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HOW TO CHOOSE - How to pick the 10 directories worth your time

How to pick the 10 directories worth your timeMost submission lists are padded. Here is the five-filter method we use on our own index of 151 directories, with what the data actually shows about traffic, links and cost.Sep 4, 2026

LAUNCH WEEK - Launch week playbook: what to post, where, and when

Launch week playbook: what to post, where, and whenA day-by-day launch week schedule that fixes the sequencing: assets first, community standing before launch day, evergreen directories before the platform, and the audit nobody does.Aug 28, 2026

SEO - Do directory backlinks still move the SEO needle?

Do directory backlinks still move the SEO needle?Directory links still matter, but not for the reason they are sold. What rel attributes mean, what Google actually says about paid links, and what we found checking 151 directories by hand.Aug 15, 2026

GROWTH - From 0 to 1,000 visitors: a realistic first month

From 0 to 1,000 visitors: a realistic first monthWhat a first month really looks like with no audience and no ad budget: where a thousand visitors actually comes from, week by week, with the arithmetic shown and labelled as assumptions.Aug 2, 2026