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by vincentperes 3915 days ago
You might get a big traffic from HN and don't get much out of it. People might just go, read a page and bookmarked it or think they will come back later. But they usually don't. If I was prompted or had a field where I could enter my email address to get the best story of a genre I picked at the end of each week, I would gladly enter my email address. Convert!
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I'll second this. Great idea but I doubt I will remember to come back in a couple days. But other sites where I know I'll forget I freely give my email to get content pushed to me or reminding me to come back (ie. weekly highlights).
You are right, as I've commented above - I will definitely implement this functionality. If you want - feel free to create an account, and I'll send you a message when the feature is ready.
Thank you for the suggestion! The website is still a work in progress, and I welcome any feedback.

I have added this idea to my todo list, I will definitely implement that kind of weekly/monthly newsletter.

If you want - you can create an account, and I'll personally email you to tell you when the feature is available.

<Insert Michael Scott Thank You Gif>

Among HN readers are many who have denounced prompting users to give you their email. This is the best thing you could do for your product.