<a href="https://github.com/mmccaff/PlacesToPostYourStartup" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mmccaff/PlacesToPostYourStartup</a><p>They've put together a very comprehensive list of places to post your startup, and some will certainly be relevant to just side projects etc. Depending on what you're looking to showcase.
This will certainly be one source I'll look to, for what I launch my side project.
Show HN is good for technical feedback, but often HN won't match up well with the target audience. An example where this comes up is when HN commenters complain about how they never read email newsletters so the sign up form / email required / create an account step is a "complete waste of time" (but email works!).<p>The most effective approach to actually getting customers is to build a reputation as a problem-solver within the specific, related niche communities and then offer the new tool as an alternative solution to problems. Most people posting HN front-page follow-up note how the wave of traffic doesn't typically convert well.
If it's for a specific niche, probably best to contact newsletters or news sites about that niche, and try to get them to feature it, that's better than showing something to HN or similar sites. If you pick news outlets targeted at your subject area you get a specific audience who is already interested in your idea and is a much easier sell, and you might get far more useful feedback - you want to talk to potential customers ideally. You don't say what you want to showcase, it might help if you did as then people could give specific suggestions.<p>If it's Go related (written in Go or about Go), it's welcome at <a href="https://golangnews.com" rel="nofollow">https://golangnews.com</a>
If it's design-centric or technology that can helpdesigners, I'd suggest posting it on Designer News. The kind of designers on there varies, but I would say most are UI, product and front-end types.<p><a href="https://www.designernews.co/" rel="nofollow">https://www.designernews.co/</a>
I'm actually building <a href="http://tagly.azurewebsites.net" rel="nofollow">http://tagly.azurewebsites.net</a><p>It's like HN with tags and custom functionality. I use it mostly as bookmarking service about AI and Machine learning.<p>Example of custom tag, here is the tag: CommentsByHackernews -- <a href="http://tagly.azurewebsites.net/Item/Details?id=7febe5f0-fe64-436e-955f-63aa8cd7387c" rel="nofollow">http://tagly.azurewebsites.net/Item/Details?id=7febe5f0-fe64...</a><p>Fyi: Currently, i have never send an email to the ones who subscribed. So if you're interested : <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/obYXBzhIE14kZcM73" rel="nofollow">https://goo.gl/forms/obYXBzhIE14kZcM73</a>
I've recently made a StartupFeedback subreddit. It's still very small, but I think you might find it useful.<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/StartupFeedback/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/StartupFeedback/</a>
A good place to get some exposure pre-launch: <a href="https://betalist.com/" rel="nofollow">https://betalist.com/</a><p>Edit: here's an IFTTT recipe to get an email when a new startup is posted. So far this has been my main interface with betalist <a href="https://ifttt.com/applets/13031p-email-me-when-a-new-startup-is-featured-on-betalist" rel="nofollow">https://ifttt.com/applets/13031p-email-me-when-a-new-startup...</a>
I made a Discord channel [1] for startups and entrepreneurs. The goal is to have a place to hangout, share ideas, and chat with similarly ambitious people. It's pretty new, but every time someone in there has posted their site people have checked it out and given feedback.<p>1. Point at Infinity - <a href="https://discord.gg/F4jjKu7" rel="nofollow">https://discord.gg/F4jjKu7</a>
I have been on <a href="http://lobste.rs" rel="nofollow">http://lobste.rs</a> for quite a while now it's a small community with quality stories. But you need an invite to join.