Guides

What nobody tells you about launching

Plain-language guides for the problems that quietly stop new apps from getting users, each with prompts you can paste into your builder.

Why your app isn’t showing on Google (and how to fix it)
Your app is live but Google can’t find it. How to see what Google sees, fix the usual causes and get indexed, with prompts for AI builders.
Why your sign-up emails go to spam (and how to fix it)
If sign-up, login or welcome emails land in spam, people never finish signing up. Why it happens and the settings that fix it, in about 30 minutes.
How to get your first 10 users after launch
Launch boards bring other makers, not customers. Where your first 10 real users come from, what to say to them, and how to tell what worked.
Why visitors leave without signing up (and how to fix your page)
People reach your app and leave. Usually it’s not the product. The page doesn’t say what it is, who it’s for or what to do next. Seven fixes.
Is your vibe-coded app leaking data? 5 things to check
AI builders make it easy to ship a database anyone can read or a secret key anyone can see. How to check your own app, and the prompts that fix it.
Where to launch your app in 2026, and what each place is good for
Product Hunt, Show HN, BetaList, Uneed, directories and communities: what each launch site is good for, who you’ll reach and when to use it.

Prompts you can paste

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