How to Launch Your Product on Indie Hackers
There are four parts to completing a product launch on Indie hackers.
Create a product page¶
Product Name - Required
Only include the name of the product itself, not a description. e.g. Timemate.
Rules:
- Maximum input length: 80 characters
Product Tagline - Required
This will show up next to your product's name. e.g. Your Time Companion, Developer Community.
Website and Links - Required
Enter the web address, Twitter handle, Facebook address.
Rules:
- Website, e.g. https://timemate.app Required.
Logo - Required
Rules:
- The image should be square or circular
- Least 200x200 pixels
Fill in missing information¶
Motivation - Required
Why does it exist?
Rules:
- Maximum input length: 220 characters
Links - Required
Enter the web address, Twitter handle, and Facebook address for Timemate.
- Web address. Required. The default value is the value of the website field of the created page.
- Twitter handle, Optional. e.g. @chris1ding1.
- Facebook address, Optional. e.g. https://www.facebook.com/example
Start Date - Required
When did you first start working on this?
End Date - Optional
When did you shut this product down?
Page Admins - Required
Allow other Indie Hackers community members to edit this page.
Rules:
- Products need at least ONE person.
Founder Skillset - Required
Options:
- Founders Code
- Founders Don't Code
Number of Founders - Required
Options:
- Multiple Founders
- Solo Founder
Number of Employees - Required
Options:
- No Employees
- Under 10 Employees
- 10+ Employees
- 50+ Employees
- 200+ Employees
- 500+ Employees
- 1,000+ Employees
- 5,000+ Employees
- 10,000+ Employees
Business Model - Required
How does make money?
Options (Multi-selection support):
- Advertising
- Commission
- Consulting
- Donation-Supported
- Free
- Partnerships
- Sales & Transactions
- Subscriptions
Funding - Required
How have you funded?
Options (Multi-selection support):
- Accelerator
- Bootstrapped
- Crowdfunded
- Donation-Supported
- Seed Funded
- Self Funded
- VC Funded
Initial Commitment - Required
How much time did you initially commit to working?
Options:
- Full Time
- Side Project
Platforms - Optional
Which (if any) of the following platforms is your product built for?
Options (Multi-selection support):
- Android
- Browser Plugin
- Desktop
- iOS
- Mac
- Mobile
- PC
- Web
Tags - Required
What best describes as a product or business?
Options (Multi-selection support):
- AI
- B2B
- B2C
- Data
- And more
Visibility - Required
Who should be able to see your product page?
Options:
- Anyone with the link. Checked by default and cannot be unchecked.
- Anyone browsing Indie Hackers. Can be checked
Add an original post¶
You need to write a post about this product.
Add revenue data¶
Options:
- Connect your Stripe account to automatically share your monthly revenue metrics.
- Don't use Stripe? Enter your monthly revenue below.