Why are there so many people trying to sell me into "Organic Upvotes"?
Tejas Bhovad
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I have launched three products here on product hunt and each time I launch a product, the number of people reaching out to me selling me upvotes grows. I don't understand existence of such services. Is there no filter of sorts to prevent people from buying their way here?
Also I have always seen this as platform to showcase the cool stuff you are building, nowadays its turning more into a rat race for a badge.
Let a man get his honest upvotes,
Thanks.
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Alexander Galitsky@ag94
Elon Jump
Agreed. These are shady practices that should be treated respectively.
Btw, if you ever need upvotes to become a product of the day, DM me.
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As far as I understood PH is first having a good product and presentation of it. And sure creating a network here by investing time and giving opinions and knowledge into discussions.
But buying upvotes is prohibited afaik and PH bans such behavior.
But as I haven't lauched a product here I don't what happens and how you're getting approached by those people. We are going to beta testing soon with our language learning platform.
What are your experiences?
I believe the platform should prioritize value over upvotes.
There should be stricter measures against these service. Product Hunt should be a place to highlight creativity, not a marketplace for upvotes.
It's disappointing when people buy upvotes instead of earning them through real engagement.