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How to list your website on Hacker News (Show HN)
Show HN post presenting something you've made to the Hacker News community.
- Link
- Mixed links
- Cost
- Free
- Effort
- Involved
- Reach
- High authority
- Region
- Worldwide
- Website
- news.ycombinator.com
How to get listed on Hacker News (Show HN)
- Read the Show HN guidelines.
- Make sure people can try it, ideally without a signup wall.
- Submit with a title starting 'Show HN:' and your URL.
- Stay in the thread to answer questions.
You needSomething you made that people can try; no vote rings.
Good to know
Low-scoring posts carry nofollow links, and asking friends to upvote gets posts penalised.
Hacker News (Show HN) questions
Are Hacker News (Show HN) links dofollow?
Partly. Some links on Hacker News (Show HN) profiles are followed and some carry rel="nofollow".
Is Hacker News (Show HN) free?
Yes. Listing on Hacker News (Show HN) is free.
How much work does a listing on Hacker News (Show HN) take?
An article, a launch or a review: plan for an afternoon or more. How long approval takes is up to Hacker News (Show HN): many sites review a listing before it goes live.
Plan it, then tick it off.
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