something not mentioned is the importance of timing. for example a link posted on saturday 11:00PM pacific will not receive nearly as much attention as the same link posted on a friday at 7:00AM pacific.
I’ve seen several blog posts trying to analyze HN data on the best time to post. However, the results are all over the place. For example, the below ones have different recommendations (weekend vs weekday).
- https://blog.rmotr.com/the-best-time-to-post-on-hacker-news-...
- https://medium.com/@mi.schaefer/what-is-the-best-time-to-pos...
But the precondition is that you’re submitting high quality content.