How often can I post the same product on Product Hunt
I've been working on http://readthistwice.com for a few months now and I keep postponing the Product Hunt launch. I have a lot of ideas and I think I'll be better off posting it later, but then I end up having new ideas and postponing again.
So the question is if I post it in the next few days, how long should I wait before posting it again? (assuming I'll have enough new features / redesign etc. to make it a worthwhile update)
What's your experience so far?
Thank you!
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Hey! Good question. If you're launching the same product but an improved version, at least 6 months must pass.
See: https://help.producthunt.com/en/articles/484934-may-i-post-updates-for-things-previously-submitted
i’ve seen more folks who have done this but the results can be spotty.
one of the things i’ve done instead is use their SHIP platform. there are a lot of things i like but also a lot of things i’m very unsatisfied with.
so, do your diligence! we have about 9.5k folks who follow along on a product “log” of sorts.
example:
https://www.producthunt.com/upcoming/yen/messages/update-from-yen-over-2k-in-tx-rev-and-177-in-mrr-in-just-6-weeks
you can see here that i even let them know that i’m spending more time on IH!!!! lol.
here are some other thoughts:
https://john.do/ph-ship/
and... i even went as far as building an open source landing page!
https://john.do/ph-ship-landing-page/
lmk if you have any more thoughts or questions!!
@vhpoet you can launch multiple times, I've launched twice already with Product Planet (productplanet.io). As long as you have a significant change (bunch of new features), you should be okay. Not aware of any time restriction for a subsequent launch, it's mostly a person who will review your re-launch not algorithms so as long as you have a good reason to re-launch you should be okay.
Makers have to wait at least six months in between posts for the same product. If you repost your app will be reviewed strictly, and it must has significant update.
https://help.producthunt.com/en/articles/484934-can-i-re-post-a-product-that-s-already-been-posted