Startuplister

Web and SaaS

directory submission service

SHOW HN2014

101points
50comments
#270of 2,272 in 2014
Top 12%of 2014 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

8 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 7 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.00.

Execution: 1 for, 4 againstIdea: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Worth the cost and saves time versus manual submission

    From 2 comments
    • This is totally worth the cost. I started manually trying to post to all those sites and it's just not worth it for me. Too time consuming. 50$ is pretty cheap. Great job
      redtrackker on HN
    • I just added your site to https://github.com/mmccaff/PlacesToPostYourStartup Good luck. I think that your emphasizing that it is manually submitted is important, and makes me…
      mmccaff on HN
  • Useful service for founders

    From 2 comments
    • This is fantastic. I will be a customer in next couple weeks. If you could add more marketing services you can up-sell me.
      WWKong on HN
    • Great service, I will surely use you within 3 months!
      funkyy on HN

Objections

  • Value of listings on low-tier directories is doubtful

    From 2 comments
    • This reminds me of the "directory submission" services SEOs used years ago. Personally I doubt it's worth submitting to more than a few, Crunchbase, Angellist etc. In any event,…
      jwblackwell on HN
    • If your startup is focussing on startups then maybe this could be of use. But I can't see the general appeal. Besides adding a list of what sites you syndicate to, maybe…
      blackdogie on HN
  • Major directories like Crunchbase and Angel.co are missing

    From 2 comments
    • I'm somewhat surprised that Crunchbase is not on here...
      sycren on HN
    • It seems including those would give a more end-to-end feel rather than supplementing one effort with another. It would be a greater value add to have the largest sites also…
      bdevani on HN

Requests

  • Add Crunchbase, Angel.co and Product Hunt

    From 3 comments
    • I'm somewhat surprised that Crunchbase is not on here...
      sycren on HN
    • Very cool service crixlet. Surprised ProductHunt isn't on there. Also, the Useful Resources links at the bottom need hrefs and growthackers should be growthhackers :)
      dylanlacom on HN
    • It seems including those would give a more end-to-end feel rather than supplementing one effort with another. It would be a greater value add to have the largest sites also…
      bdevani on HN
  • Save partially completed forms

    From 2 comments
    • Really wish I could save my startup form answers (to local storage) without submitting the form. I have to leave, and can't finish the form right now. Should be easy using…
      nodesocket on HN
    • Two questions: 1) Didn't see the HN discount, any chance that can be applied to my account retroactively? tim@onarbor.com. 2) There is alot to fill out on this one form. Can I…
      untilHellbanned on HN
  • Show directory traffic or relevance stats

    From 2 comments
    • Is this basically a linkbuilding tool for SEO purposes? Do you have any stats on typical traffic your customers receive through submission to these sites?
      datasmash on HN
    • Looks interesting! It would be useful to have some sense of the relative importance of the sites on your list. Maybe Alexa ranks, as a start? Or data from e.g. compete.com
      wodow on HN

Questions

  • Are accounts created and credentials passed along?

    From 1 comment
    • Do these lists create accounts, and do you pass those credentials along?
      blahguhblah on HN
  • Does the promo code expire?

    From 1 comment
    • Hey, great service. Will that promo code be expiring, and if so, when? I'm working on something right now and I would like to use this service, but I'm not quite ready yet.
      aaron987 on HN

Alternatives named

  • Search-Engine-Lister

    From 1 comment
    • 10 Years ago exist Search-Engine-Lister that do the same, today we have Startup-Lister, funny. Nothing against your Service, 50 Dollars are a good price.
      progx on HN
  • PlacesToPostYourStartup list on GitHub

    From 1 comment
    • I just added your site to https://github.com/mmccaff/PlacesToPostYourStartup Good luck. I think that your emphasizing that it is manually submitted is important, and makes me…
      mmccaff on HN

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