3 days ago, I launched my AI chrome extension, Mailr on Product Hunt
This launch passed all of my expectations, and I ended up as #5 Product of the Day! And at the same time, I was able to get 78 new users who downloaded Mailr! In addition, I got so much amazing feedback on how I can continue to develop Mailr into the best product it can be.
If you have any questions on how to do what I just did, let me know in the comments sections (I will try to answer them all) π
In the meantime, here is the link to my extension, and my Product Hunt launch.
Mailr (Chrome Extension): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailr-ai-email-assistant/nooogbcamojnhfkdnigljbjfjcpdfeic?hl=en&authuser=0
Product Hunt Launch: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/mailr-ai-email-writer
My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsRohanPhilip
Congrats on the launch of you product! I am the head of marketing at a startup called Workarise (https://workarise.com/ ). Workarise is a platform that combines project management and communication tools to make managing your business easier. The product has been recently launched to the public and we plan on launching the product on product hunt in a few week. Based on your success with Mailr, what advice do you have for getting more users and feedback for a new product like ours? Where would you suggest we start with our marketing efforts and what channels have been most effective for you? Any other tips or lessons learned from your experience with Mailr that could be helpful for us? Thanks in advance for your insights!
Hello π
I would suggest building your startup publicly. By that, I mean sharing all of your progress and updates on all your socials like Twitter. In addition, I found Indie Hackers to be an amazing marketing channel actually. I would recommend sharing about your journey up until your Product Hunt launch (ex. how you built your startup, successful times, and failures). However, make sure to be authentic. Don't come across trying to just sell your product. Instead provide real value. In terms of user growth, I haven't experimented with too many marketing channels. So far, I have only launched on the web store and Product Hunt but both have produced some pretty amazing organic growth. I hope this answers your question! You can also follow my twitter where I share some more of my actions.
Massive congrats! I just launched today and I'm seriously hoping for the best.
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/ariglad-x-openai-integration
Congratulations! can you also state some mistakes that can be avoided while launching on PH?
Congratulations! Can you give out some tips and tricks on how to succeed? My recent launch was my best but it probably was because of the product itself beeing quite good. Yet it is really hard to rise in ranks
I would say that the first hour is by far the most important. If you can get in the top 7 or so in the first hour, then you will get organic growth throughout the day. And if your product is good, you should rise to a higher spot.
I guess so but i can imagine this could be really though to get in there especially on days when there are many greate products
True. However, Product Hunt just announced that they will be using a new features homepage. For the first two hours, the products will be in a randomized order. This should allows more products to get good interaction
Thanks for sharing your tips and experience @Rohan. Can you tell me how you used Indie Hackers to help with your Product Hunt Launch?
I have a launch in 2 weeks and I've seen several websites mention that I should use Indie Hackers to help my campaign. That's what brought me here, so I'm curious how IH was able to help your launch. Thanks!
I made several posts on Indie Hackers, about my journey creating my SaaS. They all had links to my upcoming PH launch. Finally, on launch day, I made two more posts which all led to links to upvote on PH. That was how I used Indie Hackers. Let me know if that answers your questions.
Congrats !
Thanks π
Congratulations!
Thanks! It was an amazing experience
Congrats! Any tips on how to grow engagement?
On Product Hunt, I think the first hour or so matter the most. If you can get a good amount of votes in that first hour, then you can stay on the front page for organic growth throughout the whole day. Hope this helps
Congrats!
Thanks :)
Congrats! I just upvoted and will explore your product. How did you build an audience?
Which channel is effective for you?
Actually Indie Hackers was amazing for me. Besides that I sent out an email to my current user base and they got me some engagement on Product Hunt aswell
Nice Extensionππ»
Thanks! Hope it saves you time writing emails
πππ keep going!
For sure! This is just the start!