How to Submit Your AI Tool to Directories: The 2026 Checklist
A step-by-step checklist for submitting your AI tool to directories: the launch kit to prepare, which sites to pick, how to write each listing, and how to track results.
Read guideField-tested guides for AI tool makers — where to list, how to launch, what to write, and how to get found by Google and AI assistants.
A step-by-step checklist for submitting your AI tool to directories: the launch kit to prepare, which sites to pick, how to write each listing, and how to track results.
Read guideA researched list of 50+ AI tool directories, launch platforms and software marketplaces — grouped by type, with notes on free vs paid and a plan for which to submit to first.
Read guideWhat llms.txt is, how the format works, a copy-paste template for AI tools, and the other things that actually help AI assistants understand and recommend your product.
Read guideWhat rel="nofollow", "sponsored" and "ugc" mean, what Google says about paid directory links, and where the real value of a directory listing comes from.
Read guideA practical formula for AI tool taglines and descriptions that get clicks and sign-ups — with copy-paste templates, before-and-after examples and a checklist for directory listings.
Read guideA week-by-week launch plan for AI tools: what to prepare a month out, what to do on launch day, and how to turn the spike into steady users in the 30 days after.
Read guideA practical Product Hunt playbook for AI makers: preparing the post, asset sizes, timing, launch-day behaviour, the rules to respect, and how to turn the traffic into users.
Read guideTen practical, low-budget ways to find your first 100 users for an AI tool — from communities and directories to free tools and personal outreach — plus how to keep them.
Read guideA practical guide to pricing an AI tool: the main models, how to account for model and API costs, how to design a free tier, and when lifetime deals help or hurt.
Read guideCopy-paste JSON-LD for AI and SaaS products: SoftwareApplication, Organization, FAQPage and BreadcrumbList — with what Google requires, what to avoid, and how to test it.
Read guideList your tool once for $9.90 and keep the page for life.