Guides

Honest, practical guides to getting your GitHub project seen by real developers, and why star-for-star trading backfires.

• GitHub star-for-star: is it allowed, and what works instead?Star-for-star and star exchanges break GitHub’s rules and can get stars removed and repos flagged. Here’s what the rules say, why trading stars backfires, and how to get real developers to see your repo.Read · 5 min →
• How to get your GitHub project discoveredA practical checklist for turning a GitHub repo into something developers find, understand in seconds, and come back to: README, topics, social preview, launch and momentum.Read · 6 min →
• Where to promote your open-source projectThe best places to share an open-source project, from Show HN and Reddit to dev.to, Product Hunt and developer communities, with how to post in each without coming across as spam.Read · 5 min →