Submission & backlink guides
Plain-English playbooks for launching on Product Hunt, getting your first backlinks, and picking the right directories for your product stage. Written from watching hundreds of launches, not recycled listicles.
Do Nofollow Backlinks Help SEO? We Checked 495 Sites
239 dofollow, 80 nofollow, 176 we could not verify. Here is what nofollow links really do, when comment links are worth an hour, and when they are spam.
13 min readHow to Submit to BetaList: It's Paid Only Now
BetaList killed free submissions. Every plan is paid now, but you get a full refund if you're not picked. What the plans buy, and if it's worth it.
12 min readAI Tool Directories: Where to Submit Your AI Tool
We checked 108 AI directories. Most "free" tiers want a link back, and half the dofollow promises don't hold. Here's the list that survived.
17 min readHow to Get Listed on Startup Stash for Free
Startup Stash's submit page is a Typeform, not a form. We pulled all 13 fields, including the three ad-budget questions at the end. The link is dofollow.
12 min readSaaS Directory Submission: Where to List Your SaaS
Which SaaS directories are free, which charge, and which give you a nofollow link after you pay. DR and link data for 40 software listing sites.
16 min readProduct Hunt Launch Playbook: How to Launch Right
How to prepare the two weeks before, what the launch-day schedule looks like, and what the ranking algorithm really rewards.
9 min readHow to Submit Your Tool to 10015.io
What really happens after you send the suggest form, what kind of tools get picked, and better sites to try for a real backlink.
11 min readHow to Post on dev.to and Get the Backlink Right
How to pick tags, how canonical_url works, what backlink you actually get, and how dev.to compares to Medium and Hashnode.
12 min readHow to List Your Software on SourceForge
How to claim a free SourceForge business listing, collect reviews and badges, and handle the open-source vs commercial split.
12 min readHow to Claim Your Webwiki Listing and Reviews
Your site is probably already on Webwiki. How to claim the profile for the DR 77 backlink and deal with stray reviews.
11 min readHow to Post on Indie Hackers and List Your Product
Which Group to post in, how to fill the product listing, and how to share revenue numbers without sounding like an ad.
12 min readHow to List Your Product on Gumroad Discover
How Gumroad Discover ranks products, what the fees really cost you, and how it compares to Lemon Squeezy and Etsy.
13 min readHow to Publish on HackMD and Get the Backlink
Why new HackMD accounts cannot publish, how to warm one up, and how to write so Google actually indexes the note.
11 min readHow to Submit Your Product to Startup Fame
A free DR 83 dofollow link is worth grabbing. How to submit, how to win Top of the Day, and how to pair it with Product Hunt.
11 min read15 Product Hunt Alternatives With Real Metrics
Product Hunt gives nofollow links and a 24-hour window. Here are 15 alternatives with DR, traffic, and dofollow status.
12 min readBest Places to Post Your PWA Application for Free
Microsoft Store registration is free. Google Play wants $25 plus 12 testers. Apple rejects PWAs. Here is every free place that lists one.
12 min read11 Substack Alternatives, With DR and Dofollow Data
Eleven Substack alternatives with real DR numbers and checked dofollow status — which ones pass link equity, and which quietly do not.
12 min readHow to Submit Your Product to SaaSHub for Free
SaaSHub takes free submissions and gets 564,000 page views a month. We checked the links — they are nofollow. Here is the real flow.
12 min readHow to Get Listed on G2 and Submit Your Product
How to submit a new G2 profile, why you need a work email, and how to get real reviews without breaking G2's rules.
12 min readHow to Get Listed on Capterra: Submit Your Software
How to claim your free Capterra profile, collect reviews without breaking the rules, and reach the Shortlist. Plus how it compares to G2.
13 min readToolify.ai Submission: Free vs Paid Listing Fees
Is Toolify.ai free to submit to? How long the free queue takes, what the paid tiers cost, and how the Top rankings actually work.
11 min readStartup Directories: Which Ones Are Worth Your Time
Which free high-DR startup directories are still alive, whether BetaList is worth $99, and how to check if a listing ever got indexed by Google.
13 min readDesign & Portfolio Sites: An Underrated Backlink Play
In 2026, stop pitching only directories. Design and portfolio galleries are high-DR, often dofollow, and barely used. Which ones to pick and how to submit.
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