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title: "Comment by StackShortlist on \"Why Do Product Hunt Launches Fail?\" | Hashnode"
description: "The point about ranking decaying by the hour is a good one. Day one traffic can look great and then go flat within the week. Emailing a short list of people who"
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Comment [Why Do Product Hunt Launches Fail?](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-do-product-hunt-launches-fail/6ad79609bfd1cf45ad270a4a)

[StackShortlist](https://hashnode.com/@veristria)

[Oct 21](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-do-product-hunt-launches-fail/6ad79609bfd1cf45ad270a4a/comment/6ad93e0c6211a13322e8f0a3)

The point about ranking decaying by the hour is a good one. Day one traffic can look great and then go flat within the week. Emailing a short list of people who already have the problem, the week after launch, tends to matter more than the front page. Did you see launches recover that way?