Ask HN: How does it feel to trend on Hacker News?

4 points by apoorvsaxena 13 years ago | 6 comments

Does this glory last for a long time, or is it for just the days on which the news trends?

Looking forward to answers from people who have experienced the amazing moment and have seen some drastic changes in their Analytics count.

senko 13 years ago |

It lasts for a couple of hours (or a day if it's really popular).

What's much better than the (relatively short) visitors spike, is the discussion. If it's an article, the comments are often quite insigthful. If it's a Show HN post, the feedback is very constructive and can be quite helpful.

apoorvsaxena 13 years ago | |

Do you see first time users being converted to dedicated users or are they mostly interested in just watching the new product trending?

jgrahamc 13 years ago |

The only real effect I see is I tend to pick up a few Twitter followers and I like to read the comments that result because they tend to be intelligent, insightful and often challenging.

apoorvsaxena 13 years ago | |

Challenging, in way of proposing another solutions to the problem you just solved, or asking for more features in the product?

orangethirty 13 years ago | | |

In my case, both. HN users are not the typical web surfer. They will provide insightful criticism of your work/opinions without using personal attacks. This is the most powerful feature of HN. Trending here is like getting a thousand years of advice in a few hours.