What does a 'successful Product Hunt launch' mean to you?

Doesn't this depend on why you're launching on Product Hunt itself? If your goal is to get high traffic and generate leads, ranking is one factor, but you also need to reach out to the right people. Alternatively, if you're new in the market and looking for maximum traction, then being among the top 10 products of the day is an effective approach. One last tip: I've observed the most engaged in this community often have "successful Product Hunt launches" irrespective of their goals.

Each company has different stages and product maturity. For my products, I think the high number of upvotes is important. Our product-GhostCut has already served tens of thousands of users, and the MVP stage is behind us. Therefore, I measure the success of my product based on a higher number of upvotes. This is because a high number of upvotes leads to high traffic on your product page which in turn results in more sales.

Product Launching mean you can get feedback about your product's pros and cons.

I'd say in general, high conversion to the metric your looking to change. It may be just visibility, free trials, subscriptions, etc. but overall any good launch is made with some specific metrics in mind (usually with the Awareness or Acquisition stages in mind)

Making sales for sure.

for me Making Sales or Conversions For monetized products, making sales or conversions is a clear indicator of a successful launch, as it demonstrates that people not only find value in your product but are also willing to pay for it.

A successful Product Hunt launch entails attention, engagement, and positive feedback, attracting users, and validating value proposition for growth.

Great question - We launched today (Yay! Please support) and the PH badge would mean: - Social proof - Opens doors to B2B conversations with potential travel partners - Helps shape the MVP Not aiming for $, which is why we have a deep discount of $1 per tour (I couldn't get my payment provider to make it any lower!), so sales is a bonus.

Users that converts, I would say.

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Being able to gather some vocal early adopters as well as attention from the right people is what would make my product hunt launch successful. We are launching our closed alpha by the end of this month and I am still learning how we get that milestone/target met