Where are the best places to launch other than PH, HN, etc

All those platforms are just short-term, one-off potential gains. They're decent, but they're not a long-term solution.

Definitely also focus on building your own audience, customer base, platform to reach people. Think: a mailing list, a blog, a podcast, etc.

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All the advice here plus https://github.com/mrcrilly/PlacesToPostYourStartup

I think the more the merrier. Although low ranking websites can hurt SEO but if your content is good enough for even 1000 people which it is, then try the above. It used to be curated once but still give it a shot.

I think Reddit is also a good starting point, just look for the right subredit(s)

One of the most important things (that I still forget about) is to make it really easy for users to share (on social media) your website or specific pages.

Some of the most successful projects I have had got really good traction because users shared them, not because of my posting them on different sites.

Each users sharing it is like a mini launch :)

I compiled a list of sites like this, a few years back: http://www.erickarjaluoto.com/blog/places-to-post-your-startup

It’s probably a bit out of date. That said, you might find a few sites to try.

Anywhere your startup can provide value and reach your target without being spammy. For instance, if you want the first users of readory to be journalists, then ask around for slack or facebook groups made up of journalists. Once you get permission to post, ask about common problems that you could solve with readory.

Launch on indiehackers of course! Also, +1 for FB groups, Slack groups, and forums. Betalist.com has been one in the past, but it's slow to get on it unless you pay.

Quora can be a good spot to post on relevant questions to drive some traffic, but that's more of a growth hack than a launch strategy.

Hi, Johnny, those mentioned sites are great but what I'd be looking for is where does your idea customer hang around online? Are there any FB groups they are in? Slack communities etc.

There are loads of places they already hang out online it just a matter of understanding your customer and then locating these online communities.

Just popping by to say thanks for asking this question. I'm launching the pricing next week for my own project and this is super useful.

I suggest finding the specific places where your smaller specific target audience hangs out and asks questions, rather than focusing on the broad tech sites. Try to be helpful in those areas. That could be engaging with certain questions on Quora, engaging in certain conversations Twitter, finding blogs / subreddits / mailing lists / Slacks / Facebook groups specific to your audience, etc.

IMHO you would rather gain your potential users than hackers like you. Try to think where you can find your clients instead where you can find your colleagues.

YMMV but we never "launched". I sent an email blast to my personal contacts and that was about it.

The hard part isn't launching, it's learning how to market and sell over the long haul. And you only learn that by shipping.

On that topic, I really enjoyed this piece, by another company that was profiled here: https://baremetrics.com/blog/long-slow-saas-ramp-of-death

Besides the sites already mentioned, you can look at https://submit.co/ and http://promotehour.com/. Those lists are particularly helpful if you're looking for press coverage.

Hey Johnny.

I don't know. But these are my rapid impressions: As a reader, a list of curated articles for a given niche could be worthy to craft and share. As a writer, I would dig being part of one. Good potential for slow organic growth.

Just a little heads up. I spotted a little typo in this sentence, with montisation: "Keep your montisation methods, websites, design, code and get exposure".

Do some guest blogging on relevant blogs and reach out blogger who covered on similar topics.

What was readory built with? Looks great!

i'm curious about this too! Loving the answers!

Finding the right Slack communities can be a good way to not only get signups, but also have meaningful discussions about your product.