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What are the most effective channels or methods to promote open-source products?

Zero Zhang
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For a new open-source product, how do I let people know about me and start exploring? Can you share your experience and views with me, thanks a lot! 😊

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flo merian
@zero_zhang hey Ling! I recently had a conversation with @aczemiel from GraphQL Editor -- open-source GraphQL IDE -- on marketing OSS on Reddit and GitHub. key takeaways
  1. Polish the README file -- read more in this discussion;
  2. Get early feedback from friends to nail it;
  3. Search GitHub for relevant keywords to describe your package;
  4. Include them in the repo description;
  5. Promote on subreddits related to your technologies and languages;
  6. Set up a schedule, like a weekly cadence to commit;
  7. Balance resolved/unresolved issues;
  8. Promote on Hacker News
More recently, I also started listing awesome places to post your OSS project on GitHub. hope it helps :)
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