> We do not tolerate paying for votes or other means of artificially boosting score.
Let's be honest, posting a PH and getting top 5 has NOTHING to do with the product. It's all bots and politics.
As soon as I posted on PH, I kept getting spammed (via email, Twitter) of people offering to sell upvotes and guaranteed top spots.
My PH comment section started getting filled with bots (with almost identical comments) and also with people who were also launching and just wanted to have their name visible with the "LAUNCHING SOON" badge.
> We do not tolerate paying for votes or other means of artificially boosting score.
Let's be honest, posting a PH and getting top 5 has NOTHING to do with the product. It's all bots and politics.
As soon as I posted on PH, I kept getting spammed (via email, Twitter) of people offering to sell upvotes and guaranteed top spots.
My PH comment section started getting filled with bots (with almost identical comments) and also with people who were also launching and just wanted to have their name visible with the "LAUNCHING SOON" badge.
I reported the bot comments immediately, but I got no response: https://snipboard.io/fDzVXU.jpg
Overall my launch on PH went ok, I got some traffic, but almost all upvotes were from the communities I'm involved in, where I promoted my launch.
To get first, you simply need to have the largest community. The product doesn't really matter. It should be "InfluenceHunt" not "ProductHunt".