Win the First 4 Hours of a Product Hunt Launch
Win the First 4 Hours of a Product Hunt Launch is a launches & ph/hn tactic for getting your first users: PH shows products in random order for the first 4 hours, then ranks by votes. Concentrating 150-200 votes into that window locks you into the top 5 for the rest of the day.
It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for any product with a launch moment. As a launches & ph/hn play, plan for medium effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.
- Channel: Launches & PH/HN
- Best for: any product with a launch moment
- Effort: Medium
- Speed: Fast
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does launches & ph/hn work for this?
Most PH visitors only upvote what's already on the front page, so once you're top 5 it becomes self-reinforcing and hard to dislodge.
The exact steps (5)
The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.
Sources
- Source — IndieHackers · indiehackers.com