ProductHunt
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ProductHunt

Share and discover new products everyday

Understand:


πŸš€ ProductHunt: A place to launch and discover new tech products


Product Hunt is an online platform that serves as a launchpad for new tech products and services. It is a vibrant community where makers, entrepreneurs, and innovators showcase their latest creations which can be software, hardware, apps and more.


Users can discover a wide range of innovative products which user can upvote and comment on, helping creators gain visibility and valuable feedback. It also features a daily leaderboard highlighting the most popular products.


It has played a pivotal role in the startup ecosystem, connecting early adopters, investors, and product enthusiasts with emerging companies.


❇️ Core Value Proposition:

For Tech Enthusiasts: Discover new products anytime, anywhere in the world and connect & know the makers of the product.

For StartUp Founders: Launch the product with ease and get feedback from early adopters

How do users experience core value proposition

For general use cases:

  • Web browser
  • Mobile Apps: Android, iOS
  • Devices: Desktop, Mobile, iPad


For Launch Day:

Launching teams are accessing Product Hunt via web browser on laptop or desktop. The persona here is StartUp founder and the team.



πŸ”Ž Key Insight:



  • It has been identified that, product team, who are launching in near future has been the most active product hunt users creating more discussions on the platforms.
  • Based on user calling it has been identified that during launch period users are accessing Product Hunt via web browser on laptop or desktop.
  • Based on user calling, most people are using the mobile apps, however, reviews about mobile app on AppStore, and Play Store are not so good.

βœ… What is the natural frequency of the core value proposition?

For Tech Enthusiasts: New products are being launched everyday at 12:00AM PST; so they can consume the CVP regularly.

For Founders: Founders can launch the product every 6 months


πŸ”Ž Key Insights:


  • Every time founder is launching the product, their team is most active on PH. Just a couple of months before their next launch founders and their teams starts getting active on PH.
  • Another observation is mostly the same product can be launched on PH every six months. There are some exceptions but mostly can not launch before 6 month period.

πŸš€ Products by ProductHunt:


Product

Free or Paid

Use Case

Features

Natural Frequency

Product hunt

Free

Launch and Discover new products

  • Launch Product on PH
  • Upvote product
  • Provide feedback for the launched product
  • Provide review for the product
  • Create discussion and collaborate with community
  • Makers stories article
  • Longest streak (leaderboard)
  • Partner with PH and host community event
  • Hall of Fame (Golden Kitty Awards)
  • Create Collections

Daily or weekly

Marketplace

Paid [$1000 USD]

Get discounted products

  • Add product to market place

Daily or weekly

Advertisement

Paid [$5000 to $10000 USD]

Promote stories, product, or discussions

  • Run paid ads for the products or discussions

Daily or weekly

Community Events

Paid [$25000 USD]

Host community events with PH

Partner with PH to build out, promote, host, and distribute digital event content that will resonate with the Product Hunt community to drive awareness, engagement and leads.

Depending on the hosted events

Newsletter

Paid [$5000 USD]

Sponsore content in newsletter

Sponsor content in PH's targeted newsletter of more than 500K subscribers

Daily/ Weekly/ Monthly

❇️ Define Active Users

The user who visits PH at least 3 times a week, upvotes 3 products, or providing 1 feedback in a week in a week is an active user. On top of that,


  • Logging in or authenticating and accessing Product Hunt on any given day through producthunt.com or mobile applications that are able to show ads is an active user.
  • Following at least 30 people, having at least one follow-back, and logging in within the last month. This is monthly active users
  • Upvoting, Commenting, creating Discussion, and participate in discussions by liking or commenting on a regular basis.
  • Viewing, clicking, or engaging with promoted products, discussions, or stories. This makes user engaging with promoted products, which can contribute toward #of clicks on promoted content related metrics.
  • Searching different products on PH that makes the user interested in discovering more products, and people on PH. This type of user is highly an active user or to be an active user
  • Standing high on Leaderboard (daily steak) or having high Kitty coins collected makes a user, an active user of Product Hunt.

πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸ’ΌUser Segmentation

  1. Casual Vs Core Vs Power


Casual

Core

Power

Frequency of Usage

Monthly or more

Daily to Weekly

Daily

JTBD on PH

Discover new products

Discover new products and engage

Discover new product, provide feedback, and engage in community to earn kitty coins and get on leaderboard in daily streak

Key actions or metrics

  • User upvoting a product once in a month or longer
  • User providing a feedback for at least 1 product in a month or longer
  • User creating a discussion once in a month or longer
  • User reviewing a product once in a year or longer
  • User upvoting products once in a 3 days to a week
  • User providing a feedback for at least 3 product in a week
  • User creating discussion once in a week
  • User reviewing a product once in a 6 months
  • User accesses PH couple of times and upvoting multiple products in a day
  • User providing a feedback for at least 1 product in a day
  • User creating discussion once in a 3 days
  • User reviewing a product once in a 6 months
  1. ICP Based


ICP

Founder

Marketer

Tech Enthusiast

Demograhic Details

Age Range

30

23

29

Gender

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City

Bardoli

Baroda

Ahmedabad

Country

India

Education

M Eng Software 

Employed

Yes

No

Yes

Marital Status

Married

Single

Single

Kids

No

NA

NA

Industry/Role/Organization Details

Industry

Information Technology

Information Technology

Information Technolgy

Role

Foudner

Web Developer

Product Manager & Founder

Organization

Twinr

ComperaStore

PaySafe

Organization Stage

Growing

StartUp - Pre Seed

Growing

Technology Usage

Teams, Office 365, SQL Server, Visio, Confluence, Zoom, Calendly

Google Analytics, CRM, Mailchimp, Power BI, Google Ads, Calendly, Keyword Planner

AWS, Azure, Office 365, IntelliJ, Postman, VsCode, Oracle, SQL Server, ClickUp, Jira,  BitBucket, Gitlab, Jenkins, Java, Python, SpringBoot, Angular, TypeScipt

Looking to change career?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Team Size

12

8

10

Personal Interests

Social Media Preferences

Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Whatsapp

Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, Reddit, whatsapp

Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Whatsapp

Other apps frequently used by you

Banking Apps, Investment Apps, YouTube, Whatsapp, Google Maps, Uber, ProductHunt

Slack, Discord, Whatsapp, Telegram, Teams, Banking Apps, Uber Eats, Uber, Spotify, Youtube Music, ProductHunt

Shadi, Slack, Teams, Banking Apps, Uber Eats, Google Maps, Youtube, WeBull, Stock Market Apps, Whatsapp

Hobbies 

Cricket, Reading, Travelling, Learning, Instagram Reels

Adventurous activity, Netflix

Movie, Netflix Guy

Product - ProductHunt

How did you hear about ProducHunt?

Friend

Social Media

Friends

Do you use mobile app or producthunt website?

Mobile App (Mostly), Website

Mobile App

Mobile App

How frequently do you use ProductHunt?

Everyday (Mostly)

Every time when I am planning for ProductHunt Launch

Rarely during PH Launch

Longest producthunt daily usage streak you have or had?

100+

34

20

User Type [Investor, Founder, Marketer, tech savvy]

Tech Savvy

Tech Savvy

Tech Savvy

What is your goal/objective for using the ProductHunt?

Identify upcoming products and get early access. Also at times my goal was to launch the product, Twinr, I was working on.

Launch product and get support during PH launch, Discover new products

Launch product and get support during PH launch

What feature do you use most?

Upvote, Comment, Discussion, Product Listing

Upvote, Comment, Discussion

Upvote, Comment, Discussion

What type of products/services are you interested in discovering or promoting on Product Hunt?

Technical Products mainly no code platforms

AI related, No Code

No Code

Did you launch your product on ProductHunt?

Yes, Launched Twinr 2 times and became #1 product of the day

Yes

Yes

Why do you launch on ProductHunt?

To get early adopters and get their feedback about the product. Also to increase the reach to the audience

Get exposure to huge tech savvy community

Get support from community

Part of ProductHunt communities

Yes, I am part of producthunt communities across various platforms Whatsapp, LinkedIn, Slack, Discord, Facebook, Reddit etc

Yes, I am part of different PH communities

Yes

Where do you promote your producthunt launch?

All social media platforms

Social Media platforms especially LinkedIn, Twitter

Social Media Platforms

Which social media platform brought most traffic on your launch?

LinkedIn

LinkedIn, Facebook

LinkedIn, Twitter

Do you run paid campaign for ProductHunt?

No

No

No

Why do you like ProductHunt

It's best for founders in early stage since launching is free, easy, and easy to get early adopters who provides valuable feedback about the product

Most recent products can be found on PH; community, networking

Discover variety of product, popularity, competitors

Why you didn't like ProductHunt

I don't have any reason for not liking ProductHunt

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Satisfaction with the ProductHunt

9 out of 10

9 out of 10

Less

Did you refer ProductHunt to others?

Yes

Yes

No

Pain Points/Challenges you face with ProductHunt

Getting support request from founders on social media, but when I click on the link it opens into browser instead of mobile app and asks me to login, which is fraustrating.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Getting too many support request from other markters and founders some times on social media platforms and emails is fraustrating some times.

I can not export list of people who supported my launch, and add to my list. It's manual which is cumbersome

I am using the producthunt when my team is launching the product I am working on. But I get too many support request on social media from marketers getting support for their product. It's annoying

How important is ProductHunt for you

It's very important since it's free, and provides largest community of people who can provide feedback and use your product

Very important for iterative launches of the product

Not really important; it's good to have not must for me

Relationship with Money 

If you have launched your product, What was your budget to launch your product?

My budget was 0

$3,000

Never launched any product

Would you pay ProductHunt if they start charging money to use it?

Not at this point. But I was a founder and had to launch the product, I would pay reasonable fees. 

Not really

No

Would you launch your product on ProductHunt, if it cost you money?

Depends on the charges, if they charge too much I won't pay

Depends on the pricing and my company budget

No

General Product Sense

What other platform do you use to discover new products?

AppSumo, and other life time deal platforms

Capterra, Gartner, G2 etc

Google Search

What are other platforms where you launch your product?

AppSumo, Betalist, Hacker News, Indie Hackers

AppSumo, Indie Hackers

No

Competitor Research

Do you know any competitor of ProductHunt?

I don't see any direct competitor who is close enough to ProductHunt but there are couple of platforms such as BetaList, AppSumo, Indie Hackers where one can launch the product

BetaList, familiar with few LTD platforms such as AppSumo, DealMirror

No

Would you choose competitor product, if ProductHunt charges money?

Yes

Yes

Yes

JBTD

Launch and discover products

Launch a product

Discover new product

  1. Product Feature Used


Feature

Natural Frequency

"Define Usage"

Upvote

Daily

Upvoted the product

Discussion

Weekly

Discussion created

Product Feedback

Daily/Weekly

Provide a feedback for the launched product

Product Review

2 times a year

Reviewed a product

Follow people

Daily/Weekly

Followed makers and community members

Create Collection

Quarterely

Created collection of a product

Launch Product

2 times a Year

Launched a product

Add product to marketplace

Yearly

Added a product to PH market place

Run paid ads on PH

Yearly

Promoted products or discussion on PH

  1. Loyalist Vs Champion Vs In Danger Vs Hibernating



Loyalist

Champion

In Danger

Hibernating

What does this mean?

Users who have been active recently and frequently (Most loyal and satisfied users)

Users who have been active recently, frequently, and with high standing for Daily streak leaderboard and Kitty coins (Most valuable and loyal users)

User who had been active frequently in past, but not recently (At risk, losing interest in PH)

Users who have not been active recently or frequently (Inactive or dormant users)

Recency of Usage (In last month)

High

High

Low

Low

Frequency of Usage

High

High

High

Low

Monetary analysis

Moderate [Occasional promoted product, stories, or discussions]

High [Frequently promoted product, stories, or discussions]

Low [ May have promoted product, stories or discussion in past but not recently]

Low [None or minimal promoted items]

JTBD on PH

Discover new product, provide feedback, and engage in community

Discover new product, provide feedback, and engage in community to earn kitty coins and get on leaderboard in daily streak

Discover new products

Discover new products

Key Actions and interactions on PH

  • Provide Upvote, and feedback to new products
  • Create and participate in discussions
  • Promote product, stories, or discussions
  • Follows community members
  • Provide Upvote, and feedback to new products
  • Coach makers for launching the product
  • create collections of products
  • Create high engaging discussions
  • Promote product, stories, or discussions
  • Gather huge followers




❇️ What is the best engagement framework for your product?


Engagement Framework

Key Tracking Metrics

Selected? (Primary, Secondary)

Rationale

Depth

Time spent on Product Hunt

Primary

The more time spent in PH, means habit building, learning more about new launched products and product hunt makes money from promoted content that makes this framework more relevant

Breadth

Number of product usage, PH has marketplace, and Number of features usage

No

No of features used or number of PH products used is not more appropriate compared to other two frameworks

Frequency of Engagement

Number of times core activity(upvote, comment, discussion, review) performed in the app

Secondary

The more feature used means more active user, makes them to come back to the platform

Depth of the Engagement is the best framework for PH since, the more time spent by users means PH can show more promoted contents, and gather more clicks. Advertising is the way PH makes money. Hence, Depth should be focused on

πŸ“§ Engagement Campaign

πŸ™πŸ» Note: Under Pitch and Content, pitch is only shown for email, in-app message would have shorter message for the campaign.


Number

Type of User

Campaign Name

Goal of Campaign

Pitch and Content

Rationale

Channel

Offer

Frequency

Timing

Success Metrics

Other Metrics to track

1

Casual to Core

Weekly Challenge

Increase user engagement with the platform, and convert casual users to core users

🌟 Introducing the ProductHunt Weekly Challenge! πŸš€ Discover the latest innovations and upvote your top 3 favorite products launched this week to earn Kitty Coins as credit. πŸ±πŸ’° πŸ” Explore fresh ideas, groundbreaking tools, and innovative solutions curated just for you. Upvote the products that catch your eye and contribute to shaping the next big thing! πŸ† Get rewarded for your active engagement! Earn Kitty Coins for every weekly challenge completed and get recognized in the ProductHunt community. πŸŽ‰ Ready to dive into the future of tech and innovation? Start discovering, start voting, and start earning Kitty Coins now! πŸš€βœ¨ #ProductHuntWeeklyChallenge #InnovationRewarded

By introducing weekly challenge, when casual users access the PH on desktop or app, we can grab their attention by offering them the possibility of recognition that  boosts dopamine and user would become more active user

Email, In-App Notification, and Pop Up on App Open

Kitty Coins

Weekly

The campaign starts on Monday and ends on Sunday

Increase in the number of core users

Number of users joined in the campaign No of Upvotes No of Upvoted products The satisfaction rate of the users who joined the campaign

2

Casual to Core

Daily Spotlight

To increase user engagement in the platform

🌟 Join the ProductHunt community and shine bright! ✨ Be the most active user of the week, and your name will take center stage on our coveted dashboard! πŸš€ Dive into the world of innovation, explore groundbreaking products, and engage like never before. Each week, the most active user earns the spotlight, showcasing your passion for discovery to our entire community. πŸ† Your name prominently featured on the dashboard awaits the user who engages, upvotes, comments, and shares their favorite finds most enthusiastically. πŸ‘€ Ready to stand out? Join ProductHunt, be active, and get recognized for your passion for innovation! 🌐✨ #ActiveUserSpotlight #ProductHuntCommunity

Getting recognition and being spotlighted to the huge community of the Product Hunt is a big achievement, and dopamine booster. This can really motivate casual user to increase their activities and get more following and increase personal brand

In-App notification, Pop up in App

Dopamine effect [Spotlight]

Daily

The campaign starts 12:00 AM PST and ends 11:59 PM PST

Increase in the number of core users

Number of users joined in the campaign No of Upvotes No of comments No of Discussions created No of reviews submitted Retention rate of the users participated in previous campaign

3

Casual to Core

#50DayDailyStreakChallenge

Remind casual users about their previous highest daily streak to motivate them to start a new 50 day  streak again

🌟 Hey ProductHunt Trailblazer! Remember that amazing streak you once achieved? Let's reignite that spark! πŸ”₯ πŸš€ You've conquered ProductHunt before with an incredible streak. Now, it's time to do it again for 50 days! Challenge yourself to start a new streak and earn 50 kitty coins! πŸ† You've got what it takes to top your previous achievements. Show the world your passion for innovation by diving back into ProductHunt, discovering awesome products, and making each day count! πŸ’ͺ Renew your commitment to staying active, upvoting, commenting, and exploring. Break your own record and witness your influence grow within the ProductHunt community! 🌟 Ready to reclaim your spot as a ProductHunt champion? Let's start a new streak and set the bar even higher! 🎯✨ #BreakYourOwnRecord #ProductHuntStreak

Reminding user about their past achievement can remind them the dopamine effect (happiness) they once had. This can boost their morale to achieve the streak once again and get recognized in the community

Email, In-App Notification, and Pop Up on App Open

50 Kitty Coins

When user logs in after long time

when user logs in (ad-hoc)

Increase in the number of core users

Number of users joined in the campaign No of active users on the platform No of Upvotes No of comments No of Discussions created Retention rate of the users participated in previous campaign

4

Core to Power

#DiscussionOfTheDay

Increase participation in discussion

🌟 Calling all active ProductHunters! Join the buzz and shape the conversation! πŸ—£οΈπŸ’¬ πŸš€ Your engagement fuels our community! Start insightful discussions, share your thoughts, and dive into trending topics on ProductHunt. The most engaging discussions will not only earn recognition but also Kitty Coins as rewards! πŸ±πŸ’° πŸ” Spark conversations around your favorite products, industry trends, or emerging technologies. Engage with fellow enthusiasts, gather insights, and watch your discussion soar to the top of the charts! πŸ† The most trending discussion and its active participants will be rewarded with Kitty Coins, recognizing your contribution to fostering meaningful conversations within our community. πŸ’‘ Ready to earn rewards while shaping the discourse? Start a discussion, join in, and let your voice be heard on ProductHunt! πŸŒπŸ“£ #EngageEarnDiscuss #ProductHuntCommunity

By promoting such campaign, users particapation around discussion will increase. They will collaborate more and connect with other people which will make their network grow. This makes them recognized among the community as well as move them upward in the leaderboard due to kitty coins.

In-App notification, Pop up in App

Kitty Coins

Daily

12:00 AM PST to 11:59 PM PST

Increase in number of discussions created

Number of users joined in the campaign No of Discussions created No of people participated in the discussions Retention rate of the users participated in previous campaign

5

Core to Power

Weekly Challenge

🌟 Introducing the ProductHunt Weekly Challenge! πŸš€ Discover the latest innovations and upvote your top 3 favorite products launched this week to earn Kitty Coins as credit. πŸ±πŸ’° πŸ” Explore fresh ideas, groundbreaking tools, and innovative solutions curated just for you. Upvote the products that catch your eye and contribute to shaping the next big thing! πŸ† Get rewarded for your active engagement! Earn Kitty Coins for every weekly challenge completed and unlock exclusive perks within the ProductHunt community. πŸŽ‰ Ready to dive into the future of tech and innovation? Start discovering, start voting, and start earning Kitty Coins now! πŸš€βœ¨ #ProductHuntWeeklyChallenge #InnovationRewarded

By introducing weekly challenge, when core users access the PH on desktop or app, we can grab their attention by offering them the posssibility of recognition that  boosts dopamine and they can go up in the leaderboard

Email, In-App Notification, and Pop Up on App Open

Kitty Coins

Weekly

The campaign starts on Monday and ends on Sunday

# of products upvoted

Number of users joined in the campaign No of Upvotes No of Upvoted products The satisfaction rate of the users who joined the campaign

⛓️ Product Hook

I would create a product hook, In-App pop up message that would communicate users that Participating in Top discussion will make them earn kitty coins, that will make user engagement higher.

  • 🎯 Goal:
    • To ensure more time spent on Product Hunt by user
  • Success Metric:
    • πŸš€ Increased discussion creation
    • πŸš€ Increased engagement in discussions
  • Problem Statement
    • Less number of users creating discussions and engaging in the platform, that makes users to no t utilize the community and can easily lose motivation and go to hibernation
  • Current Alternative
    • Currently, discussions are created and product hunt does show the top discussion.
  • Solution Summary
    • Product hunt does show top discussion first, but it doesn't reward the person with most engaging discussions.
    • Also, product hunt doesn't do anything to encourage users to participate more in the discussions. Hence, by ❇️ demonstrating In-App pop ❇️, that all users participated in the top discussions will be rewarded with Kitty coins. This will encourage more users to participate in the discussions.
  • Metric to Track
    • βœ… Number of Discussions created
    • βœ… Number of participants in the discussions
    • βœ… Daily Active User / Monthly Active Users
    • βœ… Kitty Coin Leaderboard
  • Ex. Discussion of the day


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🀝 Retention

Understand

πŸ¦‰ Bird's eye view

Retention rate is a metric that measures the percentage of users who continue to use Product hutn over a specific period of time.

I looked for any publicly available data for Product hunt retention rates, but I was not able to find any data since Product Hunt is a private company and does not share data publicly.


However, based on user interviews I could figure that, most of the interviewed users were active for couple of days, since they were supporting their friends/family products launch on Product Hunt. Which makes me assume, that huge number from new users are such users who are there to support their known product and then they go to hibernation. I would suspect, Product Hunt would have around 10% user retention rate, which would flatten out by day 30 retention rate.

πŸ”Ž Microscopic View

Founders and tech enthusiasts drive the best retention rates since founder would love to do iterative launch for their product as well as interested in looking for new products that they can use in their organization due to cost concerns.


Tech enthusiasts also drive more retention since they are more interested in upcoming new products, and they come back to platform.


However, this is based on the user interview I conducted, and I don't have any statistics to support my observation. Lack of publicly available data about product hunt makes it harder to find retention rate or churn related information.


πŸ₯‡ Which channel drive best retention?

Friends and Family Word of Mouth drives best retention in case of PH. LinkedIn and Twitter social media also contributes to user retentions. Founders reaches out for PH community members on LinkedIn or Twitter for support and that also boost user retention rate.


πŸ’°Which sub-features/ sub products drive best retention?

Upvote drives best retentions since product team reaches out people on Social media, email for support (upvote) and drives traffic to Product Hunt. Hence, Upvote contributes more towards retention.

Define

Top reasons for churn

There are two type of reasons why users getting churn. Voluntary and Involuntary.

  • 😞 Voluntary Churn: The user actively decides not to use Product Hunt, and possible reasons could be following:
    • ❌ Dissatisfaction with the product: User gets problem while onboarding and gets frustrated, overwhelming, or boring.
    • ❌ Founder dissatisfaction with the launch: Some founders found that there are products which uses bot to get upvote, and they find the experience frustrating and unfair, and decides not to launch on Product Hunt.
    • ❌ Discovered products with low quality: User found products that are of poor quality and user finds PH launched products are not with a good quality, and decides to leave PH.
    • ❌ Poor Customer Service: Product Hunt customer support is less efficient, and I have experience it myself.
    • ❌ Spamming: Too many emails since, Product Hunt sends lot of emails about discussion, upvote, products launched by the people you follow.
  • πŸ˜– Involuntary Churn: When user unintentionally stops using Product Hunt. The reasons could be following:
    • ❌ User death or habit break due to other reasons: The user is no more, and it churns. Sometimes user gets life problems such as health related, personal life problems, and user loses interest and break the habit of using PH.
    • ❌ Lost motivation: Launching teams lose motivation once their launch is over, and without realizing their use of PH reduces unconsciously, and eventually user churns out.
    • ❌ Technical issues: The product hunt website or mobile apps gets technical problems, and user couldn't access it. PH mobile app has lot of reported issues on Play Store and App Store.


😏 Negative Actions to look out for:

Before voluntary churn, user behaviour changes the way he uses product hunt whether it's frequency of usage, number of feature usage. This is something to identify and work upon.


  • πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€βœˆοΈ Power User at risk of becoming Core User:
    • There are power users who are influential and well recognized in the PH community, who drives lot of activity within the platform such as discussion, providing quality feedback to the founders and product teams. Some behaviour that shows sign on potential churn are as follows:
      • ❌ Reduced number of App access for consecutive days: This means users are losing interest or motivation for using Product Hunt.
      • ❌ Reduced Followers growth: User is getting less followers or losing existing followers, which indicates less activities by the user in the platform. This indicates users are losing influence, relevance and reputation.
      • ❌ Reduced Engagement: This means users are receiving fewer upvote on their discussions or product feedback. Also power users are contacted by less product teams is also a sign of lost reputation due to reduces engagement. This indicates that users are losing connection, feedback, or recognition.
  • πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸ’Ό Core Users at risk of becoming Casual Users:
    • Core users are the users who uses PH daily to weekly basis and have moderate following. The signs of their churn is as follows:
      • ❌ Reduced number of discussion created: The user has significant drop in discussion creation and engagement.
      • ❌ Reduced number of Upvotes: The user used to upvote products regularly but has shown significant drop in upvoting products.
      • ❌ Significant reduction in Followers and Following: The user has stopped following people and on flip side, less number of people to no one is following them.
  • πŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ Casual Users at risk of Churning:
    • Casual users are the users who come randomly and performs activity once in a while on PH and have low number of following and engagements.
      • ❌ Decreased App Log in: This indicates that user is accessing the app less frequently which is a sign for losing interest, and potential churn.
      • ❌ Explore Delete Account or Deactivate Account section: The user is requesting explored delete account or deactivate account on platform. This is a high potential that user is looking to go away from the platform.

πŸ“§ Campaigns


Number

Type of User

Campaign Name

Goal of Campaign

Pitch and Content

Channel

Offer

Frequency & Timing

Success Metrics

Other Metrics to track

1

Users who have not signed up since last 30 days and upvoted any product. They may have lost interest, relevance, or need for the app

Rediscover Product Hunt: Rekindling Trust & Relevance

To re-engage and re-activate users who have stopped using product hunt for more than 30 days by showing them value, benefits of the PH.

The pitch is about inviting users and highlight important features, personalized recommendation, and famous product that started with PH launch. It will be email campaign involving multiple emails that will coach users about Product Hunt.

Email, In-App

Free Access to Exclusive Product Hunt Newsletter

Weekly email for a month

Number of users who open the app and upvote at least one product within the campaign duration

Email open rate Unsubscribe rate Conversion rate

2

To win back and retain users who stopped using PH because of bot upvotes

Authenticity Assured: Product Hunt's Bot-Free Assurance

To re-engage and re-activate users who have stopped using product hunt due to some founders malpractices with bot upvotes and lost trust in PH

The pitch is about ensuring users that authenticity and genuineness matters at Product Hunt. PH team has taken care of bot upvotes and founders using such malpractices, and penalized them. Trust product hunt and welcome you to launch your product.

Email, In-App

30 minute 1-on-1 mentorship to launch your next product on PH

Monthly

Number of users who open the app and upvote at least one product within the campaign duration

Email open rate Unsubscribe rate Conversion rate Number of products relaunching on PH

3

Users who are at risk of churn due to bad customer support

Launch Confidence: Elevating Customer Support on Product Hunt

To re-engage and re-activate users who had bad experience with customer support especially during product launch period

The pitch is about ensuring users about enhanced customer support at PH. Making sure that your feedback has been heard and we introduced dedicated customer support for product launch teams during launch period

Email, In-App

Dedicated Customer support for PH launch

Monthly

Number of users who open the app and upvote at least one product within the campaign duration

Email open rate Unsubscribe rate Conversion rate No of people reached out to customer support Increase in engagement on PH

4

Users who are at risk due to Spamming

Tailored Connections: Your Preferred Product Hunt Experience

To re-engage and re-activate users who had bad experience with product hunt excessive communication, educate them to update their preference of emails

The pitch is about ensuring users that PH cares about their space and their communication preferences. Educating them to revisit their communication preference

Email, In-App

10 kitty points to complete the action item

Monthly

Number of users who updated the communication preferences

Email open rate Unsubscribe rate Conversion rate Upadates communication preferences User Feedback

5

Users who discovered low quality products on PH and dissatisfied with PH

Ensuring Quality Finds on Product Hunt

To re-engage or re-activate users who are at risk of churn due to low quality product finds on PH and give them the assurity that PH is working hard on making sure of the products with high quality

The pitch is about ensuring users that PH cares about the quality of product launching on its platform and PH is moderating the products launching on PH. Highlight famous products such as stripe who started their journey with PH. It will be email series

Email

Exclusive access to PH Newsletter and 50 kitty points

Monthly

Increased engagement on the platform during the campaign

Email open rate Unsubscribe rate Conversion rate


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