Best day to launch a product?
Aarushi
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Based on the common discussions I've come across
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Velusamy Subramaniam@velusamy_subramaniam
BoldDesk
We launched the BoldDesk on Monday and ended up in 5th position. Got the 100+ new signup from the product hunt.
It's depends on your product audience and target for your campaign
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Weekdays see more launches and have higher traffic.
Weekends are less busy but also less traffic.
- Monday: Some makers avoid Monday as everyone is busy on Monday with meetings, etc.
- Tuesday: Most competitive day of the week usually, a lot of traffic but harder to get top rank
- Wednesday: Competitive day, hard to make top 5 but loads of traffic.
- Thursday: Competitive but less than Tuesday and Wednesday, still loads of good traffic.
- Friday: Less traffic but also less competitive, great day to launch if your goal is ranking in top #3
- Saturday: Low traffic, typically dominated by small indie projects, resources, meme products and launches looking for beta users
- Sunday: Low traffic, typically dominated by small indie projects, resources, meme products and launches looking for beta users
@nicolaas_spijker This is amazing! Thank you so much for the detailed explanation. Which day did you launch though?
@mahajan We did Wednesday and Tuesday respectively in the past.
The best day for you depends on how much traffic you think you can drive to your page on launch day. If you're a solo team you're often better off staying away from Tuesday.
Because yes it has more traffic, but no point in that if you rank 14 compared to top 10 on a slower day.
Flipner AI
It varies based on your objectives. For example, if our aim is to attract early customers and simultaneously achieve 'Product of the Day' status, we're considering Thursday rather than the weekend or maybe Tuesday
LaunchPedia
It depends on your launch goals and size of your audience.
If your goal is to get the badge and you have a less audience, it is better to launch on weekends.
But if you goal is to get traffic and you have bigger audience, you can launch on Wednesday, and Thursday.
Huudle AI Project Assistant
@karthik_tatikonda What about Tuesday? This also gives more chance to become top products of the week!
Lancepilot
@karthik_tatikonda @bahar_ozkan Bahar, high traffic, high competition. If you are up for the competition then go for it. 👊
LaunchPedia
The competition is higher than weekends and a bit less than Wednesday and Thursday. So, if you have decent number of audiences, you can launch on Tuesdays.
@karthik_tatikonda @bahar_ozkan I think it's great for Tuesdays, too.
@karthik_tatikonda glad to hear it 😅 launching tomorrow and thought I was going to read ‘whatever you do don’t launch on Tuesdays!’
Videodeck
We launched on a Wednesday and I'm pretty happy with how it went. But we never had the expectation to break top 5.
One thing that's more important than the day you launch on is making sure your launch is being featured by Producthunt in the featured products tab. Because if you are position 5 and PH doesn't feature your launch it doesn't mean much. That happened to us.
It depends on the campaign goals
Commenter.ai
The best day to launch is Thursday
Today Tagz
I think i launched on the wrong day.
Wannabe Stark
@adarshkmr I feel you on that
Huudle AI Project Assistant
Tuesday :)
You can follow the upcoming launches from hunted space and make some analysis accordingly
@parilti_erkan I see. What all did you see when launching a product?
FocuSee
Based on my experience of launching so many times, there is no such thing as the best launch date. Just launch it when you and your app ready.
There's no universal "best" day to launch a product; it depends on your target audience and industry. Consider weekdays for B2B, and weekdays or weekends for B2C, avoiding major holidays or industry-specific busy periods. Test and analyze to find the optimal day for your audience.
Every day is best
Promomix
Choosing the best day to launch a product depends on your specific industry, target audience, and regional considerations. However, based on common discussions, Wednesday and Thursday are often considered favorable for product launches as they fall midweek when people are typically engaged and attentive. Saturday may also be viable, especially for consumer-focused products when people have more leisure time. Ultimately, it's essential to analyze your target audience's behavior and preferences to determine the most effective day for your product launch.
I think friday
The LinkedIn Inbound Playbook
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Thursday is a great day and I have come up with my logical explanation. :) Almost 80% of folks are chilling on Saturdays and Sundays, and nobody wants to deal with work drama on Fridays. But we gotta wrap up the week, right? That too conclusive and productive. So, Thursday is the sweet spot to figure out what we need. Plus, launching a product on Thursday, it's like hitting the jackpot – more people show up, and there's a buzz in the air because it messes with people's minds in a good way.
