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CSS Pivot - From idea to 20k hits in 7 days

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Re: CSS Pivot - From idea to 20k hits in 7 days

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post #10

Is there a way to specify the "license" for the pivot code? This might be handy--sites could take free improvements if they want--if a devoted user wanted to improve a site they dearly loved. Additionally, you could let people sell pivots right on the site. I'm sure you're thinking of these things, though.

Very interesting idea -- we will definitely think about it!

Re: CSS Pivot - From idea to 20k hits in 7 days

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I like these posts a few times a year, but do we really need a post like this every couple days? We get it, articles that make the front page of HN get some page views. How is this any different than the other twenty virtually identical posts that have been on the front page in the last month?

Re: CSS Pivot - From idea to 20k hits in 7 days

#13

I'm liking the potential of these ideas: "extending the use-szenarious (eg inviting friends to share pivots for your own website), showing a tree of pivots with their forks and ancestors" It would be really useful to see a history of versions and easily toggle between them.

Will be added in a few days! So large of an idea backlog...

Re: CSS Pivot - From idea to 20k hits in 7 days

#14

I like these posts a few times a year, but do we really need a post like this every couple days? We get it, articles that make the front page of HN get some page views. How is this any different than the other twenty virtually identical posts that have been on the front page in the last month?

This post may not be very different from the other similar posts, but I personally do enjoy reading about new useful projects and the impact of hitting the frontpage of HN, which is why I submitted it.

Re: CSS Pivot - From idea to 20k hits in 7 days

#15

I like these posts a few times a year, but do we really need a post like this every couple days? We get it, articles that make the front page of HN get some page views. How is this any different than the other twenty virtually identical posts that have been on the front page in the last month?

I couldn't agree more. You got 20k visitors in 7 days? Nothing to get excited about. Especially since most of your visitors must come from HN and that you might struggle to get that many visitors in the coming weeks. If you get the same amounts, ore more. Then write about it.

Re: CSS Pivot - From idea to 20k hits in 7 days

#17
post #7

what did you do to in terms of marketing to get to 20k users? I think the site is good.

Any front page link on HN, Reddit or StumbleUpon will get around that number of hits, no marketing required. One of my sites received nearly a million hits last month from social networks without any advertising.
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