# EarlyHunt
> Where early adopters discover the next big thing. Hunt for the best AI products and launches on EarlyHunt every week.

EarlyHunt is a weekly AI and startup launch platform. Projects go live Monday at 8:00 AM UTC, compete for upvotes all week, and can earn Hall of Fame badges plus SEO-friendly project pages and launch stories on earlyhunt.com.

## Quick facts
- Homepage: https://earlyhunt.com/
- Pricing: Free Launch (badge required) · Nofollow Launch $0 · Premium Launch $19 one-time (guaranteed dofollow, launch blog, social promotion)
- Launch cadence: Monday 8:00 AM UTC, full-week competition
- Contact: hi@earlyhunt.com
- X: https://x.com/praneetbrar
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/earlyhunt
- Pinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/praneetbrar/earlyhunt/
- This file: https://earlyhunt.com/llms.txt
- Alias: https://earlyhunt.com/llm.txt

## What EarlyHunt offers
- Weekly AI product launch competitions with upvote rankings
- Project listing pages optimized for SEO, AEO, and AI citation
- Editorial launch stories for competing projects
- Free, nofollow, and $19 Premium launch tiers with clear backlink policies
- Hall of Fame, category hubs, founder profiles, and launch guides
- Alternatives comparison guides vs Product Hunt, Aura++, TinyLaunch, and more

## Product & launch

- [Submit a project](https://earlyhunt.com/submit): Launch on EarlyHunt — free, nofollow, or Premium $19
- [Pricing](https://earlyhunt.com/pricing): Free (badge), Nofollow $0, and Premium $19 one-time
- [Premium Launches](https://earlyhunt.com/premium-launches): Guaranteed dofollow, launch blog, and social promotion
- [Launch Guide](https://earlyhunt.com/launch-guide): How to prepare and win a weekly EarlyHunt launch

## Growth tools & monetization

- [Advertising](https://earlyhunt.com/advertising): Sponsor and hero ad placements on EarlyHunt
- [Posting Dude](https://earlyhunt.com/distribution/posting-dude): Distribution partner for multi-site launch posting
- [100+ Launch Places](https://earlyhunt.com/100-places-to-launch-your-startup): Curated directory of places to launch a startup

## Comparisons & social proof

- [Testimonials](https://earlyhunt.com/testimonials): Founder feedback after EarlyHunt launches
- [Hall of Fame](https://earlyhunt.com/hall-of-fame): Weekly winners and standout AI launches
- [Changelog](https://earlyhunt.com/changelog): Product updates and platform improvements

## Discovery surfaces

- [Browse AI Projects](https://earlyhunt.com/projects): Weekly and past AI product launches
- [Categories](https://earlyhunt.com/categories): Browse projects by AI category hubs
- [Launch Stories](https://earlyhunt.com/launches): Editorial launch posts for competing projects
- [Blog](https://earlyhunt.com/blog): Guides, launch strategy, and EarlyHunt editorial
- [Studio](https://earlyhunt.com/studio): Studio posts and creative launch content
- [EarlyHunt Alternatives](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives): Compare EarlyHunt with Product Hunt, Aura++, TinyLaunch, and more
- [FAQs](https://earlyhunt.com/faq): Common questions about launching on EarlyHunt
- [Help Center](https://earlyhunt.com/help): Support articles and founder help
- [Search](https://earlyhunt.com/search): Find projects and launches across EarlyHunt

## Legal

- [Terms](https://earlyhunt.com/terms): Terms of service
- [Privacy](https://earlyhunt.com/privacy): Privacy policy
- [Cookies](https://earlyhunt.com/cookies): Cookie policy
- [Contact](https://earlyhunt.com/contact): Contact EarlyHunt — hi@earlyhunt.com

## EarlyHunt Alternatives (comparison guides)

- [EarlyHunt Alternatives hub](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives): compare Product Hunt, BetaList, TinyLaunch, MicroLaunch, Uneed, Fazier, Startup Fame, Aura++, OpenHunts, SaaSHub, and other launch platforms
- [EarlyHunt](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/earlyhunt): Weekly AI & startup launch competitions—Mon 8:00 AM UTC
- [Product Hunt](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/product-hunt): Daily product discovery—one 24-hour launch window per post
- [Startup Fame](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/startup-fame): Curated startup directory with badge-verified free listings and dofollow links
- [Aura++](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/aura-plus-plus): Daily launch slots at 8 AM UTC—plus a six-platform Premium Launcher bundle
- [BetaList](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/betalist): Editorial beta startup discovery—daily features since 2010
- [Fazier](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/fazier): Daily product launches with upvotes—Product Hunt-style feed at fazier.com
- [Uneed](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/uneed): Daily product launches with DR 75 dofollow—queue, skip-the-line, or relaunch
- [TinyLaunch](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/tinylaunch): Weekly launch competition—top 3 earn badges and DR 72+ dofollow (with badge embed)
- [MicroLaunch](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/microlaunch): Month-long visibility—leaderboards, roasts, and a deals marketplace
- [StartupBase](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/startupbase): Daily launches at 12:00 AM PDT—StartupBase 2 with free community queue or $39 premium
- [LaunchIgniter](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/launchigniter): Weekly Monday UTC launches—Basic $12 or Pro $15 with DR 75 dofollow
- [Peerlist](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/peerlist): Professional network for builders—Launchpad every Monday
- [Firsto](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/firsto): Fair launches at 8 AM UTC—free queue ~180 days or Premium $19.9
- [SaaSHub](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/saashub): 231k+ software products—alternatives SEO and free Submit cross-posting
- [OpenHunts](https://earlyhunt.com/alternatives/openhunts): Weekly Monday 8 AM UTC hunts—free queue ~100 weeks or Premium $19

## AI-friendly Markdown (per entity)

For citation-ready documents of individual catalog entities, append `.md` to the HTML URL.

Patterns:
- https://earlyhunt.com/project/{slug}.md — project / product listing
- https://earlyhunt.com/launches/{slug}.md — launch story
- https://earlyhunt.com/blog/{slug}.md — blog post
- https://earlyhunt.com/founder/{slug}.md — founder / maker profile

Examples:
- https://earlyhunt.com/project/earlyhunt.md
- https://earlyhunt.com/launches/project-earlyhunt.md

## Site discovery
- Sitemap: https://earlyhunt.com/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://earlyhunt.com/robots.txt

This file describes EarlyHunt itself and its first-party hubs. Use per-entity `.md` URLs for individual projects, launch stories, blog posts, and founder profiles.