๐ Note: It is only my observation and feel free to contribute with your 2 cents.
So let's cover struggles with possible solutions: ๐
Problem 1:
๐ฅ Losing strike โ you can lose it by your fault (probably forgot to log in on a certain day or something messed up at the end of the PH)
๐ Solution โ You can start again (I know, it hurts) or if you perceive that something happened at the end of the ProductHunt โ contact the support and let them know you were present, e.g. screenshot history of browsing that you visited the website.
Problem 2:
๐ซฅ Shadowbanned comments โ I noticed that within your Activity in your profile, you will comment on any discussion but when I visit that discussion, your comment is not listed there. Some of you even noticed it.
๐ Solution โ I am not so sure how this works, TBH. I would try to contact the support but make sure you are not discussing any controversial topic with words that could be โbannedโ โ but this usually works on social media, e.g. on Instagram, a few years back, you couldn't post so much about Pablo Escobar or #Snapchat hashtag didn't work.
Problem 3:
๐ซค Your Product Launch is not featured โ sometimes, instead of the category โFeaturedโ, you are in the category โAll launchesโ โ so you are ignored.
๐ Solution โ I think that
@istiakahmad created a single post about it:
How to Get Featured On The Launch Day ๐ค or try the link
https://www.producthunt.com/disc...
Products of some nature used to be not listed, e.g. courses, and databases. Maybe they changed it.
Problem 4:
๐ค Bot comments โ the benefit of this should be, that the profile is exposed and seems to be engaging. But it is not authentic.
๐ Solution โ ignore them or report.
Problem 5:
๐๐ Your Product Hunt launch was deleted โ this happened to some members of the community and they didn't have the answer for that.
โ Solution โ Sorry guys, but I cannot respond to this as well the only thing I could recommend is not to solely rely on one platform (PH). Take it only as a part of marketing. Throw nets of your business wherever possible and wherever your target audience is.
Feel free to share your experiences.