Which of the Product Hunt metrics matter to you the most?
I’ve noticed that the purpose of people on Product Hunt is always different. Of course, the vast majority want to become the Product of the Day, Week, Month, or Year (or win Kitty Awards).
However, some are there for the community and their success metrics may lie in something else (e.g. the number of discussions created and rated).
Which of the following metrics are you here for? Or, which do you place the most/least importance on?
• 🥇 Become the top Product (Day, Week, Month, Year)
• 🏆 Win Kitty Awards in some category
• 🏹 To hunt the biggest amount of products
• 💬 To create the best-performing discussions
• 🪙 Collect Kitty Points
• 🎖️ Collect PH badges
• 🔥 Hit the highest PH Streak
• 👤 Grow follower count
• 👀 Anything else (add)
Tell your intention in the comments.
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As a small self-funded software company that just launched, our main goal on Product Hunt is getting honest feedback from real users. Right now, we're not worried about streaks or badges. What really matters is:
People using our product – Are folks actually trying what we built and finding it helpful?
Conversations – The feedback we get here helps us make our product better.
Getting noticed – As a small team without much money for ads, Product Hunt is one of the few places where people can find us naturally.
Winning Product of the Day would be awesome, but our bigger goal is making something people truly love and need.
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@fufuman13 Do you ask for feedback in DMs? :) Or how do you approach to that?
@busmark_w_nika Mostly yes, we've done that a lot. Giving a personal touch really helps, instead of asking for feedback in a forum. Using linkedin to do this.
We've also done dedicated outreach to specialists in particular fields related to marketing and tech to get some expert opinions.
As we scale, we're trying to build ways in which users can give feedback while using the tool (chatbots, widgets, etc. )
We're also implementing tools which help us gauge user behaviour on our tool like microsoft clarity, mixpanel, etc.
Kepler Skills Insights
@fufuman13 I couldn't agree more. We are preparing for a launch in the next few weeks and honest feedback from real users is really what moves the needle when developing a product that users both need and love!
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@fufuman13 @kelsey_gauld It is more beneficial than regular "Congrats" :D You can know what to do better :)
@fufuman13 What we have been doing (still in stealth for now) is to engage people in our network for feedback. We’ve also expanded that feedback loop to people we’ve engaged on social media. We’ve set up 1:1 calls with them to get feedback on what works, what doesn’t work, what needs changing, etc.
So far, we’ve had roughly 30 interviews with people. We are continuing that as we work towards moving towards beta, which is when we will then start setting ourselves up to compete here on Product Hunt. Whether or not that will work, I don’t know. But, the outreach has been working, and we already have three customers wanting to onboard as soon as possible.
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Become the top Product
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@rick_fan How do you approach that? How are you trying to get there? Exact steps?
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@busmark_w_nika This is exactly the question I've been wondering about, the pH has been fluctuating too much lately.
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@rick_fan When I wanted to get there, I tried to observe the best performing launches and reached out to the founders :D
@rick_fan @busmark_w_nika That's a very useful tactic thanks for sharing! For me the main metric would be to become a top product with an engaged following that mutually support each other.
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@rick_fan @luke_arwayda are you planning to launch? :)
Movitalis
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@movitalis_david_manda I would recommend to launch on social media first, collect first users' feedback and improve the app. Then launch on PH and ask current users to upvote.
Movitalis
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@movitalis_david_manda I would go for social media first because you can have more exposure and also create awareness.
Movitalis
@movitalis_david_manda @busmark_w_nika hi nika，I don't have many followers on my social media, and there's not much buzz when I post. Do you have any good suggestions in this regard?
Making new friends. There are many familiar faces, so even though I've never actually met them, I feel a sense of closeness.
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Are you so extroverted? :D
Why can't I see the forum content I post on Product Hunt?
Can you read my message？
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I can see your comments. Have you contacted the support team?
@busmark_w_nika Thank you. I'll try to contact the team
Scade.pro
@sai_nova People I know don't have the comments they write on launches showing up either. Share your experience - did you manage to solve the problem?
@maria_anosova no！I'm still looking
Most important for me personally would definitely be stiving to become the top product of any length as well as grow product followers
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@gerome24 I have my fingers crossed for you! What day are you going to launch? :)
@busmark_w_nika thank you I appreciate that and I'm planning to launch by the end of the month do you have any suggestions on what day? I was thinking a Wednesday
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@gerome24 I would also suggest Wednesday or Thursday.
🥇 Become the top Product of the Day
Participate in tech related discussions
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I have my fingers crossed for your PH day!
Thank you. I'm trying my best
Most days: 🏹 To hunt the biggest amount of products
Recently: 🥇 Become the top Product (Day, Week, Month, Year)
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@mzkvisuals Why hunting became your strategy? Is it a part of the business? :)
@busmark_w_nika haha no it's not. I just enjoy exploring new products and staying up to date with whats new
Scade.pro
That's a great question.
For me • 🥇 Become the top Product (Day, Week, Month, Year)
• 🏆 Win Kitty Awards in some category
Do you think PH can be seen as a platform where people can find a job (e.g. in their dream startup)?
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@maria_anosova I hope that you will achieve it! Regarding the job – yes, you can. If you are visible and if you know how to reach out to a startup, there is a possibility to have a chance to land the job :)
Graphify
For my app, it was definitely about getting exposure and new users, so naturally, Product of the Day was a big goal. But beyond that, just having more people discover and try it out was the real win. When it comes to the forums, though, it’s more about exchanging ideas, helping out, and just being part of the conversation. I’ve actually found a lot of useful insights here that I wouldn’t have gotten otherwise. What’s the most important metric for you? Do you focus more on product launches, community engagement, or something else entirely?
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@hussein_r thank you for sharing your intentions. :) To be honest, my interests have been changing over time. At the moment, it is more about building community and create those discussions every day to be present with people. :)