How to find readers for a new blog

How to find readers for a new blog(orchidfiles.com)

2 points by theorchid 25 days ago | 1 comment

gus_massa 24 days ago |

> HN has a rule: only 10% of your links should lead to your own blog. If you consistently post links only to your own blog, your account will soon be shadowbanned. To get out of it, send 30 links to other people’s blogs.

Never heard about that rule. Also, posting 30 crappy links is a bad idea. (IIRC Reddit had a similar rule, but I don't know the details.)

The guidelines just say: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

> Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff part of the time, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.