Product Hunt vs pay-to-rank, for Indian startups
People ask me if overbid.in is a Product Hunt alternative. Sort of, but they do different jobs, and I'd rather you pick the right one than pick mine.
Product Hunt is about launch day. You post your product, people upvote it, and the products with the most votes that day rise to the top. If you've got a community ready to show up for you, that can be a great day.
The catch is that votes mostly measure how big your network already is. If you're a small team in India without a following on that site, it's hard to get noticed, however good the product is.
How it works here instead
On overbid.in your rank is just the rupees behind your brand this week. Nothing hidden. You can see exactly what the brand above you has, and what it takes to pass it. Spots start at ₹49.
It also isn't one day. The board starts over every Monday, so if this week is bad you can come back next week. Or skip #1 entirely and hold a spot in your own category.
What I'd actually do
If you're planning a big launch and have people ready to vote, do the launch. Then use a spot here for the weeks after, when the launch buzz has gone quiet and you still want people finding you.
If you don't have that community yet, start here. Your spot links straight to your site or Instagram, it's labelled as sponsored (I'd rather be upfront about that), and you get your own brand page with a click count, so you'll know if it worked.
The rules are short if you want the details.
Ankit