Turns Out, a Little Competition Goes a Long Way—Especially When it Comes to Content | HackerNoon

Everyone’s buzzing about Generative AI tools, and yes, they’re powerful. But here’s the real kicker: behind every viral post, prompt, and AI project are real humans fueling the hype.

So, the big question is:

How do you get more tech enthusiasts hyped about your brand?

Lasting brand awareness is built by engaging real people and inspiring them to share your story.

Enter HackerNoon’s Writing Contests: your all-in-one brand awareness package, where influencer marketing, performance marketing, and event marketing come built-in.

We know the struggle of paying other companies or influencers to talk about you favorably – It works sometimes, but it comes with a hefty price tag.

As a publication, HackerNoon has a community of eager tech contributors (45k+ and counting), strict standards (50%+ rejection rate), and high domain authority(especially re/ blockchain, programming, or tech).

However, sometimes, contributors lack direction or “carrots” to write. This is whereWriting Contests come in.

Results? It’s a Win-Win-Win! You get:

🤍 Your own landing page and Ad creatives built by our super-talented designers
🤍 Publish hundreds of stories, generating millions of reads and months of reading time
🤍 End-to-end 3-12-month campaign with your Ads on the chosen tag, stories, announcements, and newsletters
🤍 Hundreds of social media mentions, generating massive engagement and organic growth!

Book a meeting with us to learn more.

Here’s the testimonial shared by Sebastien Borget, COO and Co-founder of The Sandbox:

HackerNoon’s community has greatly contributed to making The Sandbox even more widespread globally.

How Does HackerNoon Writing Contest Work?

All you need to do is to:

1. Choose a keyword to rank for 🔍
2. Decide on the duration of the contest and prizes for the winners ⏳
3. HackerNoon will create a contest landing page for you and spread the word via blogpost announcements, newsletters, and social media marketing 📢
4. Wait for the awesome stories to come 📰 (they will) and
5. Let the HackerNoon’s distribution engine do all the work, without lifting a finger! 🚀

There’s More…

1. Get mentioned in the stories 📄 You get your brand mentioned in every story that’s published under the sponsored tag.
2. Continuous growth 📈 HackerNoon’s highest source of traffic is organic search. While the contest will bring you views and mentions, that count will continue to rise even after the contest is over!
3. Priceless social proof #️⃣ Get 100s of social media mentions with your brand name!
4. Niche marketing 🎯 Which audience do you want to target? Choose our popular tagged pages like #programming, #blockchain, #security, #business, and target your niche! You can check all the tags here.

For more details, check out our running contests today! Feel free to book a meeting with us to get a demo of your very own writing contest.