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Re: Ask HN: How to tell the world about your project?

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Post by 255kb »

kylecazar wrote: post #11
taubek wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Product hunt seemed always like a lot of effort to get a good position. You need to have coordinated action across lot of channels to get the word out at the right time. Am I right about this?

From my experience, yes. Also -- that coordination itself needs to be very coordinated (there are a lot of non-obvious things that can cause you to be demoted). It's pretty gamified by now.

I keep reading now that's it's a bit rigged and hard to be at the top. If I had a new project to promote I think I wouldn't spend to much time on Product Hunt. Also, again, it's one shot vs long-term SEO. Sure, it gives you a boost, but only a temporary one. Don't bet everything on it.

Re: Ask HN: How to tell the world about your project?

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Post by 255kb »

taubek wrote: post #8
JoeyBananas wrote: post #3

Submit it to Hackaday, post on HN, post on reddit. Do this everytime your project has a major update, not just once. People may scoff at this, but you can buy reddit upvotes on Fiverr. You don't beed to buy thousands, just enough to make sure your post doesn't get buried. Also start an IRC, Slack or Discord for your project.

This hackaday is new thing to me. Will take a look at it. On reddit I've been told that I' a "spammer" since I've cross posted one announcement to few relevant subreddits. IRC, didn't hear about it for a long time. I need to check out which servers and channels might be relevant for me. thanks!

I think the secret of Reddit is to interact in an authentic, humble way (Sorry I don't find other words to describe this) on targeted subs. For me, what worked, is to share the app on /r/electronjs because it was made with Electron: "I published my first app built with Electron, love the framework. Let me know what you think!" Or on /r/api: "I created a mock API tool, my first big side project. I hope it can be useful for some people."

And the more you interact and ask for feedback the better it is.

Re: Ask HN: How to tell the world about your project?

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Post by jonas-w »

kaveh808 wrote: post #23

A cheesy video trailer can't hurt. Even for something as niche as a 3D system written in Common Lisp. :) https://youtu.be/i0CwhEDAXB0 Video can get some exposure, though it is more work than a blog post.

Or like github did with atom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7aEiVwBAdk

Re: Ask HN: How to tell the world about your project?

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Post by andrewmcwatters »

quickthrower2 wrote: post #29
andrewmcwatters wrote: post #14

Engineers are totally afraid of marketing. They think it's slimy and gross. But if you want people to use your product, you need to tell people about it. All modern social networking and aggregator marketing that isn't ad-slot purchased, astroturfing, or some variation can be summed up as: When your project is relevant to discussion, share it. For example, I publish a niche product. The largest pure Lua game engine o…

Good answer. Surprised your bio is not filled out.

I should probably fill it back in again. Thanks for mentioning this.
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