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Products & Launches
Lessons on building and shipping small products, from launch day and update notes to the hard decision of closing one down.
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When a Side Project Ends: How to Sunset a Product Gracefully
How to shut down a product or side project well: deciding, giving notice, letting users export data, handling payments, keeping links working and saying thanks.
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How to Filter Noise Out of Your Feed: Muted Words and Minus Operators
How to hide unwanted content on X: muted words and their durations, mute and block, minus operators in searches, and keeping curation searches clean.
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How to Launch a Content Curation Program for Your Brand
How to set up a brand content curation program: goals, audience, source lists, editorial rules, a weekly workflow, roles, approval and measurement.
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Smarter Search Crates: Combining X Operators for Better Results
How to combine X advanced search operators for sharper curation: OR groups, exclusions, engagement floors, url: tricks, quote searches and date windows.
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How to Write a Product Update People Actually Read
A simple format for product updates and changelogs: lead with what changed for the user, explain why, show it, and share it on X without it reading like an ad.
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Mobile-First Content Curation: A Workflow for Your Phone
How to curate content well from a phone: saved searches, a read-later habit, drafting with a 280 counter, and why small screens need honest product roadmaps.
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How to Launch on Product Hunt: A Practical Checklist
A practical Product Hunt launch checklist: preparing the page, timing (launches go live at midnight Pacific), the maker comment, launch day and follow-up.
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