Indie Hackers: Now Invite-Only(indiehackers.com)
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Indie Hackers: Now Invite-Only
https://www.indiehackers.com/post/whats-new-indie-hackers-is-now-invite-only-cfed6a6a67
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This 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/
An invite code would be awesome! Thanks if anyone can share!
I decided to use phone number verification for signups on my 20-things.com link aggregator. I was thinking of dropping it altogether, but after reading what indiehackers just did, I will probably keep the phone number verification and add apple signups as a complementary channel.
What is else left for us to do in this day and age to minimise spam and abuse?
What is else left for us to do in this day and age to minimise spam and abuse?
The title makes it sound like you'll need an invite to even access the site, but the article makes it sound like you'll need an invite to post to the site. However, the distinction isn't made explicit. Will we still be able to read without an invite?
The whole site is an advertisement for Stripe, so they wouldn't close it down to visitors and prospective Stripe subscribers.
Yes, you can still read without an account. I just did it.
Interesting, 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...
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.
Argh 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.
Now that it is invite-only, I desperately want to get in! I love it when companies try to nudge me. I need that extra FOMO kick in the butt...
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).
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.
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.
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.
Wow 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.
Something 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.
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.
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.
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.
Don't get me wrong, having a hurdle to sign up is a good idea. You will get more invested members that way, and less spam. But you can choose different hurdles that don't exclude people who aren't well-networked. For example, you could require every new user to fill out their profile with detailed answers to questions, before allowing them to post on the forums.