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Launch notes, checked against the source

Practical guides for getting a product in front of people without getting an account banned — what each platform actually permits, what launch directories cost and how long they take, and how to tell which channel really brought the customer.

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September 10, 202612 min read

Can You Auto-Post Your Launch? What Each Platform's Official API Actually Allows

A platform-by-platform guide to which official APIs let a founder auto-publish, which need an approved app or paid tier, and which have no write path at all.

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September 10, 202611 min read

Can You Promote Your Startup on Reddit? The Four Self-Promotion Postures

Why 'engage first, then post' is right for some subreddits and wrong for others: the four self-promotion postures, plus a checklist to run before you post.

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September 10, 202611 min read

How to Time a Product Hunt Launch: 12:01am Pacific and the Root-Domain Rule

When Product Hunt's ranking day starts, how to pick a weekday, and why the six-month cooldown counts your root domain, so subdomain products share one clock.

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September 10, 202611 min read

Where to Submit Your Startup, and When: Launch Directories by Lead Time and Real Cost

Launch directories sorted by when you must start and what they really cost, from account-age gates to paid queues. Prices checked September 10, 2026.

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September 10, 202612 min read

Which Launch Channel Actually Worked? Tracked Links, Small Samples and LTV

Tag every listing before launch, join clicks to signups, ignore rates from tiny samples, and judge ad spend against your own LTV rather than benchmarks.