How to increase your chances of having your forum approved?
I often get asked why someone's forum was rejected.
First of all, I need to clarify that I’m not an internal member of the Product Hunt team, so I do not influence these decisions.
I’ve been active on the platform for a long time; people know me here, I contribute every day, and I try to foster discussion. That makes it easier for me compared to someone who has only been on the platform for the first couple of weeks.
I’ve decided to share 10 tips that might help.
Spend a good amount of active time on the platform. Don’t publish your forum immediately. Get familiar with how the platform works.
First, support other product launches – actively and meaningfully comment on other people’s forums.
Have a complete profile, including your social media links, which ideally should also be active.
Try to verify your profile (Profile picture → Settings → Verification).
Interact with posts from the internal team as well.
Launching your own product is a step closer to building credibility (at the very least, you gain the status of maker and hunter for your own product).
When you post your forum, place it under the correct forum category (e.g., if it’s about Amazon, post it under the Amazon forum).
Make sure your discussion does not violate community rules.
Make sure your forum follows the Forum Guidelines.
If your forum isn’t approved, don’t panic. Politely ask Product Hunt support what you could do better next time so that your post can meaningfully contribute to the platform and help it grow.
I hope that these few points will help you in the future.
If anyone has experience turning a rejected post into an approved one, what helped you? What changes did you make to get it accepted?
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