Haven't used the site in a while and just logged in to see if I could share some invite codes but seems as if you only earn invite codes by participating in the community (I haven't commented in a few months).
Indie Hackers: Now Invite-Only
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#12Interesting, I had not heard of this before. If anyone feels inclined to send me an invite, I'd like to check it out. This is me, computer music open source indie hacker: https://github.com/iainctduncan/
Same here. I'm sad this is the first I've heard of it because it looks like a really cool and inspiring site. I don't have a product to share and discuss quite yet, but I'm hoping to by the end of the year.
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#13Wow that makes me so sad. I used to love reading their forums but never got around to making an account. Oh well, there's always HN.
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#14Interesting, I had not heard of this before. If anyone feels inclined to send me an invite, I'd like to check it out. This is me, computer music open source indie hacker: https://github.com/iainctduncan/
The real joy of indie hackers is the podcast. If you're not sure which episode to listen to this one is my favorite: https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/086-lynne-tye-of-key-va...
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#15Argh I just learned I have only been subscribed to the email list since 2017, I don’t actually have an account.
I bet if you reply Courtland will read it and send you an invite.
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#16Haven't used the site in a while and just logged in to see if I could share some invite codes but seems as if you only earn invite codes by participating in the community (I haven't commented in a few months).
I've been a member for 2 years - I still don't understand what I'm supposed to do, or how I'm supposed to do it. I know there's plenty of guides and stuff, but the whole thing leaves me ... cold. I reckon my main problem is that I hate the work that goes into promoting myself and my project (I get the impression IH assumes the two are one and the same) - I'm not a natural networker and the surgeons did a good job when they gave me my charisma bypass.
As for spam ... I've not noticed it. I got bored of other people's boast-posts early on and now mark them as read before opening them.
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#17Something I found quite interesting is that the spam wasn't just targeted at the Indie Hackers community itself (i.e. click the blog spam and get served ads, or whatever else), but to get backlinks on a site with high domain-authority.
I know this because I personally saw a couple of spammers openly talking to each other about giving each other backlinks too.
I never thought that spamming like that would be worth the time or effort, but apparently it was.
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#18Something I found quite interesting is that the spam wasn't just targeted at the Indie Hackers community itself (i.e. click the blog spam and get served ads, or whatever else), but to get backlinks on a site with high domain-authority. I know this because I personally saw a couple of spammers openly talking to each other about giving each other backlinks too. I never thought that spamming like that would be worth the…
Spam isn't easy to get rid of. I even got hit by it today, on HN.
https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=dileepand06
It is quite unfortunate I can't just mark an obvious spam and get rid of it.
I wonder how much value these guys get from posting spam links on HN.
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#19Haven't used the site in a while and just logged in to see if I could share some invite codes but seems as if you only earn invite codes by participating in the community (I haven't commented in a few months).
I've been a member for 2 years - I still don't understand what I'm supposed to do, or how I'm supposed to do it. I know there's plenty of guides and stuff, but the whole thing leaves me ... cold. I reckon my main problem is that I hate the work that goes into promoting myself and my project (I get the impression IH assumes the two are one and the same) - I'm not a natural networker and the surgeons did a good job whe…
If you think of it as "promoting" then it feels like selling. If you find value in the things you read there, other people will probably find value in the things you're doing too. It's a conversation, not a sale. Unless of course you are just trying to sell. Then yeah, probably does feel cold.
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#20This is the first time I see it, very sad to see it closed now. It would be awesome to have an invite link!
It's not closed. You just need an invite to post. https://www.indiehackers.com/