... enough with to release. Building the products, and getting them ready for distribution, that no longer is the issue. Reaching the people that would be interested is much harder! Comment from Pritam(@im_pritam): https://www.producthunt.com/prod... Type a topic and get a hand-drawn slide deck in about two minutes Comment from Abir Hossain(@abir_hossain11): What I'm building: SDR GROW , an outbound system that wins clients for recruitment and staffing agencies. Instead of one person emailing ... ... works: 1. Snap it (Import): Take a photo of your textbook, upload a PDF, or just type a topic

... 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

... 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 or issues I came across. Throughout the process, file organization became easier and less daunting. When following tutorials, they manage the files for you, making it harder to organize your own project when the time comes ... ... paid marketing channels have become too expensive for startups. Really depends what you're selling and you have to spend a lot of money to find out what does or doesn't work. Comment from Anders T.(@atherkildsen): vote farms

... 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 are you writing about this quarter?" Then we match them with other owners in the same space. They link to each other. No money changes hands. No "guest post for $200." Just humans helping humans get cited. The backlink industry ... ... themselves will report spam because they do not want their links associated with garbage content. What would you look for in a vetting process? Any signals that tell you "this is a real site" versus "this is a link farm

... 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 in the videos, but which I'd probably never buy for a couple of reasons: it's usually quite expensive, AND I'm not in the US, so getting it delivered into my country would be quite expensive :) Comment from ... ... soul for a few clicks that never actually convert. I think real genius marketing is just being so transparently helpful that people feel like they're part of your team. Authentic vibes always win the long game over bot-farmed

... 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 way. The word "authentic" has been so thoroughly hollowed out by exactly this kind of discourse, that using it non-ironically in a Product Hunt thread is almost performance art. Nobody in the thread sounds like a real person having a real thought ... ... forever. 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

... decided to block them from my LinkedIn as at that point they were noise. Happy to help others if I like the product and I know how hard the person worked for it, but not here to help farmers. Comment from Chris Messina(@chrismessina): @mazula95  that kind of exists, although it's for makers to reward quality comments. More broadly, I would agree that the Product Hunt gameification would really use some expansion and deepening. It's really hard ... ... 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 Felicite Moorman(@felicite): @mickc79  I REALLY appreciate this response! Thank you so much for the detail (and examples)...I neglected to mention the maker component of the app (I need ... ... 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 Albin Pollack(@albin_p): @busmark_w_nika   Comment from Michael Kalaf(@michael_kalaf): CellFit www.cellfit.com.au just went live on both Apple App Store and Google Play Store and after years of addiction, homelessness I went ... ... complete field cycle reliable: powering sensors, reading different Modbus devices, handling connectivity failures, conserving battery, and ensuring the node recovered safely after something went wrong. It did not earn money directly, but it became the foundation of Sankhya Farms

... 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

... build faster with Arkain - Transform how you build with Arkain: Your all-in-one smart dev toolkit Let me know what you think of these? 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 ... ... stories and hidden context" Comment from Hanna Melini(@hanna_melini): Doctorina - make medical knowledge accessible to everyone Comment from L Sami(@ingeniusone): Hi! We are launching our MVP soon..Our product allows people to find & buy from local farms