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But you do get a ton of back links so that makes for go SEO(?)
Sorry in advance for the grumpy response, but I hate articles like this and I detest the manipulation of an organic voting mechanism for self-promotion. I know this is the Internet we have to live with, but this kind of stuff just makes it a worse place to be.
Spoiler: headline is clickbait and article is a bunch of HN reader flattery, so naturally it gets upvoted. It is not a critical look at exploiting HN algorithm or audience, it just tells people what they want to hear on a lazy Saturday.
Vouched for and upvoted because I think it's important for readers here to see how much effort goes into creating posts that game the system. I think it's better for these strategies to be known than hidden. It will be interesting to see how tactics like this one evolve as ChatGPT use becomes more widespread. There's a definite tension between the rule of not accusing other users of being shills and the reality that…
the rule against calling other people shills is the worst part of hackernews. Skepticism is important, and important to share. I have never been anything but grateful to read a comment pointing out that another comment was obviously a shill. Perhaps I have been embarrassed for not seeing the obvious truth, but always grateful.
> Step 3: The secret sauce We always end with a section that is called: Final thoughts. This is your moment to shine and drop a punchline that talks about your product/service.
And, there it is.
Ok so, different take - if this what people call "gaming the system" I'm all for it. All this article says is that hackernews likes interesting, informative posts that actually tell a real story. And I for one am here for that all day. So yes, everyone take this strategy and make great content.
And someone doing that has certainly earned the right to include "one sentence that is the least salesy you can do" of self-promotion.
HN as a whole is a very hackable hivemind if you can bare the opinions. Everything else is just news.
Sorry in advance for the grumpy response, but I hate articles like this and I detest the manipulation of an organic voting mechanism for self-promotion. I know this is the Internet we have to live with, but this kind of stuff just makes it a worse place to be.
At the end of the day, dang decides what goes on HN, and all the voting and gaming is just advice how him and his software to consider. It's not a constitutional democracy.