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mlent
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Comment #25906687
i'm glad you've found it useful! makes me super happy to hear :)
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Comment #25906677
that is already what i'm doing pretty much. i accept blog submissions and try to look for signs of quality, and then monitor for mentions of their sites. as you suggested though, i…
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Comment #25906282
hey! OP here. are you talking about my site? I don't have a single affiliate link on my website. not sure about the sites linked, but i reject sites that are low quality and filled…
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Comment #25906176
Haha thanks! (OP here) I'm using a combination of the Twitter API, RSS, and Puppeteer to put the data together. RSS is nice but not always complete, and some blogs don't have it :)…
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Comment #25906040
OP here, I know what you mean. I found it similarly irritating while sourcing the data that all the top 10 google results recycled the same, outdated recommendations. Do you mean y…
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Comment #25905930
That's a cool idea! Adding an "advanced search" is something I've been thinking about. Gives people more control over their personal "algorithm" and what they value most when readi…
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Comment #25905594
OP here, appreciate the feedback! Hope you find something cool while browsing.
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Comment #25905568
OP here, thanks for the suggestion! Yeah it's kinda meant to be like its own mini site. But if you click the logo at the top, it does take you to the root homepage :) Adding a ligh…
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Comment #25905324
OP here, I'm glad you liked it! I definitely discovered a lot of interesting people blogging while sourcing the data. Hope you find something cool inside :)
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Comment #25904874
(OP) thanks for checking it out! it was definitely cool (but also surprisingly hard) to discover so many independent blogs by making this project. i'm glad you like it.
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Comment #25904859
thanks for your feedback (OP here). yeah it's tough, i try to give anyone a chance to rank who has more than just a few posts. what I didn't expect about that site is that it gets …
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Comment #25904673
thanks for point this out! just accepted a bunch of pending submissions :)
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Comment #25904651
OP here! Great point. Right now each blog just shows the #1 trending post, but it could definitely also pull recent articles by RSS feed. Thanks Channing!
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Comment #25227975
Hey there! OP. Yes, that's exactly my point -- that in fact reaching this point has been a six-month effort. I didn't post on HN myself, and therefore did not choose the title eith…
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Comment #25227931
Hey there! I get the skepticism, though I should also point out...I didn't post this topic on Hacker News. So I never intended it to be here, just trying to answer some questions a…
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Comment #25223536
I actually pay the experts who do the workshops or sessions :) All part of valuing the work.
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Comment #25222826
Hey there, OP here - yes, that's true. If it's helpful or somehow relevant since you brought up Twitter followers, I started with about 9K when I launched the newsletter. Wrote abo…
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Comment #25222789
Thanks Tom, glad you liked it!
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Comment #25222591
OP here, thanks for your comment! I also don't see it as competition. People will join if they think it's valuable, they'll leave if they don't. You can also be part of multiple co…
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Comment #25222474
Welcome, Elliot! Stoked to have you :D
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Comment #25222464
Haha hey Azib! Hope things are going well for you, looking forward to the next update on MedAngle :D
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Comment #25221135
Hey there! Thanks for your feedback, that's really interesting because most people have told me they like the conversational style of my writing. No worries if you're not into it, …
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Comment #25221095
Hey there! OP here. Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm trying this "build in public" thing which is more transparent than feels natural to most people. Who knows where it'll go, but I…
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Comment #25220877
Totally know what you mean! When I was researching the rankings, I found so many lists that are clearly made by people who are literally just googling other lists and copy/pasting …