This post is part of a series on growth hacking (How our startup is growth hacking its way to success… and how you can copy us!)
Being listed in all directories related to your industry is a must when you launch your startup. It’s not only easy to implement but will ensure that you get an initial boost in link juice as well as some initial traffic. Find out which directories are worth your time.
Here is the list of directories we have submitted Keeping™
- https://news.ycombinator.com/news
- http://www.reddit.com/r/startups
- http://www.reddit.com/r/sideproject
- http://www.reddit.com/r/shamelessplug
- http://www.reddit.com/r/design_critiques
- http://www.reddit.com/r/AlphaAndBetaUsers
- http://momb.socio-kybernetics.net/
- http://headlinr.com/
- https://www.favsync.com/common/publicTab/v274z25464-3312a1d2…
- http://www.crunchbase.com/
- https://www.angel.co/
- http://sus.io – list the stack you use & your app
- http://www.betali.st/
- http://www.romanianstartups.com/
- http://www.startupli.st/
- http://www.justgonelive.com/
- http://www.kickoffboost.com/
- http://www.geekopedia.me/startupsubmit/
- http://www.killerstartups.com/
- http://www.startupbird.com/
- http://www.ratemystartup.com/
- http://www.new-startups.com/
- http://www.nextbigwhat.com/
- http://www.stackshare.io/
- http://www.launchingnext.com/
- http://www.startupproject.org/
- http://www.erlibird.com/
- http://www.thestartuppitch.com/
- http://www.startuplift.com/
- http://www.feedmyapp.com/submit/
- http://www.siliconallee.com/contact
- http://www.f6s.com/
- http://www.paggu.com/
- http://www.eu-startups.com/directory/
- http://www.go2web20.net/
- http://www.101bestwebsites.com/
- http://www.vator.tv/
- http://www.springwise.com/
- http://www.techpluto.com
- http://www.cee-startups.com/
- http://www.appuseful.com/
- http://www.startupwizz.com/
- http://www.startuptunes.com/
- http://www.venturebeatprofiles.com/
- http://www.techhunger.com/
- https://www.gust.com
- http://www.cee-startups.com/
- http://www.startupbook.co
- http://www.launch.it/contact_form/1/0/contact
- http://www.netted.net/contact-us/
- http://www.minisprout.com/about/
- http://www.makeuseof.com/contact-team/
- http://www.venturevillage.eu/about-us/contact/
- http://www.appvita.com/
- http://www.webdevtwopointzero.com/
- http://www.dzineblog.com/
- http://www.rev2.org/
- http://www.techattitude.com/contact
- http://www.eastist.com/
- http://www.siliconallee.com/
- http://www.en.startit.rs/
- http://www.en.startupbusiness.it/
- http://www.blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/
- http://www.rudebaguette.com/
- http://www.venturevillage.eu/
- http://en.webrazzi.com/about/
- http://www.sociableblog.com/contact-us/
- http://www.producthunt.com/
- http://breakpoint.io
- http://sideracket.com
- http://sideprojects.web3canvas.com
- http://firespotting.com/ – HN Clone that is mostly “Show HN” type posts
- http://reddit.com/r/entrepreneur
- https://sproutr.co
- http://pitchpigeon.com/ — Paid
- https://wecreatedit.com/
- https://beta.techendo.com/
- http://www.centercode.com/ — Paid
- http://www.usertesting.com/ — Paid
- http://startupbuffer.com
- http://www.prefinery.com — Paid
- http://feedbackarmy.com/ — Paid
- http://startuptabs.com/
- https://press.farm/ — Paid. Find journalists to write about your startup.
- http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/14/please-dont-spam-us/ — TechCrunch editors email addresses.
- http://challengepost.com
- http://startuplister.com/ — Paid. Manually submits to sites for you.
- http://www.startupranking.com/
- http://www.randomstartup.org/
- http://www.coolstartupbro.com/
- http://earlyclaim.com/
- http://www.pressfriendly.com/findareporter/techcrunch
- http://www.cubecamp.com
Lessons learnt
- Some directories take a couple of days (or even a few weeks) to approve your listing. Be patient.
- If you need a tool to followup, I can vouch for buzzstream.com that lets your team keep track of your link tracking activity.
- Some directories, may charge you. In my experience the sites charging a fee are not worth your while as these directory won’t bring you too much traffic.
- Some of these sites are also mentioned in our other hack on Beta sites.
Want more? See the rest of The Growth Hacking Experiment
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