Ask HN: Where can my story live? Everywhere feels like an empty room
I have a story and a product I believe in, but I’m struggling to find the right space for them. In such a hyper-tech world, I still can’t seem to find the right medium to share my message. Everywhere I try, it feels like I’m just talking to myself in an empty room.
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You can post it here. After posting, add a comment explaining you are the author, so people is friendlier. In the best case, you will get a lot of unrequested feedback, it's a tough crowd.
Is it the story about the square? Usually technical stories with a few relevant photos or graphics get more traction, but it's hard to guess what the hivemind will upvote.
Take a look at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html . You may repost it a few times, wait a few days, but beware that reposting it too many times will get people annoyed and they may flag your post.
Is it the story about the square? Usually technical stories with a few relevant photos or graphics get more traction, but it's hard to guess what the hivemind will upvote.
Take a look at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html . You may repost it a few times, wait a few days, but beware that reposting it too many times will get people annoyed and they may flag your post.
Speech is free, listening is priceless.
But seriously I have tried to market quite a few things and the normal condition is that people are indifferent and you have to work about 25x harder than you think [1] to get people's attention. Maybe 1 time in 10 or less you have something that resonates with people and that they get excited about.
[1] not hyperbole!
But seriously I have tried to market quite a few things and the normal condition is that people are indifferent and you have to work about 25x harder than you think [1] to get people's attention. Maybe 1 time in 10 or less you have something that resonates with people and that they get excited about.
[1] not hyperbole!
Well, it depends on what your product is. (I presume your story is about the product being useful.)
If it's your product, and it's a tech product, it might be appropriate for "Show HN". If you do, though, the tone should be "hey, you might find this interesting", rather than a sales job.
If the product solves a problem, you might find a Reddit sub about the problem.
Beyond that... I don't know.
If it's your product, and it's a tech product, it might be appropriate for "Show HN". If you do, though, the tone should be "hey, you might find this interesting", rather than a sales job.
If the product solves a problem, you might find a Reddit sub about the problem.
Beyond that... I don't know.