Product Hunt launch: organic upvotes or massive outreach?
Alina Arslanova
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Recently I've encountered a heated discussion about upvotes on the launch day. Some people think that artifical manipulation of upvotes through reaching out to strangers distorts the real value of the product while others are totally fine with it and view it as a marketing strategy.
What's your opinion on this discussion?
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Mehul Fanawala@mehul_fanawala
Mix of both is heaven.
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I think there’s some value in asking others for support. It might pay to be among top 3, in terms of eyeballs.
I did a really low-key launch yesterday. I spent 20min preparing the launch page, and scheduled it for yesterday. I reached about 90 upvotes in 24 hours without any marketing or external help. And it resulted in 10 people joining my waiting list. I call this an absolute win!
I might’ve got more than 10 if I would’ve put some effort into it, but I guess I’ll see next time :)