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Yes, I've been there as well. I posted two Show HN without "any trick" or "any attention to details like the best time, best title, or whatever" just to watch m
by devgutt 13y ago
Yes, I've been there as well. I posted two Show HN without "any trick" or "any attention to details like the best time, best title, or whatever" just to watch my link drops to oblivion. Soon I realize that it would be much harder to get attention, and my just launched Startup would need a lot of SEO, Blog Articles, Build awareness using twitter, facebook, build a amazing land page, etc, etc...Well, I think about that for a while (one week actually) and I ended up deciding that I don't need SO MUCH traction or attention now. I need some clients that I can talk personally and smart enough to help me to evolve the product, and the next day I start to study Erlang (that is amazing btw) and NPL, so I can start to do the cool stuffs that I dream. I will focus in the product only. And if for some merit the product stands out without any "advertisement", so I actually know that I'm building something that people really want.
- dylangs1030 13y agoI'm glad you came to those conclusion, but know in the future that when you're ready to try and show the community your work again, there are some times when it's a fair bet more than others that you'll get to the front page. Don't let one experience discourage, I would love to give you feedback, I always enjoy doing so on Show HN threads.
- flippyhead 13y agoIt's funny. I posted a project once and it got only the upvotes I asked my friends to make, never made it to the front page. Later I removed the first and re-posted it with almost an identical title, just to see. That one got to the top of the front page for hours receiving tons of upvotes and a-lot of great feedback. My guess is that luck as a great deal to do with it.