| You're obviously spot-on when you say it's a combination of both timing and appeal to the readers. I clearly have no magic solution since I've similarly struggled to draw any attention to my own project. That said, for you in particular, I can give you one data point: I never saw any of your previous Show HNs. Items fall off of the "new" page so quickly and all of us only have so much time we're willing to spend on the site. I've seen previous efforts made by some readers to upvote all Show HN votes in order to encourage our peers, but there's not much consistency in those efforts. I did click on this one, and then through your username to your previous submissions and ended up at your app. So there are tricks to be played, whether or not we are comfortable calling them tricks. Nice app, by the way. It's not something I personally would use, but it looks like something you have put great effort into and I really appreciate you making it cross-platform. I'd be happy to give more opinions and/or random passer-by comments if you would find that valuable. But since I am nothing but a random passer-by, I'll refrain from that unless you ask. Edit: one other thought. Although it's done nothing for me, I like the idea of including my project's URL right in my HN "about" box. Maybe you could do the same? |