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Best of luck with with the Launch, @pauldm shared some tips after his recent launch.

#1 Product of the Day - Here’s what happened

The most important thing to remember is that the launch isn't all important - if it goes well it's a bonus but if it doesn't don't sweat it.

There are products that flop the launch and then turn out really profitable long-term and others that get lots of attention at launch but don't stand the test of time.

I also find that PH users often just want to have a look at a product but don't necessarily go on to use it - in the past I've received a lot of sign-ups from PH that didn't really go anywhere but users that found products through search have gone on to become paying customers.

I launched on Product Hunt last weekend. It's quite the competition. I came in 9th place, but the best part was just telling everyone I know about it. Getting over that barrier where I felt comfortable telling anyone on the internet without hesitation or bias to get genuine first impressions.

Reviews/comments determine your place on the home screen. Someone with 50 upvotes and 3 reviews will be under someone with 49 upvotes and 5 reviews.

The products with the most upvotes will still be in the top 5 of Product Hunt products of the day.

Overall, have fun. Prioritize genuine engagement over upvotes, comments, etc.

Consider putting the Product Hunt badge on your site. And congrats on shipping!!!

@doomhamer We launched a few months ago and it turned out pretty well. Here are our learnings and insights https://blog.typestudio.co/product-hunt-learnings/

We're live: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/songcorder . Let's see what happens :D

I don't agree with all of the strategies, but this post by Josh Fechter has a lot of advice on pre-launch and day-of. A lot of it revolves around building a strong audience months beforehand via Facebook Messenger. (Apparently the open and click-through rates are amazing.) Then chasing in on that for the day of the launch.