What lessons did you learn from past mistakes in your Product Hunt launch?

Neha
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Can you share your experience to help others avoid common mistakes during a launch? It's from our personal experience, and we hope sharing it will prevent us all from repeating those mistakes again. During our last launch, we made a crucial error—we only created the Product Hunt (PH) treasure page a day before the big reveal. Unfortunately, this led to less upvotes than we had hoped for. The treasure page plays an important role, so make sure to create it approximately a month in advance. Now, we are taking a different approach to our upcoming launch. Around a month ago, we planted the seed by crafting a treasure page well in advance. This time, we are determined to avoid the mistakes of the past and ensure a successful launch on PH. Here's what we have been up to: -We learned that timing matters, Creating the treasure page a month ago gives us the advantage of building anticipation and interest over time. -We are actively participating in discussions, seeking feedback, and supporting fellow creators. - Beyond the PH platform, we used PH LinkedIn groups, and PH WhatsApp groups. Connecting with users through various channels allows us to create a buzz leading up to the launch. - Consistency is key. We are supporting other products daily, not just for the sake of it, but as a genuine effort to be a valuable part of the community. Now, as we approach the launch date, and excited for the launch. https://www.producthunt.com/products/yourgpt LLM Spark By YourGPT, save the name of the product and please share your valuable feedback. Stay tuned for an exciting launch, and we hope you'll join us in making it a success.

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Denise Norões
Thank you for sharing this @neha_8 , that is super helpfull. You've mentioned about PH LinkedIn Groups and WhatsApp groups, can you share a bit about how to find thoese? Specifically the WhatsApp one, since is a bit hard to just search
I wish we started our outreach efforts at least 10-15 days before release. We spent only 7 days and managed to get over 200 followers for a fresh app releasing for the first time. I am pretty certain it could've been way more if we allocated more time. Lesson carried forward for our next launch so "no ragrets"
Neha
YourGPT
YourGPT
Launching soon!
@atik_hossain Absolutely, your outreach in just 7 days was impressive, Planning ahead for the next launch will undoubtedly get even greater results.