What being on the front page of Hacker News does for our bottom line
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Re: What being on the front page of Hacker News does for our bottom line
#2300$ ? it's okay ;)
Re: What being on the front page of Hacker News does for our bottom line
#337signals is posting flamebait on their blog? This is just weird. And not worth reading.
Now go get back to building the web, you smart folks you!
Re: What being on the front page of Hacker News does for our bottom line
#4Upvote us, downvote us, ignore us – I don’t care
I think this is a good attitude to have, but I have to point out that obviously it matters a little. Otherwise, this post wouldn't exist.
Re: What being on the front page of Hacker News does for our bottom line
#5Upvote us, downvote us, ignore us – I don’t care I think this is a good attitude to have, but I have to point out that obviously it matters a little. Otherwise, this post wouldn't exist.
We could infer the value of a HN front-page post to someone of this business model is $150.
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#6mmm... I think the long-term benefits of being so popular on HN are harder to pin down than simply putting a dollar amount on visits based on referrer. When a bunch of developers are constantly reading your blog they don't have to signup to effect your bottom line. I can't imagine how many people I've recommended the service to over the years, and the number of them who I know to have signed up for paid plans is many times greater than one. It's important not to underestimate the influence of silent, non-converting traffic.
Re: What being on the front page of Hacker News does for our bottom line
#7I wonder if it's helpful for hiring new developers and designers though? I also suspect that they're able to sell more of their books that target entrepreneurs.
Re: What being on the front page of Hacker News does for our bottom line
#8Another day, another content-free post from 37signals on the HN front page. When will we stop caring?
Re: What being on the front page of Hacker News does for our bottom line
#9I've enjoyed reading and even learned a fair bit from the blog posts on 37signals. Much more than you're average X is considered harmful post or the top 10 Y tips.
If the best of their posts weren't on HN I'd add their blog to my RSS. To me, that certainly indicates that their posts belong here.
Re: What being on the front page of Hacker News does for our bottom line
#10They should have just smiled at the naysayers and went on with their day. To post an entire article on the negativity of one community seems unfocused. My only question is: why?
Disclosure: I'm a big fan of 37signals. This is kind of a surprise.