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One thing to point out in this specific case is that the demographic to which SocialSci directly benefits (i.e., survey participants) resonates with a (rather l
by jechen 15y ago
One thing to point out in this specific case is that the demographic to which SocialSci directly benefits (i.e., survey participants) resonates with a (rather large) subset of Reddit users, contributing to their surge in sign-ups.
I'd even go as far as saying this kind of "organic" discovery by a more diverse community trumps the spike in traffic generated by being frontpaged on HN, whose user base is admittedly a little more technically minded and bourgeois in nature, and consequently reflects poorly on long term growth potential.
- brianmwang 15y agoWe experienced something very similar when drumming up interest in my startup, Fitocracy, on the r/fitness section of Reddit. The key here, which should be quite obvious, is to find your target audience and then get your message to them.
- jechen 15y agoExactly the point I was driving across. I've actually signed up and followed media coverage of your site for while- you guys are building an incredible product (I'm a real advocate of the whole gamification concept).