Any ideas to promote SN ? part 2 \ stacker news ~ideasfromtheedge

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1339 sats \ 14 comments \ @RideandSmile 17 Mar ideasfromtheedge

From my previous post: #914003 , here are a sum up of all the ideas:

@optimism SN-pilling my friend next week when we have a glass of wine f2f "I get so tired of thinking about all the doom & gloom end-of-the-world news"

@Undisciplined Depends on their interests, but if they're into anything we talk about a lot on here you could try "Oh, there's a really cool forum with people who know a lot about _______."

@itsrealfake the topical territories are good for this: https://stacker.news/~BooksAndArticles https://stacker.news/~Education https://stacker.news/~Cartalk (my fav new territory) Wait for a good link in the group chat, then tell your friends you'll split sats with them if they make an account... then share their post. it's totally backwards, they could make their own post but this way you're holding their hand... awe, cute. anyway, easy way to get free sats & doesn't require a wallet setup for them to get involved on SN.

@mrtali Tell them this is the place where they con dive deeper into btc and other topics. A froum 3.0 they should try, anyways somehow they will finnish here. They should do their own way at its tythim.

@User21000000 More non hardcore bitcoin content will help as people come for a look and see content that they care about here. Possibly a better referee reward to make more people want to promote it like podcasters and bloggers etc

@SimpleStacker There is some really good content on SN. Even for people not into Bitcoin. For example, I showed these posts to my wife and daughter and they thought it was super cool: #912329, #913452 I think increasing the visibility of good SN content on other platforms would be helpful. Let people discover SN naturally through many different channels.

                                      There are also the fact that :

-it s free, -Open Source, -Open Mind, -Any topic can be talked or be created, -You can find/create pool, -You can win a contest (pic, meme, song, sport...) -You are paid for intereseting posts/comments but not make a living, -It s an app if you are interesseted in BTC/LN World it s the place to be... -Every Saturday, they is a Stacker Live with the SN dev and others... https://www.youtube.com/@stackernews

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49 sats \ 0 replies \ @supratic 17 Mar

-it s free

? ... to signup

you are just missing a minor detail

PS: Why is this post here? Shouldn't be on ~meta? Ah yep ~ideasfromtheedge is just 20x cheaper...

21 sats \ 10 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Mar

Possibly a better referee reward to make more people want to promote it like podcasters and bloggers

I used to think along these lines, but it sounds like most of the personalities in our space already know about Stacker News and treat it like a competitor to their own brands.

I still think the answer might be in figuring out how to get them more involved, though. We just have to figure out how to do that.

68 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 17 Mar

I wonder which platforms view SN as a competitor and why?

Nostr doesn't seem like it should be considered a direct competitor because SN is more like Reddit while Nostr is more like Twitter. Both co-existed and served different purposes.

51 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Mar

I think the logic is that crowdsourcing is a substitute for following particular experts.

They worry that people will prefer the discussions we have over just receiving their insights and they don’t want to take the time to actually engage with their audience.

56 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 17 Mar

As much as people trash Reddit (deservedly), it's still one of the best places to find information about lots of topics. Like if I have a question about a video game, i'd trust Reddit more than I'd trust most other information sources. Crowdsourcing works, especially if it's on topics that aren't politically charged.

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Mar

Right, but you probably don't hear the biggest Twitch streamers telling people to go read Reddit threads to learn about games and you definitely don't expect them to be on Reddit engaging with people.

Stacker News' built in monetization changes the calculus a bit, but I'm not sure it will be enough.

34 sats \ 4 replies \ @User21000000 17 Mar

I would think most are worried more about growing there business and taking on sponsors advertisers is a great way to do that so they will take the sats or cash over promoting another business SN that they won’t get much at all in return from or don’t know they can get a referral return from

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 18 Mar

Good point. It all amounts to the same problem: What would properly incentivize their involvement here?

38 sats \ 2 replies \ @User21000000 18 Mar

Sats /roi most likely wouldn’t you think? Oh and afl chat

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 18 Mar

It's hard for me to get inside the mind of someone who doesn't immediately vibe with Stacker News.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 18 Mar

Stacker news / afl

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @RideandSmile OP 17 Mar

May be by accumulating Cowboy Credit and get a reward after x CC

12 sats \ 0 replies \ @ContraMundum5 17 Mar

A simple and effective way to promote SN is to share great posts with people based on their interests, not just Bitcoin. If someone loves cars, show them (CarTalk). If they’re into books, send them (BooksAndArticles). Let them see SN as a place where they can engage with what they already enjoy, then the Bitcoin aspect becomes a bonus. Also, casually mention they can earn some sats just for contributing. Free money for sharing thoughts? That usually gets attention.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @dot 18 Mar

How about the idea of writing contests? I think it's an idea worth trying. All participants will receive sats.