Just launched on Product hunt. How do I get upvotes?

There seems to be a new strategy of late of reaching out to product hunt "hunters". People who are well respected on the community and are willing to take chats for "coffee bucks" or just out of the goodness of their own hearts. This article (I didn't write it) does a good job of illuminating the pros/benefits https://medium.com/@flarup/working-with-a-hunter-to-help-you-launch-on-product-hunt-9c3c2471b82.