How I ended up #1 of the day on Product Hunt and generate $1500/m

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my story and my experience on how I managed to get #1 on Product Hunt. I learned a lot about how it works and hope I can help fellow entrepreneurs 🙂

This post is based on my personal experience; I don’t claim to know everything!

1. Submit a Tech Product
   This is an unspoken truth about Product Hunt, in my opinion, and many people don’t know it. The Product Hunt community consists primarily of tech people, so by posting a tech product, you will perform better in many cases. It’s as simple as that, but it makes a huge difference. No matter how good your product is, if it doesn’t speak to the audience you are targeting, there is no point. This is what happened to me with DynaUI. I managed to get #1 because it’s a UI Library, but before that, I submitted another product called OneCVADay, which aimed to help people with their careers, and it finished the day with only 8 upvotes.

2. First 4 Hours Are Crucial
   On Product Hunt, during the first 4 hours, product upvotes are hidden. This means you need to bring your audience and get their help during those 4 hours because once the leaderboard is visible, it is very unlikely to change. The first product will get more visibility and, therefore, more upvotes for the rest of the day. So focus heavily on the first 4 hours. Furthermore, the “hidden upvotes” system is kind of flawed in my opinion because there is still a clear ranking showing the most upvoted products during the first 4 hours.

3. Heading and Video Promo
   I won’t talk too much about this, not because it is not important, but because Marc Lou covered it perfectly already in my opinion: Marc Lou's Guide. However, I will add that if, like me, you are not comfortable showing your face, a good way to do a promo video is to use Screen Studio. I am just a huge fan of this software, so have a look.

Those are my main points. Obviously, I didn’t cover the obvious points too much because everyone is already doing them, such as having a good product and good storytelling. I am starting a Twitter account where I will share my journey as an Indie Hacker.