#1 on Product hunt in my first launch. AMA
Hi Indiehackers,
Like a lot of you here, I keep on creating a lot of side projects, but rarely put it out in front of the public.
Last week, I overcame my fears and made a launch on Product Hunt. It ended up being #1 for the day
As this was my first launch ever, I do not think I am an expert. But I would like to help out with any questions you might have. Or with preparing for your own launches
Ask me anything
Note that:
-
This is my first ever AMA (so please be kind)
-
I have a lot of learnings (and stats) that I have compiled in this thread
Congrats @rajatkapoor ! Thanks for sharing
You're welcome. Hope this helps
@rajatkapoor - sending you a DM on twitter :D
Hey @rajatkapoor - thanks again for the tips you shared. My launch day has finally arrived. Check it out - appreciate your feedback and support! <3
Blossom.team: Modern professional coaching, backed by science.
Hi Rajat!
Can you share something about your community outreach efforts prior and post the launch?
Hi,
Prior to the launch, a few people knew that this was coming. Most of these people were providing me feedback on the product. These included a couple of close friends and some people who fit my target audience (created and launched info products and ebooks).
A day before the launch, I sent the launch draft with Arvid Kahl and Jim Raptis. I know them well and appreciate the launches that they have done.
They have helped me with a lot of my queries earlier as well.
Essentially reach out to your acquaintances that have launched on PH before to get feedback on the launch draft.
I did not reach out to anyone to hunt my product. I wanted to do it myself. The whole point was to experiment and learn for my other, bigger projects.
Post launch, I posted on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/therajatkapoor/status/1409047230971924482?s=20
Then linked the same thread to Hackernews and Indiehackers
I also notified about this on 2-3 slack and discord communities <- This only helps if you are an active member of the community.
I ensured that I was replying to each and everyone on PH and twitter
And that is about it.
Thanks, Rajat, appreciate it :)