What's the cost? It only takes a few min to submit on Product Hunt. I agree that you're better off befriending the PH editorial team (since they decide who get

What's the cost? It only takes a few min to submit on Product Hunt. I agree that you're better off befriending the PH editorial team (since they decide who gets featured and who doesn't). But even a simple launch gets you a backlink and "some" traffic. So I wouldn't say "you're doing it wrong" for doing something with no downside and some upside.