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The value of hitting the HN front page
I’ve been a member of Hacker News (HN) since 2012. You can see my profile here.
Whether you want people to buy, download, or even sign up for a newsletter, HN traffic isn’t much help. You have the attention of a large number of smart people who don’t know you, but are taking the time to share their thoughts. If you can figure out where these came from, either via referrer headers or a Google alert (if the referring site is public) it is also great to reach out to these sources of traffic with other content or advertising.
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