# The Launch Directory

> The classic launch directory: every launch, every week, permanently archived

The Launch Directory lists businesses, products and founders with permanent profiles, weekly launches, community votes, comparisons and founder stories. Operated by Zinn Digital® Ltd. Co-founded by Natalie Lock (whose idea The Launch Directory was) and Neil Lock (co-founder and developer). Contact: launch@zinndigital.com.

## Key pages

- [Domain age checker](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/domain-age-checker): free lookup of any domain's public registration record (RDAP): age, registration and expiry dates, registrar, DNSSEC, nameservers
- [Launch directories ranked](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch-platforms-ranked): every launch platform we track, ranked by Domain Rating (ties: more search traffic first), with AI citations, pricing and link type
- [Pricing](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/pricing): what a listing costs and what each option includes
- [About the founders](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/about-the-founders): who runs The Launch Directory
- [Categories](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/categories): every category with live listings
- [This week's launches](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launches): the weekly launch calendar
- [Leaderboards](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/leaderboards): community votes (cannot be bought), the paid billboard (labelled as paid) and Domain Rating by Ahrefs
- [Product reviews](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/reviews): every published Product review on The Launch Directory, newest first - each commissioned (paid for) by the maker, labelled as such and never counted in votes, ratings or rankings; community reviews are on each listing's own reviews page
- [Founder directory](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/founders)
- [Graveyard](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/graveyard): businesses that closed, with their history

## API and MCP server

- [Developers](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/developers): The Launch Directory REST API (OpenAPI 3.1) and remote MCP server, free within published rate limits
- MCP server (Streamable HTTP, OAuth 2.1): https://thelaunchdirectory.com/mcp - add it as a custom connector in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code to search launches, submit a product by URL and manage listings; no voting through it
- [OpenAPI document](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/api/v1/openapi.json)

## Prices (USD, before VAT where due)

- Launch listing on this site: $5 (one-off, per listing). Live today or in the launch week you choose, for no extra charge. The whole profile is open and your website link is followed.
- Multi-site bundle (a launch on other launch & discovery sites): $99 (one-off, 49 sites). Your listing is written once, by you. We put it live on 49 other launch and discovery sites, reworded for each, and every edit you make from then on flows to all of them automatically.
- Done-for-you listing: $149.99 (one-off, 49 sites). We create your listing on 49 other launch and discovery sites, word each description for that site, and send you one email with all the links.
- Featured launch: $19 (7 days). From your launch week, 7 days in the Featured spot on the homepage, clearly labelled Featured; no vote comes with it.
- Opening page shelf: $49 (7 days). Your logo, name, tagline and website link in the homepage Sponsored slot for 7 days.
- Category shelf: $19 (7 days). Sit above the listings on your category page for 7 days, labelled Sponsored.
- Newsletter shelf: $29 (one issue). The Sponsored place in one issue of the The Launch Directory newsletter, which goes out weekly.
- Billboard: from $5 (any amount, adds up). A separate board ranked only by the money each company has contributed: the highest total sits at the top. It never buys or moves a vote.
- Additional categories: $5 (one-off, per listing). Show your listing in up to 3 more categories as well as its main one. Paid once per listing.
- Product review: $19 (one-off). A structured review built from your listing and your public website, shown in its own block on your listing and marked as commissioned by the maker; it adds no vote or rating.
- Editorial founder feature: $29 (one-off). Written from the founder's story and listing facts, edited by one of our editors: an article with nothing invented.

## Latest listings

- [Kundaly](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/kundaly): Vedic and Western astrology computed for your exact birth time and place, with reasoning shown and school named
- [mxverify](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/mxverify): Free backlink checker showing what a link from any website is worth
- [SaaS Directory List](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/saas-directory-list): 
- [Unvero Launch](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/unvero-launch): A coming soon page that becomes the reveal on opening night
- [Maker Launches](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/maker-launches): A weekly directory where makers share and rank side projects and indie products
- [Product Debuts](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/product-debuts): Your brand debut. Premiering where people search.
- [Beast Launches](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/beast-launches): Beast Launches For Beast Builders
- [ScormMaker](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/scormmaker): Free browser-based PowerPoint to SCORM 1.2 converter with local processing and no upload required
- [Elicit](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/elicit): AI research assistant for synthesizing evidence and making data-driven decisions
- [Andreas Christodoulou](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/andreas-christodoulou): 👔 Entrepreneur - 🤝🏻 Business | Tech | Digital Marketing (1 video on the page)
- [MasterAI Now](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/masterai-now): Learn how AI actually works — by touching it
- [makerio.io](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/makerioio): Launch Boost for Peerlist, PeerPush and Uneed.
- [LaunchBuff](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/launchbuff): A fortnightly product tournament where 32 products compete in a community-voted bracket for credibility, backlinks, and lasting visibility
- [AllCitations](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/allcitations): Free citation generator for 30+ academic styles
- [URX](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/urx): One free link for your app: iPhone opens the App Store, Android opens Google Play, everyone else gets your website.
- [MCPALL](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/mcpall): Hub for discovering and comparing MCP servers for AI applications
- [RadarMakers](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/radarmakers): Product launch platform for indie makers
- [LLMBoard](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/llmboard): AI model rankings and pricing comparison
- [Zoipi](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/zoipi): A hand-curated directory of the best AI tools, reviewed by people and updated daily
- [Better Signage](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/better-signage): Free Apple TV digital signage for bars and restaurants
- [website.show](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/websiteshow): A directory of software built by indie makers
- [Floorable](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/floorable): AI-powered indoor mapping and wayfinding software that transforms static floor plans into interactive 3D maps
- [IELTS Writing Practice](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/ielts-writing-practice): AI-powered IELTS Writing simulator with band score estimation and line-by-line feedback
- [Unscript](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/unscript): Speak English without the script
- [typando](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/typando): Learn touch typing free online, with short daily lessons focused on accuracy first
- [Model Builder](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/model-builder): Feature-rich 3D modeling tool for creating, editing, and exporting 3D models
- [NEXARDA™](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/nexardatm): Game more, for less!
- [Directory Hunt](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/directory-hunt): Launchpad for Directories and Tiny Projects
- [BestVirtualAssistants](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/bestvirtualassistants): Hand-curated directory of virtual assistant agencies
- [API HUNT](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/api-hunt): Gateway to over 500 technology APIs with curated resources for developers and decision makers
- [ChemToolsHub](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/chemtoolshub): Free online chemistry calculators and molecular structure tools
- [Founder Reports](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/founder-reports): Business intelligence for modern founders, leaders, and operators
- [PinoyFreelance.PH](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/pinoyfreelanceph): Filed in the archive: PinoyFreelance.PH, a free Taglish reference for Filipino freelancers
- [Classivo](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/classivo): All-in-One School Management ERP & LMS
- [Ente](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/ente): Store and share your photos with absolute privacy
- [Raindrop.io](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/raindropio): All-in-one bookmark manager
- [Standard Notes](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/standard-notes): End-to-end encrypted notes app
- [Overleaf](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/overleaf): The collaborative, online LaTeX editor that anyone can use
- [Zotero](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/zotero): Your personal research assistant
- [Inkscape](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/inkscape): Draw Freely.
- [Obsidian](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/obsidian): Sharpen your thinking
- [Godot Engine](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/godot-engine): Free and open source 2D and 3D game engine
- [itch.io](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/itchio): A simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online
- [komoot](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/komoot): Find, plan and share your adventures
- [Nomads.com](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/nomadscom): Find your people: Join a global community of digital nomads living around the world
- [Lichess](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/lichess): Free Online Chess
- [Brilliant](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/brilliant): Your Personal Tutor for Math and Coding
- [Bellroy](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/bellroy): Considered Carry Goods: Wallets, Bags, Phone Cases & More
- [Exercism](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/exercism): Learn, practice and get world-class mentoring in over 50 languages. 100% free.
- [Invoice Ninja](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/launch/invoice-ninja): Free invoicing software for freelancers and small businesses

## Categories

- [AI Agents & Infrastructure](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/ai-agents-and-infrastructure): Agents, model APIs, vector stores, GPU cloud and agent sandboxes: every launch in AI infrastructure, filed by week and kept in the archive. (0 live listings)
- [AI Media Generation](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/ai-media-generation): Products that generate pictures, footage, voices, music and digital characters, filed here and archived by launch date. (0 live listings)
- [SEO & AI Visibility](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/seo-and-ai-visibility): Products and businesses that help a site get found in search engines and in the answers given by AI assistants, filed and archived by launch. (4 live listings)
- [Marketing & Advertising](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/marketing-and-advertising): Tools and services for reaching customers, from inboxes to paid placements, referral schemes and the reports that show what worked, all filed in one place. (2 live listings)
- [Sales & Lead Generation](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/sales-and-lead-generation): Products and businesses that help teams find buyers, reach them and close deals, filed under Sales & Lead Generation in our permanent launch archive. (0 live listings)
- [Customer Support & Success](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/customer-support-and-success): Products and businesses that help teams answer customers, resolve problems and keep accounts healthy, filed in one permanent column of the archive. (0 live listings)
- [Analytics & Data](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/analytics-and-data): Tools and businesses that gather, move, analyse and ask for data, from product tracking to dashboards, pipelines and surveys, archived by launch week. (3 live listings)
- [Developer Tools](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/developer-tools): Developer Tools gathers the launches that help people write, test, ship and run software, filed under thirteen subcategories and kept in the archive. (1 live listing)
- [No-Code & Automation](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/no-code-and-automation): Products that let teams build software, connect systems and automate routine work without writing code, filed by launch date and kept on the record. (1 live listing)
- [Hosting, Cloud & Infrastructure](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/hosting-cloud-and-infrastructure): Hosts, clouds, delivery networks and watchdogs: the launches that keep other products online, filed and archived in one place. (3 live listings)
- [Security, Privacy & Compliance](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/security-privacy-and-compliance): Products and businesses that protect systems, safeguard personal data, prove compliance and control who gets in, filed under one heading in the archive. (4 live listings)
- [Business, Finance & Legal](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/business-finance-and-legal): Tools and services for running the paperwork of a company: bookkeeping, contracts, incorporation and raising capital, archived by launch. (2 live listings)
- [Fintech & Payments](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/fintech-and-payments): Fintech and payments on record: checkout, banking and cards, personal finance, expenses, open banking APIs and subscription billing, filed in one place. (1 live listing)
- [Crypto, Web3 & Investing](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/crypto-web3-and-investing): Wallets, token trackers, collectible markets, brokerage apps and lending protocols, filed by launch and kept in the archive. (0 live listings)
- [Productivity & Personal Tools](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/productivity-and-personal-tools): Notes, tasks, diaries, time logs, desktop utilities, bookmarks and diagrams for organising one person's working day, each kept in the archive. (5 live listings)
- [Communication & Collaboration](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/communication-and-collaboration): Products and businesses that help people talk, meet, write and work together, filed by how a team actually communicates. (1 live listing)
- [Hiring, Jobs & Careers](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/hiring-jobs-and-careers): Products and businesses for finding staff, finding work and managing the steps between, filed in one place and kept in the archive. (1 live listing)
- [HR & People Operations](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/hr-and-people-operations): Products and businesses that help companies hire, pay, welcome, motivate and review their people, filed in one place and kept in the archive. (0 live listings)
- [Freelancers & Consultants](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/freelancers-and-consultants): The register of freelance marketplaces, solo-practice tools, consultants, advisors and fractional executives, with every launch kept on file. (2 live listings)
- [Agencies, Studios & Services](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/agencies-studios-and-services): The register of agencies, studios and service firms that sell expertise and hours rather than software, filed by what they do and kept in the archive. (0 live listings)
- [Design & Creative](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/design-and-creative): The visual trade in one column: design software, camera and edit work, and motion, all launched here and archived for good. (1 live listing)
- [Writing & Content](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/writing-and-content): Tools and businesses for drafting, publishing and distributing the written word, filed in the archive by their maker's chosen main category. (1 live listing)
- [Audio, Voice & Podcasting](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/audio-voice-and-podcasting): Tools and businesses for recording, editing, transcribing and publishing sound, from podcast hosting to voice software and music-making. (0 live listings)
- [Social Media & Creator Tools](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/social-media-and-creator-tools): Tools for publishing, earning and gathering an audience online, filed in one place and kept in the archive once launched. (0 live listings)
- [Media & News](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/media-and-news): Publications, newsletters, monitoring tools and press services, each launched, dated and kept in the archive of The Launch Directory. (1 live listing)
- [Education & Learning](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/education-and-learning): A permanent register of education products and businesses, from online courses and language apps to study tools and school software. (9 live listings)
- [Health, Fitness & Wellness](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/health-fitness-and-wellness): Products and businesses for the body and mind, from training apps to clinical software, filed by what they do and archived for good. (0 live listings)
- [Ecommerce & Retail](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/ecommerce-and-retail): Every online store, supplier, marketplace and shop launched on The Launch Directory, filed in one section of the permanent archive. (0 live listings)
- [Fashion & Beauty](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/fashion-and-beauty): Fashion and beauty launches, from clothing labels to skincare ranges, recorded in the archive and filed under one main category each. (1 live listing)
- [Food, Drink & Hospitality](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/food-drink-and-hospitality): Restaurants, producers, delivery services and the software behind the counter: every food, drink and hospitality launch, filed and kept on the record. (0 live listings)
- [Travel, Local & Lifestyle](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/travel-local-and-lifestyle): Products and businesses for getting about, living well and finding what is nearby, filed under one heading and archived for good. (1 live listing)
- [Real Estate & Property](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/real-estate-and-property): Products and businesses that help people find, buy, let, manage, build and maintain property, filed in one permanent column. (0 live listings)
- [Hardware, IoT & Devices](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/hardware-iot-and-devices): Physical products and the connected systems behind them: gadgets, home devices, IoT platforms and robots, filed in one archive of launches. (0 live listings)
- [Mobile Apps](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/mobile-apps): Phone-first products, filed by platform and purpose, from native iOS and Android releases to cross-platform builds and small everyday utilities. (0 live listings)
- [Games & Entertainment](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/games-and-entertainment): Games, tools for making them, and the services that fill an evening: every launch in play and entertainment, filed in the permanent record. (2 live listings)
- [Sports & Outdoors](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/sports-and-outdoors): Products and businesses for sport and the outdoors, from training apps and trail gear to club software, filed in one place and archived for good. (1 live listing)
- [Kids, Family & Pets](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/kids-family-and-pets): Products and businesses for households with children and animals, from parenting aids to pet care, filed here and archived in the record. (0 live listings)
- [Sustainability & Climate](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/sustainability-and-climate): Products and businesses working on climate, clean energy, reuse and emissions measurement, filed in one place and kept in the archive. (0 live listings)
- [Nonprofit & Social Impact](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/nonprofit-and-social-impact): Products and businesses built for charities, causes and public benefit, filed in the record alongside every other launch. (0 live listings)
- [Science & Research](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/science-and-research): Products and businesses built for laboratories, libraries and the people who work in them, filed here in the order they were launched. (5 live listings)
- [Domains & Web Assets](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/domains-and-web-assets): Products and businesses that buy, sell, value and manage domain names, running websites and other digital property, filed in one permanent column. (1 live listing)
- [People & Profiles](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/people-and-profiles): Products and businesses built around a person: founder profiles, personal sites, portfolios and link pages, filed together and kept in the archive. (2 live listings)
- [Directories, Launch & Discovery](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/directories-launch-and-discovery): Products and businesses that exist to list, launch, rank or review other products: the trade's own trade, set out in one column. (16 live listings)
- [Leaderboards & Attention Markets](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/leaderboards-and-attention-markets): Products that rank, score and sell visibility: leaderboards, rankings, attention markets and billboards, archived here as they launch. (1 live listing)
- [AI Coding Assistants](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/ai-coding-assistants): Products that use machine learning to help people write, build, test and ship software, filed by what they do and logged in the weekly record. (0 live listings)
- [AI Chatbots & Assistants](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/ai-chatbots-and-assistants): Chatbots and assistants you type to, talk to or lean on, archived as they launch, with the newest launches first. (0 live listings)
- [Browser Extensions & Plugins](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/browser-extensions-and-plugins): Small tools that live inside a browser, a CMS or a design app, filed by the host they run in and archived with every launch. (0 live listings)
- [Templates & Digital Products](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/templates-and-digital-products): Downloadable products made once and sold many times: templates, design assets, guides, presets and spreadsheets, archived by launch week. (0 live listings)
- [Open Source](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/open-source): Products whose source code is published for anyone to read, run and change, filed here as launched and kept in the archive. (1 live listing)
- [Events & Ticketing](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/events-and-ticketing): Products and businesses that plan, sell tickets for, host and run events, from small meetups to large conferences, filed here and archived for good. (0 live listings)
- [Logistics & Supply Chain](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/logistics-and-supply-chain): Products and businesses that move, store, track and buy physical goods, filed by what they do and archived week after week. (0 live listings)
- [Automotive & Mobility](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/automotive-and-mobility): Products and businesses for getting around: buying and selling cars, charging, ride apps and keeping vehicles in working order, archived as they launch. (0 live listings)
- [Insurance & Insurtech](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/insurance-and-insurtech): Insurers, brokers and software built around cover, claims and risk, filed by launch and kept in the archive for anyone who wants to check the record. (0 live listings)
- [Dating & Relationships](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/dating-and-relationships): Dating apps, relationship coaches, matchmakers and friendship tools, launched and archived in one place for anyone building or choosing in this field. (0 live listings)
- [Search Engines & Browsers](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/search-engines-and-browsers): Search engines, private search tools, web browsers and start pages: the software people use to find things and move around the web, filed by what it does. (0 live listings)
- [Industry & Field Service Software](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/industry-and-field-service-software): Software built for trades, clinics, salons, workshops and clubs: the tools that run a working day away from a desk, archived by launch. (0 live listings)
- [Government & Public Sector](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/government-and-public-sector): Products and businesses built for councils, agencies, courts and the citizens who deal with them, filed in one permanent archive. (0 live listings)
- [Agriculture & AgTech](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/agriculture-and-agtech): Products and businesses that serve farms, growers and gardeners, from field software to livestock tools, filed in the permanent record of every launch. (0 live listings)
- [Manufacturing & Industrial](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/manufacturing-and-industrial): Products and businesses that make, equip, design and maintain physical goods, from factory software to workshop supplies, filed in one archived column. (2 live listings)
- [Online Tools & Utilities](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/online-tools-and-utilities): Browser-based tools that do one job well: calculate, convert, merge, clean or recover. Filed here, archived for good, sortable by community vote. (0 live listings)
- [Other](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/category/other): Products and businesses that fit no other heading in the archive, filed here so that no launch is turned away for being hard to classify. (0 live listings)

## Guides

- [Uneed vs The Launch Directory: Daily Contest or Permanent Archive](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/uneed-vs-the-launch-directory-daily-contest-or-permanent-archive): Uneed runs a daily launch contest with top-three badges; The Launch Directory files every launch on a permanent, dated page. How they differ and fit together.
- [DevHunt vs The Launch Directory: Launchpad or Archive](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/devhunt-vs-the-launch-directory-launchpad-or-archive): DevHunt is a weekly launchpad for developer tools; The Launch Directory is a permanent, dated archive for any live product. When to use each, or both.
- [Product Hunt vs The Launch Directory: Daily Spike or Archive](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/product-hunt-vs-the-launch-directory-daily-spike-or-archive): Product Hunt suits a concentrated 24-hour launch event; The Launch Directory files a permanent, dated page. How they differ and how to use both.
- [Indie Hackers vs The Launch Directory: Community or Archive](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/indie-hackers-vs-the-launch-directory-community-or-archive): Indie Hackers is a founder community; The Launch Directory files live products on a permanent, dated page. What each does, and how to use both.
- [BetaList or The Launch Directory: Which Stage Are You At?](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/betalist-or-the-launch-directory-which-stage-are-you-at): BetaList suits pre-launch products seeking early adopters; The Launch Directory files live products into a permanent, dated archive. When to use each.
- [Peerlist vs The Launch Directory: Network or Permanent Archive](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/peerlist-vs-the-launch-directory): Peerlist builds a developer's profile and runs a weekly Launchpad. The Launch Directory files your product as a dated, permanent record. Which fits when.
- [What a Directory Listing Can and Cannot Do for SEO](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/what-a-directory-listing-can-and-cannot-do-for-seo): An honest look at what a directory listing does for search: discovery, brand signals and referral traffic, versus the ranking promises you should ignore.
- [How to Write a Launch Listing People Actually Read](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/how-to-write-a-launch-listing-that-gets-read): A practical guide to writing the headline, summary and opening paragraph of a launch listing so a stranger understands your product in seconds.
- [Nofollow, Sponsored and UGC Links: A Plain Guide](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/nofollow-sponsored-ugc-plain-guide): What rel=nofollow, sponsored and ugc mean, when each applies, and what founders should expect from links on directories and launch sites.
- [Keeping Your Listing Current After Launch](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/keeping-a-listing-current-after-launch): A simple maintenance routine for a launch listing: what to review monthly and quarterly, how to update facts, and when a rewrite is worth the effort.
- [Why a Permanent Launch Archive Beats a One-Day Spike](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/why-permanent-launch-archive-matters): Launch-day attention fades by evening. An archived listing keeps working for years. Here is how permanence changes what a launch is worth.
- [Launch Directory or Launch-Day Site: Which Do You Need?](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/launch-directory-vs-launch-day-site): A directory and a launch-day contest solve different problems. Learn what each does, who it serves, and how to choose between them for your product.
- [A Launch Announcement Checklist, Item by Item](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/launch-announcement-checklist-for-founders): Small checks that stop avoidable launch mistakes: accuracy, links, images, accounts, tracking and a plan for replies once your announcement is live.
- [How to Read a Backlink Profile Before You Submit](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/reading-a-backlink-profile-before-you-submit): Before listing on any directory, check its link profile. A step-by-step guide to Domain Rating, referring domains, link quality and the red flags to spot.
- [Choosing Categories and Tags So the Right People Find You](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/categories-and-tags-choosing-where-you-belong): Categories decide who sees your listing. Learn how to choose one primary category, useful tags and the wording that matches how customers actually search.
- [From Beta Lists to Weekly Archives: Launch Lists Explained](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/blog/the-history-of-launch-lists): A short history of how startups have announced products, from email lists and forums to leaderboards and permanent directories, and what it means today.

## Competitor comparisons

Every business here compared with its main competitor: https://thelaunchdirectory.com/competitors

- [Beast Launches vs Uneed](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/competitors/beast-launches-vs-uneed)
- [Maker Launches vs Peerlist](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/competitors/maker-launches-vs-peerlist)
- [PinoyFreelance.PH vs The Freelance Movement](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/competitors/pinoyfreelanceph-vs-the-freelance-movement)
- [Product Debuts vs Unvero Launch](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/competitors/product-debuts-vs-unvero-launch)
- [SaaS Directory List vs SaaSHub](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/competitors/saas-directory-list-vs-saashub)
- [Unvero Launch vs Microlaunch](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/competitors/unvero-launch-vs-microlaunch)
- [Zinn Digital® vs Hostinger](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/competitors/zinn-digital-vs-hostinger)
- [Zinn Hub vs Fiverr](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/competitors/zinn-hub-vs-fiverr)

## Optional

- [Full text for language models](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Sitemap](https://thelaunchdirectory.com/sitemap.xml)