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22 points yathern | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.281s | source

I'm an independent developer looking to launch a project soon that I'm excited about. I'll obviously post it here as a Show HN, and maybe in a few subreddits - but I'm out of the loop on where and how to reach more people. Haven't had a Facebook or other social media for years. I don't maintain a blog, though I assume I should. Does anyone have any resources or can speak to any experience doing this? Of the many hats I now must wear, this is the one I'm most begrudging about.
1. muzani ◴[] No.43377851[source]
Avoid it totally. Social media has some of the lowest effectiveness by far, and they punish traffic going outwards. They're ad platforms, not organic.

Most of the people you see on social media probably are using another channel that's more effective. You see the one guy go viral when they've already built a following via media, email, forums, streamers, past games and so on.

The exception that seems to work is if you have a community or link to media coverage.