... what season am I" posts waiting days for three strangers to give three different answers. Comment from Zeeshan Akhtar(@zeeshan_akhtar1): Build an AI Search visibility tool that doesn't backlog SEO. Provides tracking, actionable ideas to improve it, topic discovery, AEO/GEO audit, content generation and more. Sharing it here- https://www.serplock.com Comment from Parvesh Garg(@parveshgarg): Thank you @nolan_vu  - It took a few months of hard work and a few years of imagination. Would love ... ... farming

... still one of the strongest signals Google uses to judge whether a page deserves to rank . But the math changed. Google's December 2024 and October 2025 spam updates devalued link networks, paid placements, and AI-generated guest-post farms . The old volume play is dead. The new play is about quality, relevance, and context. In the age of AI search, backlinks influence visibility differently. They act on the retrieval layer the live search index that grounds AI answers rather ... ... network of 20,000+ website and blog owners. Not a marketplace. Not a "buy links here" page. A community of people who want their content cited and are willing to cite others . We ask them one question: "What topics

... easy to doubt yourself early on. I've learned that consistency beats motivation, small improvements every day eventually compound into real growth... Comment from Anders T.(@atherkildsen): @busmark_w_nika  lol Comment from Anders T.(@atherkildsen): vote farms on Product hunt.. Comment from Hans Desjarlais(@ismaelyws): Hi Nika, yes, definitely scaling. I have no issues coming up with ideas and building, but scaling, marketing, is definitely the biggest challenge. Back in the early 2000's when I started ... ... anything from the ground up, I would just follow tutorial after tutorial, and it felt like I wasn't really getting anywhere. After watching quite a few, I started building from scratch and doing my own research on various topics

... other reputable sources will talk about them. The link is just the evidence. The citation context idea is where this should go. Not "here is a site that will link to you." But "here is a writer covering a topic where your expertise fills a gap. Here is why their audience would care. Here is the specific data point or example you can offer." That changes the conversation. From "can I get a link" to "can I help someone write ... ... this is a real site" versus "this is a link farm

... that. I have a friend who bought and even automated the whole thing. And now he is not getting any ROI out of it + the site has lost some traffic as well. Another one I would say is link farming that is very prominently being sold on a very famous seo forum. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @sk_uxpin  The side effect is building awareness and other people who are in the US can buy it actually :) Comment ... ... looks a bit weird to me though, to be honest - as a person who is occasionally watching some videos on Youtube, I never understood the promotion part. The content makers are promoting stuff that is kinda related to the topics

... tradeoff. Comment from Andrii Krugliak(@theuniverseson): The personal-brand-first risk you named is real, but I think it is fixable: build the brand around the problem you obsess over, not around yourself. If people show up for the topic, the praise stays honest, because they actually care whether the thing solves it. The founders who get false positives are usually the ones who made themselves the product instead of the problem. Comment from Sal Georgiou(@sal_georgiou1): Nika, great ... ... find the insight, sometimes the mockery writes itself doesn't it? It's sad to see a once revered platform turn into another LinkedIn cringefest. The comments on here are written in the most algorithmic, engagement-farming

... Comment from Andrey Lipkovskiy(@lipkovskiy): Hi Mike. Thanks for the thread, now I know you're aware of the problem. I think that every active maker on the platform could name dozens of accounts that are involved in upvote farm activities. And it's quite easy to identify what products use fake upvotes to get to the top. A couple of days one product was actively promoted by the mafia, which allowed them to steal the #3 spot ... ... many people reach out on linkedin after i submitted my latest product here. this definitely changed over the last few years and is kind of annoying. I blocked all of those people reaching out to me - unfortunately the topic

... tractors remain at the heart of this transformation. Among the many tractor brands available today, Preet has become a trusted name for farmers who want power, durability, and affordability. As farmers

... website is quite minimalistic, but it's not a single landing page since it covers four main pages for each feature. However, our main page includes all information and a CTA. Comment from Aleksandar Blazhev(@byalexai): Oh, great topic, Nika! Honestly, I ve been launching on Product Hunt for almost two years now. I ve been part of several launches as a maker, and many more as a strategist and hunter. The platform has evolved. A lot. Here ... ... preparation is mandatory. And by that, I mostly mean: become part of the community. Don t try to launch and expect upvotes out of nowhere. Try to be recognizable on the platform. Also : don t buy upvotes. Most upvote farms

... rickyguo): @busmark_w_nika  like probably more than ever imagined. Comment from Manu Goel(@manu_goel2): I think, learning from other founders experiences is another benefit. Personally, I would like PH to have some focused forums on topics that touch founders eg SEO. ..like sub-Reddits Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @rickyguo  you probably refer to the problems with trust and AI on this platform, or? Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @manu_goel2  this ... ... Here's how I would explain the platform to newcomers: https://www.producthunt.com/p/ge... Comment from Yaroslav Chuykov(@je_suis_yaroslav): Get a good hunter, who s into practical marketing / growth mentoring, not only qty of his subscribers / kitty coins farmed

... promote ImageSlim through my own social media accounts, but the cost of advertising is too high. Comment from Robin Hablani(@robin_hablani1): It's very difficult to find the right influencer now a days. Most of them do engagement farming and what we see may not be organic. Comment from Ebony Belhumeur(@ebonybelle): @andrew_jameson111  Interesting approached, feels like you're much more likely to get aligned, high value customers/users. But what is the investment cost on your ... ... works..it blew my mind..they have recently also raised an undisclosed big amount of funding (can't mention).... Comment from Atique Bandukwala(@atique_bandukwala1): @busmark_w_nika  also to add something here while we are discussing this topic

... tomorrow to find out! I think vibecoding is a superpower for developers who want to focus on the architecture and the 'why' rather than getting stuck in syntax. If you're into local AI and sovereignty, check out the farm here: agentfarm.se Comment from Chris Payne(@chris_payne_emba): @busmark_w_nika  I'm a bit confused on your response, where did I mention 4,000 builders? Comment from Chris Payne(@chris_payne_emba): This resonates so much ... ... cross-platform, multimodal agent that sees , hears , thinks , speaks , and acts on your machine. Free & open source. A deterministic, AI-powered timeline intelligence engine that assembles precise, interactive 2D and 3D timelines to explore the journey of any topic

... product without unlocking everything. For NoteTube, I let them test core features like AI note generation and collections, but limit processing to just one video. This way they get a clear overview of the app without giving away the farm. Comment from ZEYANG LYU(@zeyang): I think users need to experience this product at least once before paying for it, before they are willing to take the next step. If it's all about paying in the first place, then ... ... maybe the better move is to test pricing on a static feature set first, then layer in upgrades later. Have you found a sweet spot for timing that? Comment from Hamza Afzal Butt(@hamza_afzal_butt): Hey Sahil, great topic

... always aim to raise topics and questions relevant to startups/products and my personal endeavors that others might relate to. The threads usually start with an intro to the topic

... also find it harder to come up with a new topic that is unique while sticking to the rules, but I assume it raises the bar." While it may be more challenging to come up with unique topics

... than meaningful contributions. Maybe a middle ground could work? Instead of fully user-created forums, PH could introduce a nomination or approval process for new topic forums. That way, only high-quality, relevant topics

... valuable information like coupons and allergens directly onto products. Our current tagline is Drive Revenue & Loyalty from in-store traffic . Thanks in advance! Sa d Comment from liming zhang(@liming_zhang): Sorry for bringing up something unrelated to this topic! I d like to ask about some issues I encountered while using Product Hunt (not sure if it s a bug or if I m using it wrong). I m wondering where I can report these problems. I d really ... ... Regex Comment from Jakub Neander(@zaiste): Your Next Store - Commerce for Stripe simplified. What do you think? Comment from L Sami(@ingeniusone): Hi! We are launching our MVP soon..Our product allows people to find & buy from local farms

... into one path that can personalize what comes next. I m currently recruiting 10 genuine learners for a structured seven-day product-research cohort. Selected participants use it for 10+ minutes/day on a real class, exam, certification, or independent topic, give blunt feedback, and receive $10 after completing the week. Application: https://forms.gle/aExEefMf332hr4An6 Comment from Wil Nefkens(@wilnefkens): Thanks Salim for this post, sounds interesting! We are launching Docfarm on the 17th of June and would love ... ... HTML, PDFs, components, decks, anything. No more zipping files or screenshotting Claude outputs to share your work. Every asset lands in one place. Share any of it with your team and work on it together, all from the same farm