Directory Submissions

About this skill

Helps the user build a compounding backlink + discovery foundation by submitting to the right directories, in the right order, with the right positioning — and to make sure that foundation actually produces leads instead of vanity backlinks.

Use this skill when

• Is the product publicly accessible (no password wall)?
• Is there a pricing page (even "free while in beta")?
• Are privacy policy + terms live?
• Logo assets in PNG + SVG + square + favicon?
• 5–8 real screenshots + 60–90s demo video?
• Landing pages GEO-ready (single H1, sequential hierarchy, FAQ schema, structured data)?

What it can do

• Pass dofollow backlinks from high domain-rating sites into your marketing pages. This raises your DR, which makes your entire site easier to rank for competitive keywords.
• Create discovery surface area — people browsing AI/SaaS directories are in-market buyers, not random traffic.
• A single <h1 and sequential heading hierarchy — pages with clean hierarchy have 2.8× higher AI citation rates , and 87% of ChatGPT-cited pages use a single H1.
• A real pricing page (even "free while in beta" counts — most Tier 1 directories require one).
• Privacy policy + terms.
• Logo assets in PNG + SVG + square 1024×1024 + favicon.
• 5–8 real product screenshots at 1920×1080 (not marketing mockups).
• A 60–90 second demo video — products with video on Product Hunt get 2.7× more upvotes .

Typical workflows

• Is the product publicly accessible (no password wall)?
• Is there a pricing page (even "free while in beta")?
• Are privacy policy + terms live?
• Logo assets in PNG + SVG + square + favicon?
• 5–8 real screenshots + 60–90s demo video?
• Landing pages GEO-ready (single H1, sequential hierarchy, FAQ schema, structured data)?
• At least 3 alternative pages and 3 use-case pages live and indexed?
• Template gallery or lead magnet asset (if applicable to category)?

Outputs

• Readiness assessment — which Phase 0 items are missing, which block submission
• Tier selection — which tiers apply, which to skip, why
• Submission order — week 1 / week 2 / week 3 batches
• Destination page list — what to build first if missing
• Positioning variants — the actual copy per tier (from references/positioning-variations.md)
• PH 3-week prep timeline — mapped to calendar dates if launch day known
• Reviews 10-in-30 plan — who to ask, when, how
• Weekly targets — directories submitted, reviews, DR movement