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To get more users, have you tried approaching bloggers in different niches with different article ideas? The use cases for your app are different for different sets of people. Just write a one paragraph abstract about your app and email bloggers and editors to see if they'll cover your just released app. Some headline and abstract ideas when you approach bloggers: 1) Tech/Business -- Popcorn: The hot new app to netwo…
I think you need a 5th takeaway: write a follow-up blog post about how your HN post got you 1000 users, subsequently getting you another 1000 users that missed the post the day before.
Congrats on the success! I'm curious: the condition of <1 mile proximity isn't transitive, so wouldn't users be seeing only one half of a lot of conversations? Like if A was close to B, B was close to C, but A wasn't close to C, then A would only see what B says to C but not what C says back. Or have you divided up space into fixed cells roughly one mile wide to prevent this?
This was probably my most embarrassing oversight. Your first point is the way it's working. I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to make that work without segmenting the map into fixed cells... any thoughts?
To detect replies, one option is to do a statistical analysis of the typical time between two messages on the network. Anyone who replies in the upper 70% percentile is "replying"
You could make the effect fuzzy and have a back and forth conversation (which would probably be obvious in the data) have a stronger effect and could use that for training your algorithm.
Great Article, thank you for sharing. It's interesting to follow a Product Launch and see what works / what doesn't work. I like how you've integrated a specific UX into the Product. Right now the Signup is probably one of the most important aspects to focus on (as you onboard Users). Choosing to skip E-mails (and E-mail verification) for a faster signup lowers the entry point barrier and makes the UX more enjoyable.…
I have a side project (dmtri.com). It lacks active users right now. I don't mind not having too many registered users as the website doesn't require you to sign up. I just wish that people would visit more and write more. Obviously the problem is that there isn't much going on actively on the site. However, I detest the thought of spamming every facebook groups and such. I tried organically growing by writing really…
The real problem is I'm not quite sure what you're offering that hasn't been done a million times before. I'm not trying to be a jerk, I'm being curt. What differentiates dmtri? It looks like just another site to post stuff anonymously. Why would I use it over 4chan or reddit etc etc. These are things to think about if you want it to take off.
People on Reddit create throwaway account for anything they want to disassociate themselves from (controversial stance on politics, science, religion etc). Dmtri has ability to post anonymously whether you are signed up or not. When you are signed up you can either post revealing your username or post anonymously.
4chan is very situational and temporal. Dmtri is not like that. Content stays on the site.
To get more users, have you tried approaching bloggers in different niches with different article ideas? The use cases for your app are different for different sets of people. Just write a one paragraph abstract about your app and email bloggers and editors to see if they'll cover your just released app. Some headline and abstract ideas when you approach bloggers: 1) Tech/Business -- Popcorn: The hot new app to netwo…
Have you tried this tactic before? It sounds like it would be potentially very effective.
It might be worth pushing this article up on the subreddit for marketing.
which subreddit? r/technology hasn't been giving me much love
I have a side project (dmtri.com). It lacks active users right now. I don't mind not having too many registered users as the website doesn't require you to sign up. I just wish that people would visit more and write more. Obviously the problem is that there isn't much going on actively on the site. However, I detest the thought of spamming every facebook groups and such. I tried organically growing by writing really…
As someone with several side projects, I feel your pain. You probably need to make the site appear more active, until there's enough interesting content to keep visitors there a while and encourage them to post.
Ya, you are right. There's no silver bullet to user acquisition i think. I do spend time writing on the site hoping to have some readers.
To get more users, have you tried approaching bloggers in different niches with different article ideas? The use cases for your app are different for different sets of people. Just write a one paragraph abstract about your app and email bloggers and editors to see if they'll cover your just released app. Some headline and abstract ideas when you approach bloggers: 1) Tech/Business -- Popcorn: The hot new app to netwo…