What a tagline is for
A tagline sits next to your name on a launch listing, your homepage and every social card. Its job is to make the right person think "that is for me" in the two seconds they give it. That means it should say something specific. "The future of work" fits every product and so describes none of them.
Why 60 characters
Sixty characters fits in a Product Hunt tagline, a Google title next to your name, a directory card and an X bio without being cut off. If a line needs more room than that, it is usually trying to say two things.
Four angles worth trying
- Benefit. What the user gets. "Know what to build next from your support queue."
- Outcome. The state they end up in. "Walk into planning with a ranked list."
- Contrast. The old way versus yours, without naming a competitor. "Stop guessing priorities from the loudest customer."
- Plain. What it is and who it is for. "Roadmap planning for small SaaS teams."
Plain lines are underrated. On launch sites full of clever slogans, a tagline that just says what the product does often gets more clicks.
How to pick one
- Cut any line that would fit a competitor equally well.
- Read the survivors aloud. Keep the ones you would say to a friend.
- Test two finalists in real places: your homepage hero and a social post. Pick the one people repeat back to you.
Taglines here never use words like "revolutionary" or "seamless", and never end in an exclamation mark. Pair your pick with a full listing from the product description generator, and check how it looks in search with the SERP preview.