I've mostly (/completely) been a lurker on this site. I posted a Show HN the other day for my app, and I only got one comment (it was very useful though).
I've looked at other Show HN's that make it to the 1st or 2nd page, and couldn't discern any noticiable difference between theirs and mine.
Just looking for some advice as to what works if you want input from the HN community.
Thanks!
But I think that the fact that your site is about retirement planning (a decidedly unsexy topic -- no offense!) probably also plays a role.
Maybe I can create a landing page talking about Retirement Planning meets Bigdata/NoSQL and I'll make it up there :)
Unfortunately for you I come here almost exclusively for tech news, so if I see something unrelated to technology, I tend to glance right past it. I think it is just a case of targeting the wrong audience in a way, or a mostly unsuited audience, in any case.
Sometimes I'm in the mood to read tech articles so I visit the main page. Sometimes I like freeform discussions so I visit Ask. And if I were ever in the mood to review people's sites I'd certainly like a top-level menu button.
ps. - I went back and found your post and left you my thoughts. Good luck!