Close the loop · 7 min read

Notify every voter
the moment you ship.

Collecting votes is easy. The hard part is closing the loop. When requesters hear nothing after a ship, they stop contributing. This playbook shows how to notify feature voters automatically.

Link every ship to the original request

Mark the feedback item Completed and attach it to the changelog entry. Voters should see their idea credited — that is the emotional payoff.

Email the people who cared

Send to users who voted or commented — not your entire marketing list. Relevance beats blast volume.

  • Include what shipped in one sentence
  • Link to the changelog post and docs
  • Thank them for the request

Add an in-app signal

Active users miss email. A widget badge or “What’s new” tab catches them inside the product.

Automate the draft

Use AI to draft the post from closed feedback, then edit for voice. Publish on a schedule if launch timing matters.

Ready to put this into practice?

Try voter emails

Questions, answered

Start with voters and commenters. Expand to a product newsletter only for major launches.

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