Could you share more about how you "gained 50k users for my app with NO marketing" ?
It's in the app store(s) which is arguably a form of marketing.
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#12Doubtful. Don't believe everything you read online, kiddos :D
I have a web app with 9231 users with ZERO marketing. Want to know the secret? The users are me and 9230 bots.
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#15This is just spam. It provides no value in the form of describing how you got the 50k users and is basically just an ad. Flagged.
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#16I'm doubtful, simply because most people wouldn't trust an unrated app which is named using txt speak to handle their wallets. Happy for you to prove me wrong! You only have a handful of reviews in both of the major app stores...
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#17>Last year around February, I found myself having to pay contractors for various services that they provided me as I completed my new home. An occurring question that kept coming up with each conversation was - how do you want me to pay you or do you have “X” payment app on your phone that I can send the cash to?
This is a great application for a form of payment called a Check, or Cheque. It works with all banks as long as they're inside the same country, provides a durable receipt, and can be traced, cancelled and re-issued. All the contractors I've ever dealt with accept them, usually on the same terms as cash.
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#18Author here -- for sure was not expecting this amount of feedback. To be honest as I did not do anything special to gain that traction as I mentioned in my post. A community of fantasy league picked it up and started creating links with it and sharing their payment page via facebook which eventually led more and more people to see it.
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#20This is just spam. It provides no value in the form of describing how you got the 50k users and is basically just an ad. Flagged.
Author here, as I mentioned in my post it was nothing but pure luck and building something that the community wanted but never had. I wish I had answers for you. Been an active hacker news reader for a long time and the last thing I would do is to spam a community where I get valuable tech news.
Not sure why this was flagged but I am happy to provide video evidence and even show it live on a call if that makes you feel at ease