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do you need an audience to win in Product hunt?

Borja Soler
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Lately, I've seen a lot of discussion on X about why you should have an audience to become a top 3 product in PH. While I think this could be true, there is also the option that the audience doesn't resonate with the product, and you don't get that many upvotes What is your experience? what have you seen?

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Corinn Pope
Design Pickle
I think so. Or have a good marketing team. But I think there's less utility if your audience and your ideal customer don't really overlap. Sure, you'll get upvotes, but will you get customers?
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André J
A solid differentiator is better than a community. If you have it, you can leverage that and get a good hunter for instance. There are no absolutes on PH
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Russ Halilov
Bluedot
Bluedot
yes for sure! i see more and more that products with large audience winning more and more. even if contenders have better products.
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Borja Soler
Videotok
Videotok
@russ_halilov how are you trying to build one?
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Premarket Bell
Premarket Bell
Yes Sure
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Avital Trifsik
It's always good to have an audiance to help you spread the word :)
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Chalie Clark
Promomix
Promomix
Yes, having an existing audience can significantly boost our chances of success on Product Hunt.
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Igor Lysenko
IXORD
IXORD
Having your own community on PH is an important part of becoming the top product of the day.
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Jamie L
Having an engaged audience can definitely give you a head start, Borja, but don't underestimate the power of Product Hunt's community to spot and elevate great products. Focus on presenting your product's value clearly, and the audience will follow!
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Ethan Xu
AI Client Finder
AI Client Finder
Absolutely, Borja! Having an engaged audience can significantly boost your chances of success on Product Hunt as it helps in driving upvotes and discussions.
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George Aleesu
Lancepilot
Lancepilot
It's very necessary no matter the assumptions! You'll always need audience to get the top of the chart
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Borja Soler
Videotok
Videotok
@rhexai I agree with this, but there are probably other ways to get to the top, too?
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Soumil Rathi
SkillPool
Launching soon!
Yes, as far as what I've seen, the majority of top products tend to have founders with large communities!
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PRIYANKA MANDAL
Lancepilot
Lancepilot
Hi Borja, In my experience, having an audience can definitely give you a boost on Product Hunt, but it's not the sole determinant of success. While having an engaged audience can help generate initial traction and upvotes, ultimately, the quality and relevance of your product play a significant role.
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Swayam
You will always need an audience to get you to the top. Let's connect and build one.
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Borja Soler
Videotok
Videotok
@swayammi7 sure! share me your upcoming product this is mine: https://www.producthunt.com/prod...
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Chemical Bull
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Atticus Li
You don't want audience. You want super fans.
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Borja Soler
Videotok
Videotok
@atticusli best answer An audience that doesn't support you is not really helpful
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Atticus Li
@solerbor Our biggest competitor went under earlier this month because they were paying for impressions and not actual conversions of sales. Audience will just watch, but fans will follow you any where
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Emily C
ZeroThreat
ZeroThreat
You can't win any show unless you know where you are lacking of.
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