Ask HN: Is it OK to submit your own blog posts on HN?

If you're submitting your blog post because you think HN readers would enjoy the article, then absolutely.

If you're submitting your blog post because you want free advertising, then not really, no.

I appreciate there's a fine line between the two (after all, who doesn't want free advertising?), but if HN readers are not interested then the article will quickly drop away without much exposure anyway.

I'd say yes. If it's interesting, it's interesting. If it's not, it will float off into the "new queue" ether unread.

Absolutely yes. I'd much prefer a well thought-out blog post to a "Tell HN" or a long rambling comment fired off the cuff.

There's plenty of comments that float by when I think to myself "they should have done a blog post about that, it would have been so much better".

Yes, if you think it is interesting. Even if you don't get many upvotes at least 10-20 users will read it.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5152341

The Tech Block is actually a place where you can submit tech-related posts too. http://thetechblock.com

I think so, but I also don't think HN likes to see them from the same source very often, like even daily. Maybe a good one once a week or so?

I never submit my blog posts to HN (because of my bad english), but definitely yes, it's OK.

Yes.

If you really think you've there sth that you need/want to share with others. (Anything). But not just for the clicks. And please keep the title 'to the point', not some link-baits.

I see many awesome articles on HN after days and (sometimes) weeks. I guess if the authors would themselves share the articles then the quality content can reach us on time as well :-)