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stared on Aug 20, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: The value of hitting the HN front page

People fiddle with SEO with a lot of effort and some mixed success. While it takes a single solid hit at the HN (or Reddit) to get on the top.

Of course, it means that a post needs to have more than suitable keywords. So, I never sacrifice the quality of a post just too boost its SEO.

bemmu on Aug 20, 2025 | [–]

I used to run a subscription box called "Candy Japan", and got #1 on Google for "japanese candy" for after posting about it on HN. The position lasted for years AFAIK.

apples_oranges on Aug 20, 2025 | [–]

And the quality of the product must be good I guess? Or at least the right product at the right time

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