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Ask HN: What are some small to medium size blogs covering startups?
I'm looking to try to get to know some writers who cover startups and up-and-coming web applications and tools.
I figure that it will be easier to get some traction with the small to medium size blogs because your average Wired or Mashable writer is inundated with emails.
What blogs have decent readership but aren't so mainstream that the writers are impossible to reach?
- MichaelApproved 14y agohttp://thestartupfoundry.com http://thestartupfoundry.com Edit: This could also be relevant to getting coverage http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/08/18/7-tips-for-scoring-your-first-article/ http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/08/18/7-tips-for-scoring-y...
- Akram 14y agoMichael, Paul at The Startup Foundora writes about startups but he doesn't feature or review startups.
- MichaelApproved 14y agoThere's a mix of stories. The bootstrapped section covers companies http://thestartupfoundry.com/category/bootstrapped/ http://thestartupfoundry.com/category/bootstrapped/ Edit: reading your comment again, I see the distinction but if you have a compelling story that other startups could find useful, you could get covered.
- pabloIMO 14y agoGood suggestion. Thanks.
- bmelton 14y agoI'm not convinced that StartupFoundry isn't dead. Last post made was November of last year. At the time, I know Paul had said something about expecting more soon, but I don't see that it's happened, unless it was elsewhere.
- Akram 14y agoSome of the blogs that I can immediately think of are.. http://techcocktail.com/ http://techcocktail.com/ http://thestartuppitch.com/ http://thestartuppitch.com/ http://www.killerstartups.com/ http://www.killerstartups.com/ http://www.startuphustle.com/ http://www.startuphustle.com/ http://www.youngupstarts.com/ http://www.youngupstarts.com/ http://startupstats.com http://startupstats.com Check out the Alltop Startups page and you can find more.
- ig1 14y agoYou should realize that even major startups blogs will only get you a relatively small amount of traffic (less than say being on the front page of HN) and most of that traffic won't be sticky, the value of being on the front page of say Techcrunch is that it puts you infront of potential investors and partners. And you lose a lot of that value when you go to second or third tier startup blogs. You're much better off going for blogs which are in the same field as your startup (i.e. a health startup should go for health blogs) as you're much more likely to find actual users there.
- pabloIMO 14y agoOk thanks. This is good info regarding the size of the traffic to expect. The reason I would like to get coverage from startup blogs is because my startup makes a tool for startup founders. I'm hoping that the people who read these blogs are my market demographic. The startup in question: http://domiy.com http://domiy.com
- Akram 14y agoHey, why don't you create an "AskHN review my startup" post? I'm sure there will be many people giving you valuable feedback and if your are lucky enough to cross the threshold you may end up on the home page.
- pabloIMO 14y agoI got my initial user base from doing that very thing this day last week. Here's the thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3724416 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3724416 Right now I'm looking to implement some of the improvements that have been suggested by the users I picked up in my initial Show HN post. I'll think about having another one after that to see what people think of the new features.
- Akram 14y agoCool.
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- mheimstaedt 14y agocheck out the berlin based, english-language venturevillage.de
- par 14y agohttp://devcodehack.com http://devcodehack.com It's not all startups, but there will definitely be more startup and YC stuff to come.
- mjoxley 14y agoTry http://startups.fm/ http://startups.fm/
- regandersong 14y agohttp://ArcticStartup.com http://ArcticStartup.com covers startups based in the Nordic and Baltic countries. We are very reachable at editor (at) arcticstartup.com
- jbenz 14y agohttp://betakit.com/ http://betakit.com/ Betakit just launched a few months ago, but it looks good so far.
- maguay 14y agohttp://web.appstorm.net/ http://web.appstorm.net/, where I work as editor, is always glad to review new web app startups. Send us a personalized email through our contact form, and we'll usually get back in touch. I'm always excited to cover brand-new apps, as are most mid-range blogs that aren't as hugely known.
- rumblestrut 14y agohttp://www.siliconprairienews.com http://www.siliconprairienews.com for those of us here in the midwest/plains areas.
- redferret 14y agoI wouldn't just stick to conventional startup blogs. Blogs like ours also report on cool web apps etc - redferret.net
- pemo 14y agohttp://www.ezebis.com http://www.ezebis.com vlog covering venture capital, angel funding with focus on female startups & funding