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Re: Ask HN: How do I get to that next level of traffic?

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Post by handhold »

mattmaroon wrote: post #30

What does your Facebook app do? Does it have a strong viral component? Those almost never are able to direct much traffic back to your site, but they can often do what your site does, possibly better, and spread faster.

A user can send a song from Cherrypeel to any friend (on their wall or in a private message) and they can vote on the song directly in facebook. They don't need to sign up for the app to listen to the song but will need to sign up tosend the app on to another friend. http://apps.facebook.com/cherrypeel/

Re: Ask HN: How do I get to that next level of traffic?

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Post by Brajeshwar »

scotth wrote: post #18
handhold wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's http://cherrypeel.com . I was trying to start a general discussion and not spam HN.

I'm cherrypeel.com's developer. thought i should put in a warning that the site plays music immediately.

Ah! There you go.

Re: Ask HN: How do I get to that next level of traffic?

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Post by mattmaroon »

handhold wrote: post #31
mattmaroon wrote: post #30

What does your Facebook app do? Does it have a strong viral component? Those almost never are able to direct much traffic back to your site, but they can often do what your site does, possibly better, and spread faster.

A user can send a song from Cherrypeel to any friend (on their wall or in a private message) and they can vote on the song directly in facebook. They don't need to sign up for the app to listen to the song but will need to sign up tosend the app on to another friend. http://apps.facebook.com/cherrypeel/

So is your app meant to be standalone at all? Or just to interface with the site?

This app feels like something I'd just skip by, though maybe the experience would be much better if I were sent a song. But just getting there directly, there isn't much to do. There's one song to play, which is cool, but how do I find more?

Re: Ask HN: How do I get to that next level of traffic?

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Post by mattmaroon »

mattmaroon wrote: post #34
handhold wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A user can send a song from Cherrypeel to any friend (on their wall or in a private message) and they can vote on the song directly in facebook. They don't need to sign up for the app to listen to the song but will need to sign up tosend the app on to another friend. http://apps.facebook.com/cherrypeel/

So is your app meant to be standalone at all? Or just to interface with the site? This app feels like something I'd just skip by, though maybe the experience would be much better if I were sent a song. But just getting there directly, there isn't much to do. There's one song to play, which is cool, but how do I find more?

Ah, I messed with it a bit. Ability to post to walls is pretty sweet. Definite virality there. If only I could find some songs I knew.

Re: Ask HN: How do I get to that next level of traffic?

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Post by ujj »

you could try using Google friend connect launched recently. Definitely adds viral functionality as people can invite their friends and you can push their activities on your site to open social containers to which they belong. For example id love if you could push my reviews on your site as my updates on Orkut (sorry am from india not a big FB fam:))

Re: Ask HN: How do I get to that next level of traffic?

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Post by while »

scotth wrote: post #18
handhold wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's http://cherrypeel.com . I was trying to start a general discussion and not spam HN.

I'm cherrypeel.com's developer. thought i should put in a warning that the site plays music immediately.

My suggestion is to make auto play an opt-in option for registered users.
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