"Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity."
"Off topic: blog posts, sign-up pages, newsletters, lists, and other reading material. Those can't be tried out, so can't be Show HNs. Make a regular submission instead."
Basically, if you engage with the HN community and follow guidelines, you are far more likely to get the attention you are seeking.
oneandonley1•1mo ago
The problem is with the entire concept, not just conversion. Budgets cannot support limitless services, and subscriptions are becoming unmanageable. If your subs don't offer more value, why replace them with Netflix subs? We need a new strategy for monetization.
codingdave•1mo ago
"Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity."
https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html
"Off topic: blog posts, sign-up pages, newsletters, lists, and other reading material. Those can't be tried out, so can't be Show HNs. Make a regular submission instead."
Basically, if you engage with the HN community and follow guidelines, you are far more likely to get the attention you are seeking.