Product Hunt
producthunt.com · Launch platform
The best-known daily launch leaderboard. Big reach on a good day, but competitive: plan the launch and rally your audience early.
Domain Rating
Ahrefs DR, 0-100
Backlink
Traffic, not SEO
Pricing
Type
Should you submit to Product Hunt?
producthunt.com has a very strong Domain Rating of 91. Listings on Product Hunt get a nofollow link. It can still send visitors, but search engines don't count it toward your rankings.
Listing on Product Hunt is free, though some free directories ask for a backlink or put new submissions in a queue. Product Hunt is a launch platform, so it pays off most on a planned launch day, with your audience ready to upvote and comment.
Submit for the audience, not the backlink: the value here is the people who see your launch.
Before you submit
- Write a one-line tagline and a short description once, and reuse them across directories.
- Have a square logo and two or three screenshots ready.
- Pick a launch date and tell your audience in advance, so early votes and comments arrive on the day.
- Note the date you submitted, so you can follow up if the listing doesn't go live.
Product Hunt FAQ
- Is Product Hunt free?
- Listing on Product Hunt is free, though some free directories ask for a backlink or put new submissions in a queue.
- Is Product Hunt dofollow or nofollow?
- Listings on Product Hunt get a nofollow link. It can still send visitors, but search engines don't count it toward your rankings.
- What is Product Hunt's Domain Rating?
- producthunt.com has an Ahrefs Domain Rating (DR) of 91 out of 100. DR measures the strength of a site's backlink profile; links from higher-DR sites generally carry more weight.
- Is Product Hunt worth submitting to?
- Submit for the audience, not the backlink: the value here is the people who see your launch.
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