Hacker News submissions

Hacker News submissions is help with publishing on Hacker News: assessing what is genuinely interesting to the HN audience (engineering, deep analysis, a Show HN launch, non-obvious data), choosing the format (link/Show HN/Ask HN), an honest non-advertising title, choosing the time, preparing for the discussion (readiness to answer tough technical questions). The work: material assessment, format, title, submission, participation in the discussion. Honestly about 'HN is against self-promotion and inflation', this is key and fundamental: Hacker News strongly dislikes marketing and self-promotion, and vote inflation (asking to vote, voting rings, bots) is punished with flagging, shadowbans and a domain ban; HN actively detects this. We do NOT inflate and work honestly. Honestly about 'the front page is not guaranteed': getting to the top is determined by the community, the ranking algorithm (accounting for time, flags, vote speed) and moderators; the front page or N upvotes cannot be guaranteed. Honestly about 'genuinely interesting content is needed': HN values technical depth, honesty and usefulness; marketing/superficial material will be downvoted and flagged. We will honestly assess whether you have suitable material. Honestly about 'readiness for tough discussion': the HN audience is critical and technically savvy; you need to answer honestly and to the point, not stay silent/defensive. Honestly about 'traffic is short-term': even the front page gives a traffic spike for hours-a day, not a constant flow; and traffic ≠ sales. Honestly about 'English-speaking/niche': HN is an international technical audience; for the RF and non-technical niches it is more often irrelevant. Honestly about the effect: it helps honestly submit to HN (material assessment, format, title, discussion) without inflation, increasing the chances of a good reception, but the front page/success is not guaranteed (the community/ranking/moderation decide); genuinely interesting content is needed; without inflation; traffic is short-term; English-speaking. Honestly about access: material genuinely interesting to the tech community, an English-language presentation, readiness for discussion are needed. An important boundary: this is HN (PR/community); ProductHunt — 523; IndieHackers — 524; vc/Habr — 521. The base price starts from 22,000 ₽ for preparing/supporting a submission (without a front page guarantee).

• You want to be on Hacker News but the culture (against self-promotion) and that the front page is not guaranteed are unclear.
• The temptation of upvote inflation/voting with friends (flagging, shadowbans, a domain ban).
• A misconception that the front page/N upvotes can be guaranteed or that it will bring sales.
• Marketing/superficial material (will be downvoted); unpreparedness for tough discussion.

• Assessing what is genuinely interesting to the HN audience (tech depth/Show HN/data)
• Choosing the format (link/Show HN/Ask HN), an honest non-advertising title, time
• Submission and preparing for the discussion (honest answers to tough questions)
• An honest assessment: is there suitable material and chances
• An honest assessment: what is beyond our control (ranking/flags/moderation)
• Honest boundaries (against self-promotion/inflation — without it; the front page is not guaranteed; interesting content is needed; traffic is short-term; English-speaking)
• Documentation and handover
• Review with you

• An honestly prepared and supported submission on Hacker News (without inflation)
• Increased chances of a good reception with genuinely interesting material
• An honest assessment of the material and what is beyond our control (community/ranking)
• Honest boundaries (the front page is not guaranteed; without inflation; traffic is short-term; traffic ≠ sales)

• We assess the material for HN interest, choose the format/title/time
• We submit honestly (without inflation), participate in the discussion to the point
• We honestly set boundaries (the front page is not a guarantee; without inflation) and evaluate

• Do you guarantee getting to the HN front page?

  No, honestly: getting to the top is determined by the community, the ranking algorithm (time, flags, vote speed) and moderators — the front page or N upvotes cannot be guaranteed. We honestly prepare strong material and support the submission, increasing the chances, but without a guarantee of the top.

• Can upvotes be inflated for the top?

  No, honestly: HN is strictly against inflation — asking to vote, voting rings and bots are punished with flagging, shadowbans and a domain ban, and HN actively detects this. We do NOT inflate and work only honestly — otherwise you risk the domain's reputation.

• Will HN traffic bring sales?

  Not directly and short-term, honestly: even the front page gives a traffic spike for hours-a day, not a constant flow, and traffic ≠ sales (they depend on the product, offer). Plus HN is a technical English-speaking audience, irrelevant for many niches. We will honestly assess applicability, without promises of sales.