... Personally, I believe (and still stand by it) that there are no shortcuts to success, only well-thought-out and applied tactics. What marketing tactics for a successful product hunt launch have worked for you or grabbed your attention immediately? Here are a few I ve noticed: Live-streaming on launch day via X and YouTube. Getting hunted by an internal PH team member e.g., Rajiv hunted quite a few. Inviting as many makers with large followings to your team ... ... with native teaser pages ? Comment from sania khan(@sania_khan10): One tactic that really works for a successful Product Hunt launch is actually engaging with the community. Surprisingly, most people don t do this so when you do, it immediately

... didn't quite click for me initially. I wanted to start regularly using voice dictation, but it wasn't as seamless of an adoption as I was hoping for. When I switched to Aqua Voice, I was immediately sold though. Three things really stand out to me: It's extremely fast. The streaming mode makes editing as I go super easy. I love being able to say stuff like " let's actually re-do the second sentence in the first ... ... Very cool! I actually was not aware of that one, so I'll have to check it out. Any particular features that stand out, or any particular reason you chose that one over others? Comment from vishal pandey(@vshpandey96

... surprise OpenAI bill last month and needed team-wide visibility Both found us through word-of-mouth and PH, which validates that this pain point is REAL for people actually building with AI tools daily. What's Working vs. What's Not The good: Organic discovery is happening. People who find the tool immediately

... platform for their on-ground distributors and salespeople. I worked as a Product Manager there and helped solve many problems. In between, I also worked on some side projects like an OTT app in local language and a VS Code extension like Cursor in 2023 called Wisecody . Now I am immediately

... anyway. But I also see the argument for temporary free access during launch. Product Hunt users want to actually try what they're upvoting. How can they give meaningful feedback or become advocates if they hit a paywall immediately? Some makers offer special promo codes just for the PH community. Then there's the middle ground - a limited free trial that gives people enough time to evaluate during the launch buzz, but converts them to paid after. I've seen ... ... successful launches using all three approaches, but I'm curious what actually works better for building genuine momentum versus

... recently spent a month vibe-coding a web app that turns any recipe into a detailed nutrition label. My entire workflow was a loop of prompting Gemini, pasting the code into VS Code, fixing what broke, and repeating that x1000 times. I know about tools like Cursor & Replit, but I stuck with this manual setup since I'm more comfortable with it. No idea if it s the right way, but I just ran with it and got this ... ... next? Personal challenges so far: Getting transcripts reliably from YouTube is also a pain in the ass. I originally obtained them using a library with multiple proxies, then it didn't work for a while and I had to immediately

... Jots had a great launch on Monday, receiving plenty of support and 150 new users were willing to give it a shot! We immediately started listening to feedback and getting back to the code to get the next set of features ready! In Jots, you have the possibility to score your mood every day. And we just released a chart that will allow you to track your mood level over the week . Our next feature is an AI chatbot , that ...

... simple product feedback board from start to deploying. I completed it by deploying my first software built all by myself. I understood the most part of it on the first try, some needed revisiting. Started building another product immediately. This time, I switched my code editor from VS

... months would prevent their launch from being featured. They wanted a guaranteed feature, so they hoped removing the previous record would help. The person seemed to be from an agency, and while they offered verification, I couldn't immediately confirm their direct ties to the product team itself. This isn't the first time a maker team has discovered I've hunted their product. Usually, the reaction is surprise and excitement especially if the product was unexpectedly featured! My immediate

... early and mid stages of development. (Once you're moving toward production, these references become less essential.) Tactical Prompting Tips Explicitly instruct Bolt with phrases like, "Do not make code changes," during brainstorming sessions to prevent it from immediately jumping into code. This has been helpful for me when I just want to talk through a problem. Keeping a secondary AI assistant (like ChatGPT or Claude) available, and feeding it markdown reference files from your Bolt project, provides clearer, context ... ... fairly loaded topic. Analytics & Building Your Own Admin Tools Easily integrate Google Analytics by simply inputting your measurement ID into Bolt for basic user insights. Remember to ask it to track key events across your application. Alternatively

... write them My comments show up days later Today I got a notification for a comment someone left on my post 5 days ago! Each piece of feedback is precious, and I felt bad not being able to respond immediately Questions: Why is there such a time delay? Is there some kind of moderation happening? Is this only happening to newbie accounts? (The user who commented 5 days ago was also new) Could there be something wrong with my settings ... ... significantly reduce engagement. Yeeeah, we don't want that and I totally understand how that would lead to lower engagement or total disengagement . When you're interested in something you want that instant ability to engage with others vs

... Last week, I downloaded and purchased @AgBr after seeing it on the homepage. Its design and super specific goal just immediately clicked with me. I love black & white photography, and this was a really interesting and approachable way to experiment with it; even though I've never been much of a photographer myself. I'm usually just appreciating others' photos. But then, over this past weekend, I noticed that I kept feeling compelled to take pictures throughout ... ... take through it, most work, some don't but it's fun! Comment from Ajay Sahoo(@ajay27324): I have used softwares in accordance to ease of use, technical tasks, clients requirement, varied projects under developement, rendered and served i.e., VSCO

... available contact (about the company, owner) Testimonials using "fake" stock photos (this is especially noticeable to people who work in marketing and tech) Untraceable product creator do not know his name, face,... Not offering a free trial version and immediately asking for payment If you do all of these things at once, it leaves a very bad impression. Recently, I wanted to try a tool, and accepted the terms of use, but couldn t cancel the trial after submitting ... ... stuff like that honestly that's a straight turn off and most of the times an obvious one I would prefer to help out someone who openly says this is an early version of the product yada yada vs

... when we go live, we re not just launching a product we re delivering a solution that an engaged, invested, and eager audience is already excited about. Comment from Vishal (@vishal_rayarao): @nuellaugochi  Thank you, looking into it immediately Comment from Vishal (@vishal_rayarao): Such a great discussion! I ve seen both approaches work, but it really depends on the product and market. Building an audience first is ideal if you're creating something new and need validation ... ... your products TG isn't that audience then it won't really help you. But if your business is targetting your particular audience, then it makes sense to have a ready audience from day 1. Sometimes, you just want immediate

... editor journey has been: 1. Tried out Github copilot in VS Code. Loved it. 2. Then tried out @Cursor after @bernatfortet kept talking about it. Immediately

... project, I sought to identify the problem I wanted to solve. With the Babel project (github*com/eonist/babel), I aimed to use AI to translate localization strings for iPhone apps. I needed to localize my app soon, and the only alternative was to pay $150+ to services like Localise*com. How hard could it be? Famous last words (But not this time. ) Identifying the Problem: - High Cost: Existing solutions like Localise*com are priced at $150+ per month. - Dependency on Third ... ... fully grasp. After a few hours, I had the five steps coded up in five different GitHub Action workflows. - Then I took a long break before uploading the project with GitHub Desktop and began debugging errors. - GitHub Actions immediately