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5 TIPS FROM MEETNOTES
LAUNCH ON PRODUCT HUNT &
HACKER NEWS
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CONTEXT
We’re a SaaS startup called MeetNotes. Our official launch was in March, after 6 months
of beta and we were featured on 2 channels:
We analyzed how each channel worked out for us and want to
share the results with you.
Hacker News
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THE METRICS
● New sessions increased by 62%.
● Received Signups from 26 countries.
● Received Traffic from 93 countries.
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SCRIPT YOUR OWN PH & HN LAUNCH SUCCESS
● Setup a Google Analytics Alert
● Create Exclusive Offers
● UpVotes
● Engage on PH and HN
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SETUP A GOOGLE ANALYTICS ALERT
● Set Analytics Alert for referral
traffic so that you don’t waste the
crucial first few hours
● Create Custom alerts
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CREATE EXCLUSIVE OFFERS
● You should be able to launch a new offer as quickly
as possible.
● Since we had setup Google Tag Manager, we were
able to launch the new offers quickly without any
code changes, which saved a lot of time.
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UPVOTES
● Upvotes are important to stay on top, but avoid creating a
voting ring.
● Ask your network to go to the homepage and look for the post.
● Get the word out on social media. Don’t forget LinkedIn and
emailing all contacts in your gmail address-book.
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ENGAGE ON PH AND HN
● Thank the Hunter.
● Talk about the product.
● When someone provides feedback, thank them and respond.
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ENJOY THE ATTENTION
● The HN and PH community love new products. Positive
feedback and attention is guaranteed.
● Bask in the glory while it lasts and take your product for early
idea validation.
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TAKEAWAYS
● Engage those who are interested. 10% of our signups continue
to be engaged.
● For us, HN drove more conversations than PH did.
● ProductHunt enabled us to connect with really great
companies and investors.
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THANKS
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