If I can give you a recommendation, set up a waitlist before you publish your blog post. We just went through this process with Solo (mentioned in another comm

If I can give you a recommendation, set up a waitlist before you publish your blog post. We just went through this process with Solo (mentioned in another comment): blogging, waitlist, kickstarter. HN has been great, we hit the front page four times. KS however is penalized on HN, so building a waitlist will be increadibly useful. Best of luck! edit: grammar