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Ask HN: Launching a Product on Show HN?
I'm considering using Show HN as a way to launch a SaaS product I have, but I'm unsure if that's the best strategy. The first reason is I don't have a free tier, so I will need to make another way specially for HNers to have a play with it. The second reason is my market is not really developers, so I might be better off on Product Hunt. Also I don't want to misinterpret disinterest / derision from HN as doom for my product.
- iamben 8y agoYou're over thinking it. Put it on product hunt, put it on HN, explain it in a comment if you want or need to. Read the feedback, take in the useful parts and don't let anything else get to you. Good luck with it!
- byoung2 8y agoYou should have a demo, video, or screenshots at least. People will want to see how it works before paying. If you have one of those, launch it everywhere your customers are.
- gus_massa 8y agoWithout a free tier, it's difficult to classify it as a Show HN. I usually avoid even a page with registration. What about a 1 week free trial without credit card info? You can ask the mods for an official answer: hn@ycombinator.com Anyway, I think that ShowHN are overrated. Just post a normal link to your site, and add a comment saying that you are the author and are available to answer questions. It's 99% like a ShowHN and if the project is interesting and you are lucky, it will get traction anyway. Another good strategy is to post about some interesting problem you have to solve for your service, or an interesting unexpected use case of your service. If you meet an old technical friend after a few years and want to tell an interesting technical anecdote about your site, which one would you select?
- benologist 8y agoThese sites are if you're lucky going to occupy you for hours or maybe even half a day, I'd think more about what else you will do in your first year cause nothing's likely to hinge on the morning you submitted a link.
- tixocloud 8y agoIf it's not for developers, then you'd miss the valuable learnings from your target market. I'd advise you to find a more suitable place where your target market is.