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You should realize that even major startups blogs will only get you a relatively small amount of traffic (less than say being on the front page of HN) and most
by ig1 15y ago
You should realize that even major startups blogs will only get you a relatively small amount of traffic (less than say being on the front page of HN) and most of that traffic won't be sticky, the value of being on the front page of say Techcrunch is that it puts you infront of potential investors and partners.
And you lose a lot of that value when you go to second or third tier startup blogs. You're much better off going for blogs which are in the same field as your startup (i.e. a health startup should go for health blogs) as you're much more likely to find actual users there.
- pabloIMO 15y agoOk thanks. This is good info regarding the size of the traffic to expect. The reason I would like to get coverage from startup blogs is because my startup makes a tool for startup founders. I'm hoping that the people who read these blogs are my market demographic. The startup in question: http://domiy.com http://domiy.com
- Akram 15y agoHey, why don't you create an "AskHN review my startup" post? I'm sure there will be many people giving you valuable feedback and if your are lucky enough to cross the threshold you may end up on the home page.
- pabloIMO 15y agoI got my initial user base from doing that very thing this day last week. Here's the thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3724416 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3724416 Right now I'm looking to implement some of the improvements that have been suggested by the users I picked up in my initial Show HN post. I'll think about having another one after that to see what people think of the new features.
- Akram 15y agoCool.
- praxeologist 15y agoI think you need some more features, otherwise this is just a nicer looking shared google docs. http://www.leandomainsearch.com http://www.leandomainsearch.com has been adding some filters, but I would like to see the ability to permanently remove certain terms we would never use.
- pabloIMO 15y agoHi, thanks for the suggestions regarding features. I started working on the site only 4 weeks ago and I've had people using it for the past week (~200 sign ups). I'm adding features and improvements all the time. The reason I'm asking my question about blogs now is not because I plan to try to show it to any bloggers right now. I'd just like to start building the relationships now so that I will have some sway when I'm ready to try and get coverage.
- ig1 15y agoTraffic from Techcrunch for a startup related product: http://twitpic.com/91nh7s/full http://twitpic.com/91nh7s/full
- regandersong 15y agoI agree completely, but would also point out that a regional startup blog may put you in front of potential investors and partners if you're far away from Silicon Valley.