Ask HN: How do you market a side project?

I've got a side project I've worked on for a while and I'm happy with the engineering side, but I'm terrible at marketing. I've made a couple of reddit comments, shown friends who would benefit from my project, but what is the best way to get it out there?

8 points

ruairidhwm

18 hours ago


7 comments

mmarian 15 hours ago

Put yourself in your customer's shoes and imagine where you'd be. Sometimes the answer is reddit, sometimes other forums, sometimes in-person events.

Jabbs 8 hours ago

Post it to "Show HN"

unsupp0rted 17 hours ago

Who’s it for? Where do those people learn about new things?

  • ruairidhwm 17 hours ago

    I'd say ICs and Team Leads in eng organisations. So far I'm thinking Reddit and HN? Maybe a bit of LinkedIn

    • nicbou 12 hours ago

      Be a little more imaginative. How would someone with the problem you solve behave? How can you catch them at the right moment in their journey?

keyle 17 hours ago

Search HN this has been answered many times.

  • ruairidhwm 17 hours ago

    It has, but there are always new perspectives.