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You can check our stats on Alexa for incoming traffic, we don't buy anything. HackerNews is actually our main source, given the nature of articles that are free
by kalkisresearch 10y ago
You can check our stats on Alexa for incoming traffic, we don't buy anything. HackerNews is actually our main source, given the nature of articles that are free. I actually wanted to buy some traffic from OutBrain to see how it works, but then changed my mind precisely for this reason: not to pollute our footprint.
We don't rally against websites that buy traffic to sell a product, especially something of higher quality. That's how advertising works, and it finances the whole Web. We're rallying against websites that bring nothing to the table, who spend longer on the title of the article than on the content, who circumvent the spirit of the rules to take the fast buck.
As or the writing, we're all beginners at some point, give us time!
- davemel37 10y ago> You can check our stats on Alexa for incoming traffic, we don't buy anything. Why would I use an unreliable public source of data if I have you right here. How about sharing some screenshots from your Google Analytics account?
- powera 10y agoJ'accuse! I still agree with the top thread that this isn't a "real" site, and speculate that it's just trying to drive PageRank to the long list of "spammy" sites linked multiple times in the article (via Hacker News).
- pg_is_a_butt 10y agoadvertising finances the whole Web? the WHOLE Web? didn't you get the new style guide? it's web now. i've been developing for it since 1995. advertising was NEVER part of the equation. i've made millions. you're an idiot. go spam your bullshit to some other sucker, lady.