> Posting comments in relevant threads is slower, but it can drive a surprising amount of traffic over time, and the conversion rates will often be much higher than a 'featured' placement.
Could you elaborate on this? Do you see ongoing traffic coming in from comments on old HN threads (even old ones)?
Occasionally, yes, but by "over time" I meant that it's something you can do repeatedly that adds up, not that a single comment gets much long-tail traffic by itself.
Could you elaborate on this? Do you see ongoing traffic coming in from comments on old HN threads (even old ones)?