https://www.producthunt.com/ship
- These kind of resources often perform the best on Friday/Saturday/Sunday as there is not as much competition, meaning that with fewer upvotes you can more easily make first page.
(Depends a bit on the size of your current community/popularity of the guide what day you end up picking)
- Do you already have an audience waiting for these materials? If not you can start creating a hype around it on your different channels. Maybe release snippets or attention grabbers from the information in them to get people's attention.
@nicolaas_spijker This is very helpful! I have started teasing the launch on Twitter. Soon, will start building an audience and sharing it on Indiehackers, Reddit, PH, etc.
@shahul_rashik Nice! What's your Twitter? Always looking to support fellow makers :).
@nicolaas_spijker Appreciate it, Nico! https://twitter.com/shahulrashik
I'm prepping for my launch, so I can share a few things I've found:
- Building your audience before the launch so they support it. Social can help with this.
- Partnerships. Asking people in a similar space or who do what you do to support you on launch day can give you a big boost.
- Create a single page with simple instructions for your audience so it's easier for them to follow through.
- Find lists of forums in your space and post on them as often as you can, consistently, for a week or two before launch.
- Offer an additional bonus. Let your people know that supports are entered into a draw of some kind (they'd have to prove they supported).
- Offer a good discount on PH (if paid product). Or, offer a bonus for subscribers if they sub on launch day.
Hope that helps! Good luck!!