There is a lot of luck involved in posting on the internet, for sure. I posted a Show HN one time that ended up on the front page for over a day, with half of t

There is a lot of luck involved in posting on the internet, for sure. I posted a Show HN one time that ended up on the front page for over a day, with half of that time at #1. That led to media coverage all over the world. Another Show HN I posted went nowhere — even though it was a good enough idea to separately get media coverage because it was timely (including in a front-page article of the NYT). There is a lot of luck involved, but you can also make your own luck, by reaching out to folks who might be interested.