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Ask HN: How to get traction for an HN-like social news site?
I guess the title says it all -- looking for ideas and strategies on how to build traffic and momentum for a social news aggregation site. Especially for one that is more niche-based.
Any examples of success outside of the big ones (digg, reddit, HN)?
- aitoehigie 16y agoDo what the Reddit guys did, create different accounts and post stuff under those account names to simulate the appearance of a growing community. Classic chicken or egg problem.
- p0larboy 16y agoany relevant sources?
- mikecane 16y agoWhat's the niche? Or is that sekrit still? If you're looking for a niche, btw, there might be one for eBooks/books.
- bdr 16y agoSubscribe it to relevant RSS feeds.
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- lovskogen 16y agoFill in content, make regular updates with content - and if the content is well curated, people linked to the discussion threads will stay. So you'll have to do the work of many at first.