Yep. Conversion percentages for my site drop like a rock whenever I get significant HN traffic. And my site (http://letscodejavascript.com http://letscodejavasc

Yep. Conversion percentages for my site drop like a rock whenever I get significant HN traffic. And my site (http://letscodejavascript.com http://letscodejavascript.com, a programming screencast) is directly relevant to the HN audience. I'm not complaining—even if percentages go down, signups go up—but the lesson I've taken away is that, while HN traffic is nice, it's flash-in-the-pan stuff, and not something I should pursue as a primary strategy. I think I can get better bang-for-the-buck focusing on other things, and if my work occasionally catches HN's eye, all the better.