[HN Gopher] Things I did before app launch and what I wish I hav...
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       Things I did before app launch and what I wish I have done
        
       Author : andrewon
       Score  : 85 points
       Date   : 2022-10-21 04:15 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | jdthedisciple wrote:
       | @OP Congrats on the launch, and very useful advice for the pre-
       | launch phase. Will you be commiting to this app or start
       | something else now?
        
         | andrewon wrote:
         | Thanks. I now have a few apps in the app store. I want to try
         | spending resources growing them.
        
       | lmeyerov wrote:
       | FWIW... None of those are marketing investments into evergreen
       | communities that will keep growing the app. Build channels, not
       | one-offs.
       | 
       | Exceptions exist, like social networks where you can do stunts
       | until it grows itself, or ads when you have the rest figured out
       | or lots of VC $... but good to only do if you have to.
        
       | JanSt wrote:
       | Congrats on launch.
       | 
       | Do you develop apps on the side or do you make a living with
       | them?
        
         | andrewon wrote:
         | On the side.
        
       | underwater wrote:
       | OP, you might want to redesign your logo and re-think the name.
       | The logo will be covered by both a trademark and copyright.
       | Eventually Notion will come knocking with a strongly worded
       | letter asking you to change one or both of them.
        
       | swyx wrote:
       | here are my notes as someone who studied this stuff extensively
       | for my book launch (just crossed $200k revenue)
       | https://github.com/sw-yx/brain/blob/906dbc6fd6d22fa69968ebc6...
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       | in generally for OP's stuff i would disagree on launching on
       | product hunt first. PH is a giant pyramid scheme where people
       | just compete for the #1 badge each day. what the most successful
       | products do is launch everywhere else first, and then after a few
       | months email their happy customers to support them on PH. this is
       | why you are #20 because you didnt study the game
        
         | harryvederci wrote:
         | That's amazing, I wouldn't have expected anyone to take action
         | when they get an email saying "Please upvote me on ${website}!"
         | 
         | Do you find your customers are dedicated enough to create a
         | Product Hunt account for you, or do they happen to already have
         | one?
        
           | mkl95 wrote:
           | It sounds odd to me. It's the usual thing employees do, but
           | how many employees does the average startup have right after
           | launch? The only time I considered promoting an app on PH I
           | was the only stakeholder.
           | 
           | On the other hand "Please upvote me on ${website}! And get a
           | free yearly subscription" could work, but it's going to make
           | your product look cheap.
        
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