Not exactly a success story but a positive outcome and lots of experience.
1. Stats first:
190+ upvotes, 50+ comments and reviews
300 visits to our website
two sales ($1,400 total) which is surprising. Our products are expensive and not the impulse kind of buy. I guess the coupon helped.
2. ProductHunt and B2B products are not the best fit. Something that targets indie makers/founders has a better chance of success. The product that we launched was PHPRunner:
https://xlinesoft.com/phprunner/...
3. It is a great way to connect with your community and customers. Most of the support came from likely-minded Twitter followers. I expect our existing customers to chime in more but it was a big ask. Customers left amazing reviews though that is a huge plus.
4. It was a great learning experience. I have learned that I need a much bigger network of makers/founders who are familiar with ProductHunt and what kind of value it offers. Something to work on.
5. I launched on Wednesday, a busy day. The winner had 600+ upvotes. If you are aiming for a badge, launch on weekend.
6. There is a bunch of ProductHunt checklists that are available. I liked this one the most:
https://lucarestagno.notion.site...
Happy hunting!
You can connect with me on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/phprunner