I think getting on the frontpage (and getting good feedback) takes a bit of luck. Time of the day/etc. Try and get your submission in /newest before the East Co

I think getting on the frontpage (and getting good feedback) takes a bit of luck. Time of the day/etc. Try and get your submission in /newest before the East Coast gets to work... then you'll be on there for an hour+ and people will have a chance to see and upvote your submission. Try pinging #startups @ irc.freenode.net and let people know you are showing off something you've been working on. I find people who hang out there are usually pretty helpful and might give you an upvote. It takes a lot for me NOT to upvote a "Show HN" post. If it's a genuine/not spammy I'll upvote it even if I'm not interested it the project itself just so it will get seen by people who are. I'll be glad to take a look at any of your projects. Post links here or email me.