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Borja Soler

do you need an audience to win in Product hunt?

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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
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?
Atticus Li
You don't want audience. You want super fans.
Borja Soler
@atticusli best answer An audience that doesn't support you is not really helpful
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
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!
PRIYANKA MANDAL
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.
Swayam
You will always need an audience to get you to the top. Let's connect and build one.
Borja Soler
@swayammi7 sure! share me your upcoming product this is mine: https://www.producthunt.com/prod...
George B. Aleesu
It's very necessary no matter the assumptions! You'll always need audience to get the top of the chart
Borja Soler
@rhexai I agree with this, but there are probably other ways to get to the top, too?
Ethan Xu
Absolutely, Borja! Having an engaged audience can significantly boost your chances of success on Product Hunt as it helps in driving upvotes and discussions.
Emily C
You can't win any show unless you know where you are lacking of.
Igor Lysenko
Having your own community on PH is an important part of becoming the top product of the day.
Avital Trifsik
It's always good to have an audiance to help you spread the word :)
Viola Schoell
Yes
Russ Halilov
yes for sure! i see more and more that products with large audience winning more and more. even if contenders have better products.
Borja Soler
@russ_halilov how are you trying to build one?
Chalie Clark
Yes, having an existing audience can significantly boost our chances of success on Product Hunt.
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
Soumil Rathi
Yes, as far as what I've seen, the majority of top products tend to have founders with large communities!
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Ali Haider Khan
yes sure i need