Sharing Your Post
You’re welcome to share a direct link to your post with your community, friends, or users. However, to ensure a fair and authentic experience for everyone, please follow these guidelines when promoting your launch:
🚫 What to avoid:
Mass-messaging users
Via email, DMs, or other platforms asking them to upvote
Offering incentives
Discounts, freebies, or other rewards in exchange for upvotes
Coordinated voting efforts
E.g., encouraging a group to upvote as part of an organized push
✅ What’s encouraged:
Sharing your post organically on social media platforms.
Engaging with people who comment on your post to build excitement.
Talking about your launch in relevant communities where you’re already active.
Product Hunt’s ranking system considers more than just upvotes.
Authentic engagement – such as forum engagement, launch feedback, and genuine interest – plays a key role in how posts perform.
For more on best practices, check out our Community Guidelines.
When your post goes live, keep in mind:
A Hunter's followers do not receive email notifications about the post.
This used to happen, but it has not been the case for several years.
Maker's followers will receive an email notification if the post is featured on the homepage.