WhatAreYouBuilding.AI
a worldwide directory of what independent builders are shipping.
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A launch plan you can follow, not a pile of tactics.
What to prepare, where to launch, and which free directories still exist a year later. Follow it in order and you'll have one permanent listing live by day +7 — without paying for any of it.
Read it later
Every box in this guide on one printable page — keep it open while you fill in the forms.
The whole playbook, in nine lines.
Getting these wrong is what costs a week.
Spend scarce time on permanent listings first.
Write this pack once and every form after it takes ten minutes.
og:imageYour sequence, from a week before to a month after.
Two columns, five rows, one answer.
| If you built… | Try… |
|---|---|
| A dev tool | DevHunt + Show HN |
| Something with a fast visual demo | Peerlist Launchpad, or another free board that fits — not paywalled "free" lines |
| B2B with a long sales cycle | Skip launch boards; comparison listings later |
| Something unfinished | Waitlist first; don't burn launch day |
| A second Product Hunt | Usually no — do lasting listings instead |
Only list places that pass all of these: free path · permanent page · reviewed or curated · honest outbound link · no badge-toll · not a never-review queue.
noopener only)No badge-tollHuman review; country, category and stage.
SubmitLasting /product/{slug}. Instant after an account; treat it as a living profile.
Editorial queue, days typical. Blog "dofollow" claims are stale.
SubmitFree review often takes months. The optional $5 is speed only — skip it unless you choose to pay. Account → Suggest new application.
Project stays on your profile after the week. Don't count on SEO unless you place.
LaunchpadOne of these is ours. It is marked as the worked example, and it is held to the same six criteria as the rest — the guide above tells you how to check that yourself.
Named with the reason, so a decline is something you were told about.
More options and the full filter: where to submit your startup.
Where to launch, what a listing is worth, and what to do after the spike.
One or two rooms that match the product (DevHunt, Peerlist Launchpad, Show HN for technical tools), then put most time into permanent listings above. Full list: Product Hunt alternatives.
Launch = spike, then fade. Directory = lasting page, often with a link back. One afternoon → do the directory.
Assets, soft community presence, at most one or two launch channels, and by day +7 one permanent reviewed listing live.
Free lasting listings at a human pace, one follow-up on moderated queues, and measure conversations and return use.
Only with fit and people who will show up. Otherwise skip it and do listings.
Day 0: can they try it, clear one-liner. Day 30: return use, real conversations, lasting listing URLs live. Upvotes alone are not the score.
Optional. This guide is written for you; an agent can run the same sequence.
https://whatareyoubuilding.ai/api/mcpList what you built, or take the checklist with you.
Free, human review, do-follow, and the LISTED ON badge stays optional.