title: "How to Run a Good Program"

path: "/programs/good-program.html"

id: "programs/good-program"

Congrats on launching your bug bounty program! You might be wondering, Now what? In order to help your program run successfully, we’ve outlined some helpful tips to guide you in managing your program.

Programs that engage in [disclosure](disclosure.html) find themselves having higher engagement with hackers as it gives the hackers a better idea with what vulnerabilities have been found thus far.

[Set your response targets](setting-response-targets.html) to fall between the recommended and standard response times. The faster your response times, the higher likelihood of hackers engaging with your program as they’ll see that you’re actively responding to reports.

It’s best practice to actively [communicate with your hackers](communicating-with-hackers.html) by commenting on reports and answering any questions or concerns they have in a timely manner and letting them know of any updates or changes to your program by using the [message hackers](programs/message-hackers.html) feature.

Set up [bounty tables](programs/bounty-tables.html) as they help hackers to see how much is rewarded based on the severity level of the vulnerability. Additionally, it’s important that you set your bounties to fair amounts that don’t underpay hackers.

Make sure all helpful and important information is written on your [policy](policy-and-scope.html) and that you follow the [best practices for good policies](programs/good-policies.html).

Keep in mind that these short tips don’t guarantee success for your program, but they do help in increasing engagement with hackers. There are a lot of other factors that can affect the success of your program such as the types of assets, the bounty amounts,

- title: How to Run a Good Prgram

path: /programs/good-program.html