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I wasn't sure whether to put the Hacker News reference in there, for fear that people might come out of the wordwork trying to game HN after reading this. That
by pud 15y ago
I wasn't sure whether to put the Hacker News reference in there, for fear that people might come out of the wordwork trying to game HN after reading this.
That's why I also put in the line about not spamming. I can get rid of the HN link if people think I should.
- trevelyan 15y agoMore useful than most things posted here by virtue of being specific with details and blunt about what worked for you. Thanks.
- chuckywhat 15y agoAgree w/ trevelyan. Useful article.
- shareme 15y agodo not worry Pud, you are not spamming From a former F'ck'dCompany forum member
- muhfuhkuh 15y agoSo, you're the infamous "." Yuo were prolific, I'll give you that. Like a motorcycle stuck in the mud. Ra! [/inside-joke]
- jsavimbi 15y agoYou should ad that including pretty girls showing their vaginas on your webpage does attract an audience. Not sure what the ROI on those Fucked Company t-shirts were, but I'm sure they generated page views.
- pud 15y agoPretty girls can be a good design element to draw the users' eye toward something on your site. But this post is more about bringing in new traffic; web design is another topic. To answer your ROI question, the girls modeled for free and I sold about 20,000 shirts. Also, they didn't show vaginas (at least not on the publicly facing parts of my site). Here's an example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pud/58650101/in/set-1268624 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pud/58650101/in/set-1268624
- jsavimbi 15y agoOh, bullshit. I saw plenty of poon on your site, guy, and I was no member. I understand it may be embarrassing ten years later that you used nudity as a cheap come-on, but don't deny it or refer to it as web design. Please. Thanks for answering.
- lawnchair_larry 15y agoObligatory "Pics or it didn't happen"
- jsavimbi 15y agoPud already admitted to it in his reply. I have no idea why he's ashamed of it now and is trying to pass it off as "web design". Or maybe he's betting that nobody who reads HN remembers the bubble days when Pub made his living off of reporting other people's economic demise, exploiting women to sell schwag and other crappy web me-too's. You know, I've never heard anyone say that their ads were part of the design, coochy or no coochy. I guess strippers are just part of the strip club decor; everyone's really just there for the awesome DJ and the bargain drinks. Anyways, I'll continue to take Pud at his word when he's offering up advice.
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- pud 15y agoI go for the cushy chairs.
- Duff 15y agoI couldn't resist: "They built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked. But nothing could stem the avalanche. Their world crumbled. The cities exploded. A whirlwind of looting, a firestorm of fear. Men began to feed on men. On the roads it was a white line nightmare. Only those mobile enough to scavenge, brutal enough to pillage would survive. The gangs took over the highways, ready to wage war for a tank of juice. And in this maelstrom of decay, ordinary men were battered and smashed. Except for one man armed with an AK-47, and a Honda full of silver" I forgot the other great FC quote about the never ending housing bubble.
- antidaily 15y agoeveryone already knows about HN. it's not a secret.
- TWSS 15y agoI saw the link on twitter first, and specifically came here to see if it had been posted. Classic. My takeaway? These are things that only a founder could pull off. I've heard "the best person to pitch your idea is you" canard dozens of times, but this is a tangible demonstration of such. A hired PR gun or early bizdev hire probably wouldn't think to go the controversial route. And if he did, it would come off as inauthentic and spammy.