How to get to the frontpage of HN?

Posted by dribel on Monday April 20, 2015 @11:53PM
from the self-post dept.

Hi, I read several articles on how I get to the front page of HN to present a product or whatever. It seems to be a mix of upvotes and the time it takes to get these upvotes. That's what I found out. What I didn't is which articles do really make it to the front page?! I dont seem to find any pattern after which this works.

I know I have a low karma. Is this of high importance when trying to get to the frontpage?

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by greenyoda on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @01:24AM (#9412416)

"What I didn't is which articles do really make it to the front page?"

The articles that get to the front page are the ones that lots of people find interesting enough to upvote. If your product is really new and different, it might get that kind of response.

"I know I have a low karma. Is this of high importance when trying to get to the frontpage?"

As far as I know, karma doesn't factor into the algorithm that decides if an article gets to the front page. There are occasionally articles from newly created accounts on the front page. However, if you're a well-known user with a reputation for posting good stuff, people might be more likely to click on your article.

If you're a new user, you might want to look at the Guidelines and FAQ links at the bottom of the page.

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by damian2000 on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @12:07AM (#9412231)

Time of the day and day of the week can affect it.

https://blog.rjmetrics.com/2012/10/24/how-to-get-on-the-fron...

N.B. the graphs in the above page are not showing for me

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by beenpoor on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @12:50AM (#9412339)

I can't load the graphs either. (just pointing it out as I am sure you don't want to leave users)

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by commaander on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @12:14AM (#9412251)

Do you think that karma plays a role?

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by damian2000 on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @01:40AM (#9412446)

No, I'm pretty sure karma doesn't matter. If the content is really good, original & never posted before then it usually gets some sort of bump upwards. Whether it can make it to the front though isn't certain.

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by dribel on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @02:00AM (#9412485)

That what I was hoping ;)...

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by fragmede on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @02:27AM (#9412544)

First off, post around 10 or 11am San Francisco time during a week day. Next if you're at a YC company, the accepted method is to spam everyone else in your batch, and tell them to find the link on the /newest page, and upvote. (Upvotes to direct links get ignored.)

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by DanBC on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @05:27AM (#9412975)

For an example of this not working: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9402506

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by dang on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @05:18AM (#9412954)

The opposite is true. That is a likely way to get your posts penalized.

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by DanBC on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @05:22AM (#9412963)

I have high karma. Very few articles I submit make it to the front page.

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Re:How to get to the frontpage of HN? by dribel on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @12:24AM (#9418647)

But it sounds, that some of them did...So congrats on that..That's really good :D

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