MAround a launch

Test it before Product Hunt tests it for you.

A Product Hunt launch gives you one day of visitors who've never heard of you and will leave at the first confusing screen. Have makers walk that exact path a couple of weeks before: landing page, sign-up, first session. Then fix what they hit.

Get your first testersSee what’s on the wall
  1. 1 · Post itPaste your link, say what testers should look at. It goes on the wall right away, free.
  2. 2 · Test oneClaim another maker's project and write down what broke. Each report earns 20 credits.
  3. 3 · Read yoursMakers test your project. Each report arrives locked with an excerpt; 20 credits unlock it in full.

What launch-day visitors do

They read your tagline and hero in a few seconds, click sign-up if it sounds right, and judge the product on what they see in the next minute or two. Many of them are makers themselves: they notice broken flows and say so in the comments, in public.

None of that is visible from your own account, which has data, settings and a week of muscle memory.

A two-week plan

  1. 1Two to three weeks out: post your project on the wall with a brief that says "pretend you just came from Product Hunt".
  2. 2Ask testers to start on the landing page in a fresh browser and go as far as they can without help.
  3. 3Fix the top problems, ship, then start a new round on the new version.
  4. 4The week of the launch: freeze features, check sign-up and payments once more, and prepare your first comment.

After the launch

Your project page on the wall keeps the ratings and reviews from finished tests. "Tested by 6 makers before launch" is a line you can actually back up.

Projects open for testing right now

Real projects from the wall. Test one while you wait for your own reports.

See your listing before you sign up

Paste your link. We read the name, the icon and the cover, and show you the card other makers will see on the wall. You only create an account when you publish it.

Free. No card, no account yet.

Questions

How long before a Product Hunt launch should I test?
Two to three weeks gives you time for one round of reports, a round of fixes and a second round on the new version. Testing the day before only tells you what you won't have time to fix.
Is Makers Wall a Product Hunt alternative?
Not for launches. Product Hunt is for launch-day visibility. Makers Wall is for the weeks before and after, when you need people to actually use the app and tell you what's wrong. Use both.
Do testers see my project publicly before launch?
The project card is on the public wall. If you're keeping the launch quiet, keep the card vague and put details and test access in the private brief, which only testers who claim it can read.
Is Makers Wall really free?
Yes. There is nothing to pay and no card to add. You pay in tests instead: each report you write for another maker earns 20 credits, and 20 credits unlock a full report on your project.
Who tests my project?
Other makers with projects on the wall. They are good at spotting broken flows, confusing copy and bugs. They are probably not your target customers, so treat their reports as a sharp first pass before launch, not as market research.
What if a report is lazy?
You see an excerpt before you unlock it. Once it's unlocked you can accept and rate it, or request changes once with a message. Ratings follow testers around: a report that says "nice app!" earns a low one.

Put yours on the wall.

Free. Test another maker’s project, get honest reports on yours.

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