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> We learned that the key to a post reaching the front page was the content itself. Well that's good news, at least

by howdydoo 5y ago

throwthere 5y ago
Kind of makes you wonder what they learned was key on other channels.
- floober 5y ago
  Presumably there would be a similar page in the Gitlab Handbook if they had findings
  - john_cogs 5y ago
    There is: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/inbound-marketing/content/editorial-team/#top-performing-blog-posts https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/inbound-marketin...
- gumby 5y ago
  They Found Out What Worked On Other Platforms And The Answer Will Astonish You.
  - deleted 5y ago
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  - jjgreen 5y ago
    What works on other platforms: Safe or Scam?
yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
I am torn between joy and depression that this is a notable finding. Nice that they noticed and followed the logical conclusion, at least:)
radmuzom 5y ago
Well their observation is completely wrong. Timing is the most important factor which matters. I have seen thousands of extremely good non-political, neutral, tech related articles not getting a single upvote if it is submitted at times most of US/Western Europe is sleeping.
- oblio 5y ago
  And clickbaiting works for sure: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15845419 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15845419 I initially named the post "Mercurial being rewritten in Rust" and that's how it made it to the front page, if I recall correctly, close to the first spot, even. As soon as mods renamed it, it dropped like a rock.
- john_cogs 5y ago
  Your point about timing is a good one (and was also something Dan mentioned in his presentation yesterday) so I created an MR to add it to the page: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/-/merge_requests/97313 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/-/merge_request...
  - danvillalon 5y ago
    Mind to share if there's a video or something of the presentation? Would love to see it, thanks.

> We learned that the key to a post reaching the front page was the content itself. Well that's good news, at least

throwthere 5y ago

Kind of makes you wonder what they learned was key on other channels.

floober 5y ago
Presumably there would be a similar page in the Gitlab Handbook if they had findings
- john_cogs 5y ago
  There is: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/inbound-marketing/content/editorial-team/#top-performing-blog-posts https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/inbound-marketin...
gumby 5y ago
They Found Out What Worked On Other Platforms And The Answer Will Astonish You.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- jjgreen 5y ago
  What works on other platforms: Safe or Scam?

yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago

I am torn between joy and depression that this is a notable finding. Nice that they noticed and followed the logical conclusion, at least:)

radmuzom 5y ago

Well their observation is completely wrong. Timing is the most important factor which matters. I have seen thousands of extremely good non-political, neutral, tech related articles not getting a single upvote if it is submitted at times most of US/Western Europe is sleeping.

oblio 5y ago
And clickbaiting works for sure: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15845419 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15845419 I initially named the post "Mercurial being rewritten in Rust" and that's how it made it to the front page, if I recall correctly, close to the first spot, even. As soon as mods renamed it, it dropped like a rock.
john_cogs 5y ago
Your point about timing is a good one (and was also something Dan mentioned in his presentation yesterday) so I created an MR to add it to the page: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/-/merge_requests/97313 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/-/merge_request...
- danvillalon 5y ago
  Mind to share if there's a video or something of the presentation? Would love to see it, thanks.