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TechCrunch will cover people who don't break the silence through them, but they try to be a news site so they seem much more likely to cover a recent launch tha
by holdenk 18y ago
TechCrunch will cover people who don't break the silence through them, but they try to be a news site so they seem much more likely to cover a recent launch than an old launch.
You could always just have your sign up page check for news.ycombinator.com as the referrer if you wanted to expand your beta just to the HNN audience.
- jfornear 18y agoThanks, I think part of my problem is that I don't fully understand how TechCrunch works. Do you think having invite codes are a good idea?
- tortilla 18y agoPersonally, I'm sick of the invite codes. I don't feel special and it has become so common. Just do a soft launch here. If your app is good, it will spread. If you're hoping to get some special benefit from Techcrunch, beyond the initial burst of traffic, I think you'll be disappointed. edit: Did a quick search on Google, this article might help you: http://onstartups.com/home/tabid/3339/bid/169/Startups-Why-TechCrunch-Traffic-Can-Be-Too-Much-of-a-Mediocre-Thing.aspx http://onstartups.com/home/tabid/3339/bid/169/Startups-Why-T...
- jfornear 18y agoYeah I don't really care about the traffic. I just though that if TC didn't cover your launch first, they would ignore you forever. Thanks for that link, that is some good advice.