I launched 8 products and got #1 Product of the Day with 3 MakerBox products (https://www.makerbox.club/). It generated 20K+ website visitors and over $15K in revenue (only from PH launches). Here're 10 proven tips for your successful launch 1. Be an active community member By being active on the platform, you get points and followers. Why? Your followers are notified when you launch Points give you more credibility How? Create and engage in discussions Check launches and comment 2. Build your audience on Twitter or LinkedIn To launch successfully, you need people to support your launch. I recommend #buildinpublic and connecting with other Founders. That's the best way to get feedback, advice, and support. 3. Get feedback on your product and landing page Early users and beta testers will give you: valuable feedback testimonials for your landing page = social proof support on the launch day Best platforms to get feedback: Product Hunt discussions, Polywork, Indie Hackers. 4. Prepare your landing page for the launch embed the launch badge put some kitties, Product Hunt community loves them! 5. Create a special offer You have a limited offer Website visitors have more motivation to sign up right now. Product Hunt brings you lots of website visitors. So, take this opportunity and convert more. 6. Choose the launch day wisely Mon Thu are highly competitive, but give you more traffic. Fri Sun are less competitive, but the traffic is also less. Chances to win Product of the Day are higher on Fri-Sun. But if you have a huge audience, then launch on Mon-Thu. 7. Schedule the launch. Product Hunt has an amazing guide for preparing all the necessary content correctly. Don't forget to read it https://www.producthunt.com/laun... 8. Announce your future launch on your Socials Remember: you need people to support you on the launch. If you have a Twitter or LinkedIn audience (even if it's small), make sure they won't miss your launch. 9. Prepare the launch distribution plan beforehand Plan every time slot and every distribution channel. It'll help you stick to the plan and be calm. Your e-mail list, reaching beta-tester and early-users, announcing on your Socials, Slack, Discord, and other channels. 10. Engage a lot on the launch day Reply to comments on your launch page Post your launch milestones Run AMA on Product Hunt discussions Everyone should know about your launch Hope it helps, wish everyone a great launch! P.S. If you need more zero and low-budget marketing tactics check our Marketing WorkBook https://www.makerbox.club/workbook
We had a bug for months that quietly broke one specific workflow and the users who hit it had built a workaround around it a second tab, a manual step, a small ritual. When we finally fixed it those users didn't feel relief. They felt like the ground had moved. One of them told me they'd spent two weeks learning the workaround and now it was wasted. The fix was correct but it arrived without warning, and it invalidated effort they'd put in. We assumed "fixed" would feel like "better" but for the people who'd adapted, it felt like starting over. How do you ship a fix to something people have already worked around without making them feel like their effort didn't matter?
Recently, I came across a discussion where someone asked whether to skip the internship and build the product with AI instead.
I see the same trend on X. Some founders are just 14, 15, or 16 years old already building tools, and some are even raising funding. AI has completely changed what's possible.
