Ask HN: Strong SEO growth but how do I get bloggers to take notice

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My side project web app is experiencing traffic growth from search engines but I can't seem to get anyone to blog about the thing. It seems clear that a decent amount of people find it useful but I don't know how get bloggers to notice/care about it. Any tips?

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You have to convince the bloggers by answering the question: "What's in it for me?"

Some tips are: - Release a new feature and offer a blog an exclusive to blog about it. Blogs like exclusives. Make them get back to you by a certain time, and FOMO may kick in. - Provide a blog a discount code that they can offer their readers. - When reaching out to the bloggers, choose the writer carefully. Ideally, find someone who is interested in your niche and has written about it before. Introduce yourself by talking about how you liked his/her past articles, and how this relates to that.

Good luck!

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