{"id":42839,"date":"2023-10-20T15:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/getting-your-startup-listed-on-product-hunt-tips-from-speedlancer-founder-adam-stone-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:24:08","slug":"getting-your-startup-listed-on-product-hunt-tips-from-speedlancer-founder-adam-stone-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/getting-your-startup-listed-on-product-hunt-tips-from-speedlancer-founder-adam-stone-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting your startup listed on Product Hunt: Tips from Speedlancer founder Adam Stone – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Getting your startup listed on Product Hunt is incredibly difficult but there are a few ways to increase your chances of success, according to the founder of Speedlancer.<\/p>\n

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Adam Stone\u2019s startup, which focuses on outsourcing tasks to experienced freelancers and having them completed within a four-hour timeframe, was listed on the popular message board yesterday and made it to fourth place with 256 \u2018upvotes\u2019.<\/p>\n

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The 20-year-old Melburnian is now living in San Francisco and was part of the latest batch of entries into the 500 Startups accelerator program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cProduct Hunt appears to be largely based on referrals to reputable people on the site, [so] being at 500 Startups really helped to get it posted,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI had almost 5000 sessions on the site, which was a massive spike over regular traffic volumes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stone says the trick to getting featured on Product Hunt is to get in touch with people who use the site regularly or even get the attention of one of the founders.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou need to find someone who has posted quality products to Product Hunt before \u2013 because moderators trust them \u2013 or preferably someone who has been approved to skip the moderator queue,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe other way is to get in touch with one of the founders of Product Hunt on Twitter or email where they are most responsive and convince them that it\u2019s cool and that they should post you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stone also says if you get your product featured, it is a good idea to engage with comments and answer people\u2019s questions. This is because a product\u2019s popularity is decided by a combination of votes and comment activity.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to StartupSmart<\/i> previously, Ryan Hoover \u2013 founder and chief executive of Product Hunt \u2013 said startups should \u201cjust talk like a human\u201d if they wanted to get featured on the site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s something I think a lot of people miss out on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe hardest thing right now isn\u2019t building a good product or the product itself \u2013 the hardest part for some is getting attention. And if you can\u2019t describe your product very simply, you\u2019re not going to get anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hoover also said having an easy-to-read tagline and building authentic relationships with people is also a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe landing page is important too as people only have a few seconds and are going to judge your product by that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd in terms of the makers or founders, don\u2019t talk like a traditional scammy marketer \u2013 no offence to car salesmen. Encourage conversation\u2026 people appreciate transparency and honesty.\u201d<\/p>\n

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