[bennyg]

Timing of post probably matters the most. I think I've done 4 Show HN's and only one made it to the front page - and that's because it was an HN Reader for iOS... I've seen some Show HNs be posted multiple times (the guy who made the github for recipes is one that came to mind) with only the last one reaching the home page. For one of my github projects I made a Show HN, got 4 upvotes, no comments and it was gone from /new with the quickness. Then I posted the project, relevantly, as a comment in a thread for something else and it absolutely blew up from there. Got enough stars from that post to trend in Objective-C language that day, then was picked up by random blogs and was trending number 1 on github for the next day.

Show HN is totally hit or miss, but the power of this board is real, so don't discount your project yet or stop trying. Speaking of which, what is it?

[jacktasia]

Awesome. Thanks for the response. It's nice to hear about your experience and the process. I have thought about mentioning the project as a comment on a related HN submission...but I can never think of a way that seems natural enough. To answer your question the project is here: http://moviepileapp.com

[brudgers]

I don't think the lack of traction is anything more than the app being largely irrelevant to the HN community. It's not going to help anyone develop software or build a business. While the website is professional (and presumably the app as well) the HN community isn't going to learn much of anything - other than the app is for sale - or be entertained by visiting the site.

Compare your previous posts to this one. Here you tell a story. One relevant to many HN members. What makes it compelling is that it is about you and the challenges of your business - not about features of an app that solves a problem most people don't have.

Your question here comes across as genuine not marketing noise. That's why its got traction. Interest in your project will come as a byproduct of your contribution to the community, not by treating HN as just another social media outlet.

Good luck.

[bennyg]

Looks awesome man, slick design. Don't worry too much if it doesn't take off here on HN - from breakdowns of traffic analytics after Show HNs and other sources it still seems like word of mouth and cumulative use effect make everything else look like a drop in the water.