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Hacker News
Hacker News runs on user-submitted links and community voting, so getting your Show HN post to the front page can drive a serious traffic spike and a dofollow link from a DR 91 domain
The short answer
Hacker News runs on user-submitted links and community voting, so getting your Show HN post to the front page can drive a serious traffic spike and a dofollow link from a DR 91 domain. The catch: the community is famously skeptical of anything that reads like marketing, and most submissions get zero upvotes and disappear within an hour. Best for genuinely technical products with a founder willing to answer tough comments.
At a glance
| Directory type | Community |
|---|---|
| Domain | news.ycombinator.com |
| Domain Rating | 91 · ahrefs, checked 7 August 2026 |
| Link type | dofollow |
| Listing cost | free |
| Reported traffic | 631.4K |
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| Last checked | 7 August 2026 |
Should you submit here?
Rule-derived from directory type, link type, listing cost and audience. A rule cannot replace judgement about your product's category fit - verify against the platform's own submission page before spending on a paid tier.
- Founders willing to participate before posting
No caveats surface from the rules.
- Products with no time to engage before submitting
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Sources & verification
Facts on this page were read from the sources below on the dates shown. Where a vendor does not publish a figure, we record it as not disclosed rather than estimating it.
- zPlatform SaaS directory database (archived) - checked 7 August 2026
- seomade.app directory listing - checked 2 September 2026
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