Where a launch leaves a link
Most boards are a day of traffic. The link on the listing is usually nofollow, so it does not pass authority. YStartUps keeps the product page, and a free launch earns a permanent dofollow backlink after the badge is on your site. That is one ranking signal. It is not a promise of positions or traffic.
YStartUps
A public product page and a dofollow link that stays.
Free listing is dofollow after the badge, or its HTML embed, is on your site. Paid listings are dofollow without the badge.
Product Hunt
One day of launch attention.
Outbound listing links are commonly nofollow. The spike is the point, not the equity.
Peerlist
A weekly ship on a maker profile.
Outbound links are commonly nofollow.
Hacker News
Show HN, when the post connects.
Links are nofollow. The ceiling is attention, not a followed URL.
Indie Hackers
A founder community and a product post.
Outbound links are commonly nofollow.
BetaList
Editorial featuring for pre-launch products.
Featured visits are commonly followed. Submission is paid.
BetaPage
A beta and early-access list.
Confirm the live rel. Policies change by placement.
Launching Next
A queue for products about to ship.
Confirm the live rel before you count the link.
SaaSHub
A long-lived software directory.
Listings are often followed. It is a directory, not a launch day.
AlternativeTo
A page for people comparing tools.
Outbound links are commonly nofollow.
There's An AI For That
An AI product catalog.
Useful for discovery. Confirm whether the visit is followed.
Toolify
A paid AI directory.
Paid placements are marketed as dofollow. Treat paid links as sponsored.
Uneed
A daily launch board.
A traffic channel. Confirm the live rel on your listing.
Microlaunch
A smaller weekly launch board.
Confirm the live rel. Do not assume equity.
Dev Hunt
A developer-leaning launch board.
Confirm the live rel on the product page.
Fazier
Another weekly launch list.
Confirm the live rel before you add it to a link plan.
Startup Stash
A curated stash of tools.
A directory mention. Confirm whether the outbound link is followed.
Crunchbase
A company profile investors already open.
Outbound links are commonly nofollow.
Futurepedia
An AI tools catalog.
Often a paid listing. Confirm the rel and whether it is marked sponsored.
TrustMRR
Verified revenue, not a launch directory.
It proves what a product earns. YStartUps can show the same totals when you connect a read-only key.
“Commonly” means the public listing behavior founders keep measuring. A directory can change its rel. Open the live page and check before you count the link. Paid followed links should be treated as sponsored.
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