How is this different from the /launch/product-hunt playbook?
This page is the SEO-friendly checklist hub with audit-check mapping. The /launch/product-hunt playbook adds timed workflow detail and CI snippets — use both or scan directly from here.
All launch resources
Product Hunt launch checklist
48 hours before Product Hunt.
PH traffic is unforgiving — broken OG tags, slow LCP, missing trust pages, and AI crawler blocks kill conversion on day one. This checklist maps to the same checks Launch Auditor runs on your production URL.
T-48 hours — clearance baseline
Run full manifest scan on production URL — not staging.
Fix P0 blockers: OG image, meta title, favicon, legal pages.
Audit check SEO-004 · seo
Verify pricing page loads under 2.5s LCP on mobile.
Audit check PERF-001 · performance
T-24 hours — social & AI surface
Validate Twitter/X and LinkedIn preview cards on share URLs.
Audit check SEO-004 · seo
Confirm llms.txt exists and AI crawlers aren't blocked.
Audit check AIV-001 · ai visibility
Re-scan after fixes — aim for CLEARED verdict.
Launch day
Privacy Policy and Terms return 200 and match footer links.
Audit check TRUST-001 · trust
Set up monitor for regression alerts post-spike.
Share clearance badge on PH maker comment.
FAQ
Product Hunt launch questions
Run your Product Hunt clearance scan
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