Where to submit your startup?

2 points by loopr 12y ago ↗ HN

I have launched my first start up ever, Poucher (http://poucherapp.com) and I can say among all the things I have tried Hacker News, even though without a single comment, helped a lot with the traffic.

Here comes my question though and I'm sure many people like me tried to figure out the answer. Assuming that you've just launched your startup, weekend project or hobby how would you get it heard?

Which site would you submit your startup that takes less than 10 minutes. The reason why I am pointing out the 10 minutes is because most sites require 48 hours to review your project.

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[dead] nader 12y ago ↗

You mean that takes less than 10 minutes to appear on the net ? :) I'd advise http://firespotting.com as I wrote in my blog post about generating traffic: http://bondero.com/boost-startup-traffic-free

benologist 12y ago ↗

You should submit it to sites that are directly relevant to your customers. Don't confuse "traffic" for "good traffic".

loopr 12y ago ↗

Thanks a lot for the comment. That really makes sense. If you have reviewed the site, would you recommend a few that you find relevant?

benologist 12y ago ↗

Places where restaurant and food aficionados hang out? I don't know where that is but there will be communities devoted to them. Also foodie blogs. Maybe gourmet recipe sites.

Less good sources of traffic would be app review sites, maybe lifestyle sites, where the traffic will still be well targeted.

skram 12y ago ↗

You might look into betalist.com, http://momb.socio-kybernetics.net/, and relevant reddits. Reaching out and interacting with relevant people over Twitter sounds like a good idea too.