I launched my first web-app to 475k page views in 24 hrs with 0 money spent

If you're like me, you find yourself eating fast food every week or so whether you like it or not due to time constraints. I wanted to make a better way to compare fast food choice since nothing existing was quick enough.

My website is Fast Food Protein, it's a RoR app that lets users search across multiple fast food restaurants in a single interface. If you've ever tried to lookup restaurant nutrition information on the fly, you know what a pain in the ass it is to download a PDF or go through a nutrition calculator that doesn't work well on a mobile device.

It hit the front page of reddit on Monday and spent ~36 hours on the front page of /r/fitness, holding on to the top spot for about 24 hours. It has a 95% upvote-ratio and the feedback was extremely positive. I have people offering to collect data for me, build an app, and redesign the website all for free.

One lesson I learned is I should have had social accounts setup sooner. I didn't think the site was going to take off so well so I didn't even bother with a Twitter or Facebook page until it had already been on the front-page for 12 hours or so, costing me some followers. I'm currently at 124 followers and 45 page likes without any advertising, which I guess is fine.

Feel free to ask any questions or give feedback on the site. Thanks!

Did anyone else read the title + url combination and wonder if Hacker News had just joined some click bait advertising exchange?