[AlecM]

I dunno, I disagreed with your opinion so much I clicked your name, checked out your site and ended up watching the trailer for your game, just to see the kind of person I was dealing with that had an idea so contrary to my own. If you never made that comment, I would never of known about Overgrowth.

[jeff18]

Right, and I am thankful for that. However, my point is that in the entire history of my HN career (which spans many, many hours), maybe 100 people have clicked on that link. Maybe 2 of those 100 people turned around and bought the game (probably quite a generous estimate).

If you do the math, that is approaching $0/hour. It is simply not a good way to acquire customers, nor should it be expected to be.

[shafqat]

Fair point, but I never said leaving comments on blogs should be a customer acquisition strategy. If it is, you have big problems!

What I was saying is that leaving commnents on blogs helps you get the initial traction, both in terms of exposure and press coverage. That's it. Once you are past that stage, I agree it's an inefficient use of your time to spend all day combing blogs looking for relevant posts to comment on!