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Submit your app to directories — the working playbook

Most submissions die in review queues or do nothing. Here's the order that actually works: instant listing first, ranked directory set after.

The short answer

Submit your app to OnlyFoundrs first (free, instant, indexed, dofollow), then work the ranked checklist of 65+ directories, subreddits and communities — sorted by domain rating with link-type flags so you skip the dead ones.

Free forever. Live in minutes — no queue, no review.

4 wks

average review time on legacy directories

nofollow

what most directories give you for the effort

Directory submission is a week of forms for maybe a link

The classic playbook — submit to 50 directories — costs a week of your life and returns mostly silence: review queues, rejections, nofollow links, listings that never index. Done blindly, it's busywork. Done in the right order, it's 60 seconds of instant placement plus a ranked set of real backlinks.

Instant first, ranked after, measurable always

The playbook that respects your time: capture the free indexed listing, then spend remaining effort on directories proven to index and pass link value.

01

The 60-second listing

OnlyFoundrs: paste URL, auto-filled details, live instantly — indexed page + dofollow link with no review queue.

02

Then the ranked 65

The launch checklist sorts every remaining spot by DR and flags dofollow/nofollow — work top-down, skip the dead weight.

03

Measure what converts

Track clicks per channel — a Boosted marketplace listing outperforms 40 blind submissions on real referral traffic.

Live distribution

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Stop shouting into the void.

The buyers are already here. Launch free today — your product goes live instantly and gets routed to the communities looking for it.

FAQ

How do I submit my app to directories?

Start with instant-listing platforms (OnlyFoundrs — free, 60s), then work a ranked checklist by domain rating. Skip anything with a 4-week queue or nofollow-only links.

Are directory submissions worth it?

As backlinks and niche touchpoints — yes, when the directory actually indexes pages and passes dofollow links. As a discovery strategy alone — no, which is why a live marketplace listing matters more.

How many directories should I submit to?

The vetted ~65 in the ranked checklist covers every spot worth the effort. Past that, returns drop to near zero — put remaining energy into a marketplace listing that keeps routing buyers.

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