Why Choosing to Publish on HackerNoon First Matters 👀

If you’re an author looking for feedback and growing your personal brand, should you:

A. Publish on a “anything-goes” website?
B. Or one where your content will be edited and reviewed by an actual person?

The answer is of course B!

HackerNoon is the go-to platform for technologists to read, write, and publish. We publish tons of stories daily, including reposts from other sites. But what if you published on HackerNoon first, then elsewhere?

1. Original Content Gets More Attention
HackerNoon prioritizes original content, offering faster publishing times, priority editor responses, better distribution, and a chance to be featured on the homepage. Top stories also get auto-translated into 11 languages and wider distribution.

2. Human First
At HackerNoon, it's not just about getting published—it's about validation. Our human editors meticulously review all submissions, enhancing your work before publication, and ensuring your content represents the best version of your ideas. Plus, with editors skilled in SEO, keyword curation, writing meta descriptions, and choosing the right image, publishing on HackerNoon increases your chances of ranking on Google.

3. High Domain Rating
HackerNoon has a much higher domain rating than some of the other publishing websites out there. According to AHREFS, our domain rating is at 88, a particularly high number:

This means that if two websites post similar articles targeting the same keyword, domain ranking could determine which article gets placed higher on Google, and which article gets more clicks and engagement. This leads to increased views, social shares, backlinks, and longer visibility on Google's first page. Check out this contributor's experience—spoiler alert: HackerNoon absolutely crushed it for them!

So if you’re sitting on content, and getting ready to publish, we hope these tips will help sway you in the direction of HackerNoon, instead of the other way around ;-)

Here is a repository of writing templates you can use to write your next HackerNoon Top Story, in case you’re looking for ideas.

Better yet, HackerNoon is currently running the #blockchain-api Writing Contest, offering contributors the chance to win cash prizes! We’ve included a starter template pack to help you generate a solid entry for the competition.

Happy writing!
HackerNoon Team