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Ask HN: Do you publicly announce your number of users?
For Housefed.com, there are 634 users. I'm a small site and all of my competitors know that so what's the big deal? Some people seem to think there is a competitive advantage to keeping that information private - but it just seems funny to me.
- MPiccinato 15y agoFaveOne.com has 766 users :) Since we are small, I am not sure how our beliefs about this data compare to those with larger projects.
- pdenya 15y agoIMO it depends on the site and whether or not the number of users correlate directly with income. For instance, i've worked on a few microsites for brands that report number of users on the site as a form of social proof. On the other hand large services that announce their numbers might persuade more companies to enter the space.
- abbasmehdi 15y agoAsk yourself why and why not you should or shouldn't publish the numbers, make a list, weigh the pros and cons and then decide. Sounds like you're just publishing this info because you have it, not for a good reason.