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How we hack Hacker News and consistently hit the front page

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414 points muchtest | 3 comments | 13 May 23 16:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.529s | source
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irrational ◴[13 May 23 21:11 UTC] No.35932770[source]▶
While reading, I kept asking myself why someone would care about getting to the front page of HN (saving up this fake points to get something good?) until I reached:

> Step 3: The secret sauce We always end with a section that is called: Final thoughts. This is your moment to shine and drop a punchline that talks about your product/service.

And, there it is.

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1. jamestimmins ◴[13 May 23 22:10 UTC] No.35933277[source]▶
This isn't exactly a secret. Everyone who puts their own content on HN is hoping to get something from it, including companies who often put out high-value content (fly.io comes to mind).
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2. burnished ◴[13 May 23 23:09 UTC] No.35933702[source]▶
Tailscale is a perfect example, I only know they exist because their engineering blog gets shared (and I quite like their break downs)
3. baobabKoodaa ◴[14 May 23 12:37 UTC] No.35937512[source]▶
Well, some people just like to be internet famous, without selling you a product.