Love the idea! Would be amazing if the ranking algorithm would be public. As in you know exactly what needs to be done to rank higher
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Show HN: I built a fair alternative to Product Hunt for indie makers
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#42This is awesome! Congrats on the metalaunch ;-) I found the site hard to navigate visually as everything was equally prominent (in fact, yesterday's launches pop more than the current ones right now), so I took a stab at a different layout. Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/4qoY7o2.png Code here: https://gist.github.com/airstrike/923a7049d5cde7405e60e99e22...
Thank you so much for the feedback and taking the time to create a new layout idea. I truly appreciate it. The goal has always been to make the site intuitive and focused on giving launches their moment to shine. So I will take a closer look at your suggestions to see how can I make it more visually clear.
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#43I like the name of it except for the missed opportunity to use the active voice instead of the passive. “It launched” is just as grammatically correct as “It has launched” in spite of how the passive voice gives an air of “regality” or whatever, it’s more laborious out of the mouth. “It launched” is concise, direct, to the point and active.
Thank you for the thoughtful feedback! When I chose 'ItsLaunched', I was aiming for something that feels celebratory, like an announcement: "It's here, and it's ready"
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#44How would you handle the situation that if this is successful, you’ll get massively more than 10 candidates each day?
Great question. Right now, it's first come, first served, and makers can schedule their launches up to 30 days in advance. I don't plan to introduce any paid options to skip the line, it's important to me that it stays fair for everyone.
If it ever gets to a point where demand grows too much, I would explore ways to keep things manageable while still giving every product it's moment to shine. Thanks for brining this up!
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#45Hey! I am launching my product on your site! Overall I think its really well made, 2 small things: 1) In categories it says (1) even for things that don't have a single launch listed when clicked maybe cuz there is an upcoming launch for the category, but none yet? IDK why, but just to let you know 2) Confirming the launch date (alert) said it was for one day before the one I selected, then on the confirmation page t…
Hey, that's awesome. Thank you for launching on the site and kind words.
1) The category issue is probably because it's counting upcoming launches as well. I will take a look at it and fix that right up.
2) Thanks for catching that date issue. I will dig into it and get it sorted out ASAP to avoid any mix ups.
It means a lot that you took the time to share these with me. Wishing you a great launch, and thanks again for the support.
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#46I really like the direction you’re taking. Product Hunt can feel like it’s run more for the benefit of the maintainers than for the community. It’s their service, so fair enough, but it also means users sometimes lose out. And let’s face it—there’s definitely some gaming of the system going on. Your approach seems promising. Have you considered taking it even further, maybe by making the platform more decentralized o…
Thank you so much for the kind words and encouragement. Product Hunt is a great platform I. Many ways, BUT there is always room for new approaches that put the spotlight back on the community itself.
I love the idea of exploring ways to make the platform more decentralized too. However for now, I'm more focused on keeping things simple and fair while improving based on feedback like yours. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.
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#47Nice work! It looks pretty good, I just might use it soon! FYI, you seem to have an encoding issue. There is a bunch of `'` in your pages. [0] [0]: https://itslaunched.com/product/sponsorapp
I would love to see your product on the platform when you are ready to launch!
And thanks for catching the encoding issue. I will get that sorted out to make sure everything displays properly. Let me know if there's anything else you spot or any feedback you have. Thanks again for checking it out.
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#48I like the name of it except for the missed opportunity to use the active voice instead of the passive. “It launched” is just as grammatically correct as “It has launched” in spite of how the passive voice gives an air of “regality” or whatever, it’s more laborious out of the mouth. “It launched” is concise, direct, to the point and active.
Thank you for the thoughtful feedback! When I chose 'ItsLaunched', I was aiming for something that feels celebratory, like an announcement: "It's here, and it's ready"
Okay that explains a lot. I misread the contraction! "It is launched" is what you must mean then?
Funny how words work. Well then, who cares about what I think now. Thanks for the correction.
Does a launch have to be software only? Can I announce, say, the launch of an e-book? Or a newsletter entry?
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#49It's all a fine balancing act, sure, but ... "This isn't a popularity contest... so anyway, here's how voting works" is a bit silly, and right there on the front page is "yesterday's winners" which is more than a bit disingenuous. What if I vote for nothing because all of the products are bad? Why do I care about a user leaderboard for with streaks and their voting history? No noise? People are so concerned with havi…
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You raise some valid points. I'm working to strike a balance between giving visibility to products and avoiding the "popularity contest" vibe, and I'm definitely open to refining how that works.
As for the leaderboard and voting history, I understand your concern. The idea behind it is to encourage meaningful participations, but I get how it could feel like extra noise.
Also right now, it's first come, first served, with makers able to schedule their launch up to 30 days ahead. This keep things fair and transparent, ensuring everyone gets an equal opportunity without having to compete for visibility.
If the platform grows, I might explore other ways to keep things manageable whether that's a curated selection, specific categories, or something else BUT for now, the goal is to maintain a simple and fair system that gives everyone a shot.
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#50Nice, congratz on the launch! Submitted my product for tomorrow, excited to see how it goes! Some feedback: - Could probably benefit from adding white-space: pre-line; in a couple of places, e.g. comments to support line breaks - The encoding issue mentioned elsewhere too, stuff showing up as like ' - Launched today should maybe be a bit more prominent, but maybe it also looks better once there are more products…
That's awesome! I'm really excited to see it on the platform tomorrow!
And thanks for the feedback; 1) I will add line breaks for comments 2) I'm aware of the encoding issue and will fix it soon 3) I agree that launched today section could stand out more. I will tweak that as we get more launches
Really appreciate your input, and good luck with the launch tomorrow!