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Using Quora (or Reddit) is really a smart first move. It allow you to find interresting question/subject that you could answer (which is not trivial). It also a

by BenderV 13y ago

Using Quora (or Reddit) is really a smart first move. It allow you to find interresting question/subject that you could answer (which is not trivial). It also allow you to directly reach a base of interested reader. Kind of what HN does for ideas/start-up. I wonder if this also exist for other type of markets (product, music, ...) ...

eru 13y ago
You can put your music on YouTube.
- drawkbox 13y ago
  Soundcloud
  - BenderV 13y ago
    See...not exacly. Because, If I create an account on Soundcloud, put some awesome music that I created, what will happen ? Nothing. Same for Youtube. I would have to be detected by someone with a huge number of followers to take off. If I make an awesome post on start-up or about an experience, and I post it and HN, I could go from 0 to lots of good (read "targeted") traffics. If I make a great anwser on Quora, I could go from nothing to lots of readers.
    - visakanv 13y ago
      the trick is to start with something that people are already interested in- this is why youtube artists start by doing covers of popular material, which gets the audience interested. do an interesting cover, do something relevant, exciting, quirky, funny, compelling.
    - drawkbox 13y ago
      That can happen. But on soundcloud you also get followers, replays, loves etc. I find artists there all the time I would never find anywhere else. myristica is one: https://soundcloud.com/myristica/into-the-night https://soundcloud.com/myristica/into-the-night or this: https://soundcloud.com/myristica/beyond-the-glow https://soundcloud.com/myristica/beyond-the-glow so good. I'd say anything good is built slowly, iteratively, each fan/follower appreciated and eventually you keep putting content on as many channels as you can, one will pick up or hit some sort of momentum and you run with it. New artists are discovered all the time on Soundcloud. I can't live without BLOOD BROS. I have shipped tons of product to this: https://soundcloud.com/maddecent/blood-bros-iii-back-in https://soundcloud.com/maddecent/blood-bros-iii-back-in Not against Quora in anyway, I like it, get traction however you can wherever you can and especially places where people are looking for what you make.
Kiro 13y ago
>I wonder if this also exist for other type of markets (product, music, ...) ... Please elaborate on that thought!
- BenderV 13y ago
  I think it's about service that are stream-centered and sectioned. HN, Reddit, Upbeatapp, Quora (?), are stream-centered. Information come and go, which make it very easy accessible. Reddit, Upbeatapp, Quora are also sectioned ; There are sub-reddit, there are subgenres in Upbeatapp and in Quora, you can follow topics/interests/questions. HN is not sectioned but is already very specific. That point make an access to your pre-targeted audience. The two factor combines make an easy accessible access to a large interested audience. ( Note that is not the case in twitter, youtube, soundcloud, tumblr...) I don't know Medium enough to be sure, but I think they are trying to do the same (sections + stream). I'm trying to find online services that use this pattern for other type of market (Movie, Food recipes, ect.)

by BenderV 13y ago

eru 13y ago

You can put your music on YouTube.

drawkbox 13y ago
Soundcloud
- BenderV 13y ago
  See...not exacly. Because, If I create an account on Soundcloud, put some awesome music that I created, what will happen ? Nothing. Same for Youtube. I would have to be detected by someone with a huge number of followers to take off. If I make an awesome post on start-up or about an experience, and I post it and HN, I could go from 0 to lots of good (read "targeted") traffics. If I make a great anwser on Quora, I could go from nothing to lots of readers.
  - visakanv 13y ago
    the trick is to start with something that people are already interested in- this is why youtube artists start by doing covers of popular material, which gets the audience interested. do an interesting cover, do something relevant, exciting, quirky, funny, compelling.
  - drawkbox 13y ago
    That can happen. But on soundcloud you also get followers, replays, loves etc. I find artists there all the time I would never find anywhere else. myristica is one: https://soundcloud.com/myristica/into-the-night https://soundcloud.com/myristica/into-the-night or this: https://soundcloud.com/myristica/beyond-the-glow https://soundcloud.com/myristica/beyond-the-glow so good. I'd say anything good is built slowly, iteratively, each fan/follower appreciated and eventually you keep putting content on as many channels as you can, one will pick up or hit some sort of momentum and you run with it. New artists are discovered all the time on Soundcloud. I can't live without BLOOD BROS. I have shipped tons of product to this: https://soundcloud.com/maddecent/blood-bros-iii-back-in https://soundcloud.com/maddecent/blood-bros-iii-back-in Not against Quora in anyway, I like it, get traction however you can wherever you can and especially places where people are looking for what you make.

Kiro 13y ago

>I wonder if this also exist for other type of markets (product, music, ...) ... Please elaborate on that thought!

BenderV 13y ago
I think it's about service that are stream-centered and sectioned. HN, Reddit, Upbeatapp, Quora (?), are stream-centered. Information come and go, which make it very easy accessible. Reddit, Upbeatapp, Quora are also sectioned ; There are sub-reddit, there are subgenres in Upbeatapp and in Quora, you can follow topics/interests/questions. HN is not sectioned but is already very specific. That point make an access to your pre-targeted audience. The two factor combines make an easy accessible access to a large interested audience. ( Note that is not the case in twitter, youtube, soundcloud, tumblr...) I don't know Medium enough to be sure, but I think they are trying to do the same (sections + stream). I'm trying to find online services that use this pattern for other type of market (Movie, Food recipes, ect.)