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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by mft_ on Friday September 29, 2023 @09:06AM (#37703585)
Not dissimilar to HN then :)

‘Show HN’ posts often have a mix of different comparatively negative comments: from the (classic) I could do this quicker/cheaper/easily, alternatives being posted, genuine criticisms (+/- misunderstandings) of the offering, criticism of the underlying website due to choices made around design/fonts/contrast/processor utilisation/JS use…

It’s such a nice surprise when there’s a ‘Show HN’ and the comments are predominantly supportive and/or positive!

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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by hzzhdev on Friday September 29, 2023 @09:14AM (#37703700)
A buddy of mine actually shared his product on Show HN and I was worried he would more or less get dumped on because I know how the HN crowd can be so negative towards stuff. To my surprise the feedback was actually very supportive and any criticism he received was constructive and not hateful.
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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by TeMPOraL on Friday September 29, 2023 @11:13AM (#37705452)
Truth is, you're more likely to get positive feedback if you're posting something genuine or at least useful. Negativity is often a (justified) response to ads, marketing fluff, and lazy attempts at "growth hacking".
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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by j45 on Friday September 29, 2023 @11:14AM (#37705463)
Unless the HN crowd is the customer base the feedback can be relative anyways.

Lots of people don’t end up shipping and sometimes the allergic reaction to someone else shipping says more about the commenter than what’s being shared.

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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by waynesonfire on Friday September 29, 2023 @10:30AM (#37704836)
I like the mixed reviews. A lot of times there is truth in the non-positive feedback. It's the authors ego that gets hurt and to that I say, deal with it.
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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by mft_ on Friday September 29, 2023 @12:06PM (#37706251)
Totally with you - feedback is a gift. The challenge (in all fora, not just HN!) is parsing out the well-meaning, helpful, truthful feedback from the other noise.
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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by flir on Friday September 29, 2023 @10:46AM (#37705100)
I value the alternatives - it gets all the tools of the same class on the same page. If I was putting up a "Show HN" post, I'd definitely add all the similar tools I'd found in a follow-up comment.
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