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Well, it certainly says something to profit off it.
I've posted a lot of threads here and you have no control over what people will find controversial or not. If you post a thread and it hits people's nerves it generally happens accidentally. And "profiting off it" is always going to happen if you're posting your own work. So in the end I don't really think it says anything.
> Yesterday we launched Typefully, a write-only interface for Twitter, after weeks of work and refinement. I told the whole story on Twitter @frankdilo. The idea of a write-only interface is interesting in itself. I was expecting to see something about it on the Typefully page but didn't.
To even go to Typefully.app, it is asking me to signin with Twitter. Is that how you are getting new users?
Just because people signed up, it doesn't mean they will stick around. I would be curious how much will stick around.
Isn't that a different problem though? It's marketing to get them to sign up in the first place, it's product to get them to come back.
We almost had a similar experience with our front-page HN post here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25314170 Except we were not prepared for the traffic, and it took the site down for over 24 hours! Lesson learned...
> sparking a controversial discussion in the comments. I suppose that generates views but to me it seems a cynical abuse of the platform.
I don't believe "sparking" was the correct gerund for the OP to use, because indeed it sort of implies that it was intentional. I'd word it simply: - a spirited discussion
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I'm curious as to what else you've found helps increase sign ups. Do you have the results published anywhere?
Almost... I've been sitting on a draft for months. Will publish it on my site when ready. Some quick ones: - Make value proposition clear. Just because they reached the signup screen doesn't mean they're already convinced to sign up. - Show social proof on signup screen, such as customer logos or approximate number of users. Same reason as above. - Offer SSO options. Google is especially popular - Have an Obvious Nex…
I've sat at the signup/register/purchase screen so many times and muttered to my computer, "but I don't know what this thing does, why would I sign up?"
Playing coy was maybe cute in high school. Grownups communicate with each other, and nobody wants to do your job for you and pay you for the privilege (in cash, credit, or PII).
Seriously though, love seeing the actual metrics on how this process went, thanks!
If you want “users” - post a well-paid but fake job on Upwork and ask applicants to first check out your site/app.
I don’t suggest this but I’ve noticed it from a couple real jobs I’ve posted. Of course, these “users” will be beyond meaningless for any useful metric. I guess if your app/site was geared toward Upwork freelancers, it could work as a strategy.