What's your #1 Launch tip or regret?

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Hey Product Hunt Community!

I'm thrilled (and nervous!) to announce that my app, SOCYAL, is set to launch on October 17th, and my team could use your expertise and insights to make it a success.

We'd love to hear your experiences and learn from your lessons.

So, here's a question for you:

What's the one thing you did that you believe made a significant impact on your product launch? OR, if you could turn back time, what's the one thing you wish you had done differently during your launch?

Whether it's a clever marketing tactic, a unique growth hack, or a valuable lesson learned the hard way, your insights would be incredibly valuable not only for us, but for others preparing for their own launches too.

Thanks! And looking forward to your stories, tips, and even your regrets - we're all here to learn and support each other.

Olena Bomko · Accepted Answer

Be active here and on social media.

Susan Fischer · Answer

Time zone difference 😭😭

Olaf · Answer

do the boring work that no one else wants to do.

Amol | OpenSign™ · Answer

Have a well made website that conveys the product details properly and tracks the engagement before & after launch.

André J · Answer

Spam all you can on linkedin, but careful so you don't end up in linkedin jail.

Jake Harrison · Answer

Prepare as early as possible! And launch your banner first, comment as much as you can

Earl Carvalho · Answer

@olenabomko Yes, that makes complete sense, and my team is on it. 🙂 Thank you for sharing.

Earl Carvalho · Answer

@sentry_co Yes indeed, we are being very mindful about our communication strategy on LinkedIn and other channels. Thanks for the reminder. 🙂

Earl Carvalho · Answer

@olaf_iowa Thanks for sharing this tip. Do you have any examples of the kind of “boring work” you refer to? I’d like to make sure I and my team are covering all bases.

Earl Carvalho · Answer

@jakeharr Thanks for the tips - we’ll keep that top of mind.

I hope Socyal’s launch will interest you! 🙂

Earl Carvalho · Answer

@a_s42 That’s a very good point, thanks!

Earl Carvalho · Answer

@chessnotion Thank you! What exactly about the time zone difference impacted your launch?

Susan Fischer · Answer

@earl_c my launch is currently on, you can upvote and comment... I use GMT time zone, and their time was in PDT, the error was in launch time and date. SO the mistake put me ahead by a 24 hours with respect to the time I wanted to launch. It was my own mistake though, not PH

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