Nicely done Reddit post that went viral on r/MachineLearning.
Reddit dev communities are notoriously hard to market in.
You need to have something really valuable to say to that dev crowd.
But even if you do, it is so easy to screw it up and get trolled or downvoted for "obvious promo".
I know that from experience. So painful to watch.
This is a really nice example of how to do it right:
- Start with an interesting, attention-grabbing but not yet a clickbaity title.
- Say who you are and why you have something (new) and valuable to say here.
- Go straight to the point, to the (technical) value. I like the obvious numbered list delivery.
- Drop emojis, bolding, and extensive formatting if you want to "keep it real".
- Make sentences short. Cut all the fluff. State your opinions and facts "as they are".
- Do implicit CTA. Drop the explicit one but hint at something that those interested may want.
Try something like that next time you post and see what happens.
Obviously, it is nearly impossible to do when:
- You have no real experience to share
- You have nothing really valuable to say
- You don't have opinions and/or facts on the subject
But then why would you even post something?
