Do you have some tips on what is really important to do before your first launch?

Eugene Yarovoii
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We are going to launch the first product this week. We are very excited! Your personal experience is extremely important for us.

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Sonya
I'm interested to know too.
Henrique
I can share my experience of a failed PH launch in the past. Don't think it will magically get traction, you need to work on it extensively pre-release. This is a checklist I have bookmarked and am trying to implementing before launching my own product at PH. Good luck! https://coda.io/@deepak-yadav/ph...
Eugene Yarovoii
/@deepak @apuraditos wow! I will grab it, thanks! It is the very important information!
Nico Spijker
Set up a product hunt sign up page and gather a bit of support and audience for your launch day by joining some communities, meeting other makers and gathering followers on the platform. This will help get more eyes on your product in the first few hours so you can stay on the first page. Currently building a community where makers support makers with tips and resources. Always welcome to join, just paste this in your search bar: space.new/w/2k5rz9o
Sveta Bay
Breathe in, breath out, and have fun! Also we shared our launch experience in the article 😊 https://blog.makerbox.club/how-t...
Fabian Maume
Make sure that your onboarding workflow is working. Make sure that you have proper analytics setup on your website. GA with conversion goal to track signups at least. A heatmap tool like SmartLook is also good to have to analyse your onboarding.
Magdalena Tran
Hi! I wrote about our strategy and learnings here if it could be of use for you :) https://www.repliq.co/blog/how-t...
Aphelia T.
Good luck with the launch :) I have not launched a product here on Product Hunt myself, Timesheet awaits [https://www.technuf.com/timesheet]; but what I have seen people doing here is A LOT of networking prior to the launch. Be active on ProductHunt, be supportive and open to communicate and it will be great!
Dang Khanh @ WriterZen
Yeah same here Eugene We're gonna launch our product this week (on Saturday) It would be great if we could support each other :) Always welcome to have a chat with you
Jasper Ruijs
I am doing my fourth launch. - Use templates for the messages. - Become part of community before asking for a visit. - Understand that timing of your launch is very important. - Build relationships with hunters instead of asking them to just open their network. Here you can read more about my launch strategy. https://docs.google.com/document... In the next month I will transform this document to an actionable guide. Follow me if you want to be updated when it releases.
Jasper Ruijs
@eugeneyarovoy Wait until I launch my comprehensive guide on how to maximize your product hunt launch.