Which of the Product Hunt metrics matter to you the most?
I’ve noticed that the purpose of people on Product Hunt is always different. Of course, the vast majority want to become the Product of the Day, Week, Month, or Year (or win Kitty Awards).
However, some are there for the community and their success metrics may lie in something else (e.g. the number of discussions created and rated).
Which of the following metrics are you here for? Or, which do you place the most/least importance on?
• 🥇 Become the top Product (Day, Week, Month, Year)
• 🏆 Win Kitty Awards in some category
• 🏹 To hunt the biggest amount of products
• 💬 To create the best-performing discussions
• 🪙 Collect Kitty Points
• 🎖️ Collect PH badges
• 🔥 Hit the highest PH Streak
• 👤 Grow follower count
• 👀 Anything else (add)
Tell your intention in the comments.
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Become the top Product
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@rick_fan How do you approach that? How are you trying to get there? Exact steps?
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@busmark_w_nika This is exactly the question I've been wondering about, the pH has been fluctuating too much lately.
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@rick_fan When I wanted to get there, I tried to observe the best performing launches and reached out to the founders :D
@rick_fan @busmark_w_nika That's a very useful tactic thanks for sharing! For me the main metric would be to become a top product with an engaged following that mutually support each other.
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@rick_fan @luke_arwayda are you planning to launch? :)
Becoming a Top Product + Growing Followers = Maximum Exposure & Lasting Community. :)
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@sonu_goswami2 You are becoming quite recognised here so the plan is going well :)
@busmark_w_nika :) :) Thank you! You are very kind and supportive ...thank you so much for all your help lately.
Most days: 🏹 To hunt the biggest amount of products
Recently: 🥇 Become the top Product (Day, Week, Month, Year)
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@mzkvisuals Why hunting became your strategy? Is it a part of the business? :)
@busmark_w_nika haha no it's not. I just enjoy exploring new products and staying up to date with whats new
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For my app, it was definitely about getting exposure and new users, so naturally, Product of the Day was a big goal. But beyond that, just having more people discover and try it out was the real win. When it comes to the forums, though, it’s more about exchanging ideas, helping out, and just being part of the conversation. I’ve actually found a lot of useful insights here that I wouldn’t have gotten otherwise. What’s the most important metric for you? Do you focus more on product launches, community engagement, or something else entirely?
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@hussein_r thank you for sharing your intentions. :) To be honest, my interests have been changing over time. At the moment, it is more about building community and create those discussions every day to be present with people. :)
Most important for me personally would definitely be stiving to become the top product of any length as well as grow product followers
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@gerome24 I have my fingers crossed for you! What day are you going to launch? :)
Making new maker friends. My best friend and I met on Product Hunt. :)
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@rohanrecommends Have you ever met In real life with them? :) This is something I would like to do at least once in my life. So many "recurring" faces here that I have that need to meet them IRL :)
@busmark_w_nika yes, I have met three founders / makers from Product Hunt IRL. I plan to meet more whenever a meaningful opportunity arises. :)
Wish we were in same country, we could host a meet-up for local PH folks. :)