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Domain Rating

91

Ahrefs DR, 0-100

Backlink

Nofollow

Traffic, not SEO

Pricing

Free

Type

Community

Should you submit to Hacker News (Show HN)?

news.ycombinator.com has a very strong Domain Rating of 91. Listings on Hacker News (Show HN) get a nofollow link. It can still send visitors, but search engines don't count it toward your rankings.

Listing on Hacker News (Show HN) is free, though some free directories ask for a backlink or put new submissions in a queue. Hacker News (Show HN) is a community rather than a listing site. Self-promotion only lands when you share something useful, so read its rules first.

Submit for the audience, not the backlink: the value here is the people who see your launch.

Before you submit

  • Write a one-line tagline and a short description once, and reuse them across directories.
  • Have a square logo and two or three screenshots ready.
  • Note the date you submitted, so you can follow up if the listing doesn't go live.

Hacker News (Show HN) FAQ

Is Hacker News (Show HN) free?
Listing on Hacker News (Show HN) is free, though some free directories ask for a backlink or put new submissions in a queue.
Is Hacker News (Show HN) dofollow or nofollow?
Listings on Hacker News (Show HN) get a nofollow link. It can still send visitors, but search engines don't count it toward your rankings.
What is Hacker News (Show HN)'s Domain Rating?
news.ycombinator.com has an Ahrefs Domain Rating (DR) of 91 out of 100. DR measures the strength of a site's backlink profile; links from higher-DR sites generally carry more weight.
Is Hacker News (Show HN) worth submitting to?
Submit for the audience, not the backlink: the value here is the people who see your launch.

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