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Product Hunt is a great (and free) place to start Personal Networks, writing blog posts about what you've learned, interact with people (genuinely) on twitter

Product Hunt is a great (and free) place to start Personal Networks, writing blog posts about what you've learned, interact with people (genuinely) on twitter (and obviously link your project in your account), Reddit is also good. With any of these respect the community and don't spam them (you don't seem the type given your post here, thought I would mention anyways) If its technical and you know where the people are who benefit go and interact with them. Help them with something they need help with. Then get them to try it, find issues, fix 'em, rinse repeat. It takes a lot of footwork!

chipperyman573 11y ago
Product Hunt seems like it's pretty hard to post without knowing someone else who will invite you as you can't comment or post without being invited, JUST upvote. Is there any way to get in at least semi-easily?
- griffinmb 11y ago
  I initially thought about PH, but was scared off by the recent posts about needing an 'insider'. Maybe I shouldn't have let it deter me, but I'm also not sure my site is 'right' for Product Hunt and I'm definitely not an active part of their community.
  - gkoberger 11y ago
    You don't need an insider. They just vet things for quality, in order to keep the homepage from being overrun with bad content. If your app is good, you'll get scheduled and launched – nothing to worry about :)
    - chipperyman573 11y ago
      I can't submit at all without an insider.
      - adnanh 11y ago
        Reach out to them (PH) via twitter, I managed to get an invite that way :)
  - mid0 11y ago
    focus on channels u r familiar with and gradually learn about other channels/build rep and help others.
chdir 11y ago
PH isn't great because of lack of transparency. See related discussions. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10739875 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10739875 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10741827 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10741827 There's OpenHunt, it's slowly gaining momentum www.openhunt.co
- mod 11y ago
  If "ask hn" is any measure, OpenHunt is actually rapidly losing what little momentum it had.
  - kyriakos 11y ago
    yeah I kept checking it ever since is was featured here but it seems to be on the way down. very few submissions with very little votes. too bad. it's a good idea.

chipperyman573 11y ago

Product Hunt seems like it's pretty hard to post without knowing someone else who will invite you as you can't comment or post without being invited, JUST upvote. Is there any way to get in at least semi-easily?

griffinmb 11y ago
I initially thought about PH, but was scared off by the recent posts about needing an 'insider'. Maybe I shouldn't have let it deter me, but I'm also not sure my site is 'right' for Product Hunt and I'm definitely not an active part of their community.
- gkoberger 11y ago
  You don't need an insider. They just vet things for quality, in order to keep the homepage from being overrun with bad content. If your app is good, you'll get scheduled and launched – nothing to worry about :)
  - chipperyman573 11y ago
    I can't submit at all without an insider.
    - adnanh 11y ago
      Reach out to them (PH) via twitter, I managed to get an invite that way :)
- mid0 11y ago
  focus on channels u r familiar with and gradually learn about other channels/build rep and help others.

chdir 11y ago

PH isn't great because of lack of transparency. See related discussions. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10739875 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10739875 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10741827 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10741827 There's OpenHunt, it's slowly gaining momentum www.openhunt.co

mod 11y ago
If "ask hn" is any measure, OpenHunt is actually rapidly losing what little momentum it had.
- kyriakos 11y ago
  yeah I kept checking it ever since is was featured here but it seems to be on the way down. very few submissions with very little votes. too bad. it's a good idea.