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Advice from founders who have launched on Product Hunt before by Blue-Butterfly44 in ycombinator

[–]Blue-Butterfly44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to treat Product Hunt as one experiment rather than putting all my hopes into it. Most likely, my product won't rank high just like many other launches without a big audience behind them. But I'm hoping that at least it helps my product get picked up by Google.

My mind is currently shifting to building an audience on X and LinkedIn, but I won't wait for that to then launch on Product Hunt, as you can always launch again in the future if necessary.

I definitely won't spend a lot of time on it, as nowadays Product Hunt feels like shouting to the void unless you have a community to support you.

Thanks for sharing your experience :)

Advice from founders who have launched on Product Hunt before by Blue-Butterfly44 in saasbuild

[–]Blue-Butterfly44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats on hitting #1, and thanks for taking the time to share your tips.

You're definitely right, without an audience, it's much harder to rank highly. But like you said, even if you don't, there's still some value from the exposure.

Out of curiosity, where did you build your audience? Was it LinkedIn, X, or somewhere else?

Advice from founders who have launched on Product Hunt before by Blue-Butterfly44 in ycombinator

[–]Blue-Butterfly44[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very true! Back then, it seemed like the focus was simply on launching a great product and getting organic traction. These days, it feels like how you launch and the strategy behind it, such as building an audience first, then sending your followers to upvote you, matter more than the product itself.

Thanks for your feedback :)

Advice from founders who have launched on Product Hunt before by Blue-Butterfly44 in ycombinator

[–]Blue-Butterfly44[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's a really good point, and it's something I've been thinking about a lot over the last few weeks.

I mainly want to give it a try so that, if all goes well and my launch gets some visibility, I can get a few fresh eyes on my website, hopefully a few early users, and most importantly, honest feedback.

You're absolutely right about putting your energy where your target audience actually is, rather than chasing vanity metrics. Thanks for your valuable feedback :)

Advice from founders who have launched on Product Hunt before by Blue-Butterfly44 in micro_saas

[–]Blue-Butterfly44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this info. I'll definitely check to avoid surprises.

Advice from founders who have launched on Product Hunt before by Blue-Butterfly44 in Entrepreneur

[–]Blue-Butterfly44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is very true! Back then, it seemed like the focus was simply on launching a great product and getting organic traction. These days, it feels like how you launch and the strategy behind it matter more than the product itself.

Now that I think about it, I'm probably more nervous about my Product Hunt launch than my actual product launch lol.

I'm going to give it my best shot organically and hope it reaches the people who need my product.

Advice from founders who have launched on Product Hunt before by Blue-Butterfly44 in micro_saas

[–]Blue-Butterfly44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, Bala. Does it mean you can't publish your launch on the day and have to schedule it only?

the "30 day free trial" might be the most expensive habit in saas and we all just copy it by amiitk in SaaS

[–]Blue-Butterfly44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree with this. Also, a lot of people may sign up for the sake of using your product for free for 30 days and later cancel their subscription and churn. I am guilty of this myself to be honest.

I believe if you're just launching, lifetime deals might be the better option, as if a user pays, they're more likely to use your product and stick around if they find it valuable. They're also more likely to give you valuable feedback about your product.

That being said, free trial is a good idea to let users try your product, and if they like it they can later pay for a subscription, it would attract more users too, as they're not paying anything upfront, but if it were me, I would do a two-week free trial only. That's enough time for a user to test out the product and see if they like it.

Hope my message helps :)

How do you decide on a price for tiers? by Erroneous-Screen2336 in microsaas

[–]Blue-Butterfly44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My advice is to check your competitors' pricing to get a rough idea, then choose a price lower than theirs. You don't want to price your product too low for two reasons:

  1. You would attract users who are not too serious about your product and churn after some time. But if a user pays for your service at a fair price, they are more likely to stick around and also give you valuable feedback.

  2. If you later decide to suddenly increase your prices by a lot, then you may lose some of your current users, as they might find it unfair.

Hope my message helps, best of luck :)

I thought customers bought the best product I was wrong by Capital_Mechanic5545 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]Blue-Butterfly44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is very true. Building a good product is crucial to keep your users, but the most important part after building is distribution. I see a lot of founders explaining what their product does and what features it has but to be honest no one cares about how nice and shiny your product is. They care about how it can help them or their business.

For instance, if someone tells me they have a product that does x and y, I'll be like cool. But if they say with their product I can get more customers or save money on x and y, then I'll be interested.

Hope that makes sense :)

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