What does a successful Product Hunt launch look like?
What does a successful Product Hunt launch look like?Here are some real examples of organic traction that founders got from their PH launches 👀⚡️ A QUICK NOTE ABOUT OUR FEATURED SPONSOR ⚡️Thanks to this week’s featured sponsor: Lemon.io 🍋 Are you a startup founder who wants to augment your engineering team? Is your technical founder overwhelmed with feature requests and could use extra help? How do you find top talent who you can trust to turn your product roadmap into reality? Well, Lemon.io is your answer. It’s a specific marketplace that matches busy founders and tech leaders with top developer candidates across the globe. Lemon sources, vets, and trains high quality talent to help solve your ever-growing development needs. Lemon's is a reputed marketplace where startups find great developers from Europe and LatAm without any hassle. Key benefits?
Find your perfect developer or team today! Request a free quote. Get a match in 48 hours. A client of mine recently asked me what kind of tangible traction is possible with a successful Product Hunt launch. I knew a public PH launch is much more than metrics because you get a ton of high-quality feedback, potential press coverage, partnership and investor interest. However, I became curious about this question myself so I went to Product Hunt community and posted this question: “What were your launch day metrics from a successful Product Hunt launch?”I am curious to learn how big PH launches can get. I'm drafting an article that outlines the impact on PH on early-stage startup traction. So .. would love to hear if you can share how many sign ups did you get? How much website traffic? Any revenue stats etc? Thank you! The answers were incredibly useful and relatable. Some had crazy high metrics, others were more humble. Here are 7 real launch examples: 1. Workspaces (a newsletter)Traction:
2. Loom (a SaaS tool)Traction:
3. Email Timer (a SaaS tool)Traction:
4. The Gen-Z Guide to Freelancing (a newsletter)Traction:
5. Plus (a SaaS tool)Traction:
6. Micro SaaS Idea (a newsletter)Traction:
7. Email Love(a directory site)Traction:
This perfectly sums up my experience and perspective on launching on Product Hunt as well. It’s a long term move that compounds over time and brings a multitude of benefits — some tangible but many intangible.
Additional case studies:Below are few hand-picked examples of how some hyper-growth startups have leveraged PH as a platform and as a community as a springboard:
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