Saw a bunch of Hackernews posts from startup entrepreneurs asking how to get their product noticed, so I thought I'd throw this list together. Sure, it's a lot of "duh" stuff, but if you go through the list and submit your site and use each of the items, I guarantee you'll be off to a good start. Also, am I missing a "forgot password" link? I tried to login but my password was wrong, so I had to create a new account.

Main reason I am using that OpenId Clickpass thingy ;)

This advice is almost entirely useless if your startup doesn't appeal to the tech crowd.

Andrew- Just fixed that. This is the first article I've submitted through HackerNews. Didn't realize I'd get that kind of traffic. Whoa.

I posted the article and by the time I got home, my bandwith limit was reached. Sorry about that.

Hey - you forgot Adwords. Not only to get clicks, but it'll also get you to thinking about your vertical. You can't come up with good keywords unless you know who you're targeting.

Ouch. I just clicked over and got a 509. Bandwidth Limit Reached.

what we really need is a list of "steps to get your startup noticed by the mainstream ready to spend crowd"

Jezusfuckinchrist, it's high school do's and dont's of dating all over again.

I knew some people would think this is a list of "duh" things to do, but I put it together after seeing posts asking how to get noticed. Sure, a lot of it is basic stuff, but I thought it could be helpful for someone just starting out.