---
title: "Published — March 2026 launch post"
project: "blog-product-updates"
tags:
  - published
  - launch
  - metrics
date: 2026-04-07
---

# Launch post record — March 2026

**Title (public)** — “Shipping Knowtation Hub: search that stays on your disk”

**URL** — `https://blog.example.com/2026/03/knowtation-hub-launch`

**Published** — 2026-03-18 (morning, PT)

## Metrics (snapshot)

| Window | Views | Signups | CTR (CTA) |
| ------ | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| 7 days | 4,820 | 112 | 3.1% |
| 30 days | 12,400 | 310 | 2.7% |

**Top referrers** — Newsletter #41, HN (brief front page), direct.

## Lessons learned

- The **diagram** outperformed the hero screenshot in time-on-page.
- First 48 hours needed a **FAQ** block; support tickets dropped after we added it.
- Cross-posting to the corporate blog **same day** split social proof; next launch: stagger 72h.

## Follow-up content

- [ ] Short thread with three setup tips (scheduled)
- [ ] Case study with one design partner (permission pending)

Canonical Markdown of the post lives in git tag `blog-2026-03-launch` (reference only).