EDIT: wow, this post blew up! I actually can't send any more DMs, reddit gives me an error message, so here's the link to get the list:

https://www.startupsauce.com/list

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Got a totally free and awesome resource to share with everyone here, before we get inundated with Black Friday offers.

A list of 320+ SaaS-Specific Websites & Directories you can submit your business to for backlinks and traffic, organised by Domain Authority (DA).

***Why do you need this list?***

If you're just starting out or haven't done much SEO yet, you likely have a low Domain Authority and few backlinks pointing to your site. Consequently, it's going to be difficult to get your content to rank in google. And on top of that, many sites are reluctant to link out to low-DA websites, which makes it even harder to get backlinks and get your SEO snowball rolling.

Directory submissions are a great, free way to get lots of backlinks early and kickstart your SEO efforts - as long as they're relevant to your industry. That's what this list is for.

***Background***

When we put this list together and submitted to all the sites we got a whole bunch of backlinks and kickstarted our SEO efforts (which I'd basically ignored until recently).

The thing that surprised me though, was that suddenly people were writing articles like "Top 10 SaaS communities" and "Top 20 private communities for founders" and including my business StartupSauce on those lists.

So we actually ended up getting a whole lot more backlinks and traffic and signups INDIRECTLY because people were finding us on these directories and including us in blog posts they were writing.

***Is it free to submit?***

Nearly all the directories on this list are free to submit to (some have a "pay a fee for an express listing" but you don't need to do that.)

If you're early stage and want to kickstart your SEO efforts - or even if you're an established business and want an easy way to get a bunch of backlinks quickly and easily, this list is super useful.

***How to use the list?***

If you're on a tight budget, you can submit everything manually. Just go through the list and follow the submission guidelines - it's slightly different for each site, but most of them you'll need a blurb about your product, some screenshots and logos and you'll need to submit from an email address on the same domain as your product.

This can be a bit time-consuming, so if you have a small budget I'd probably recommend getting a virtual assistant or hiring someone from Upwork to do the submissions for you. There are also 2 directory submission services I recommend as well if don't have the time or people to do it yourself, their contact detail is included with the list.

Comment below with "backlinks" and I'll send you the link to the list.

Note - it usually takes a few mins for the list to send through, check your junk folder and promotions tab just in case it ended up there by mistake. If you run into any issues, shoot me a DM.

Also - yes, I know I could just stick the link in here. But I want to help as many SaaS founders as I can, and this will get seen by way more people if there are lots of comments and engagement compared to if I just post the link directly.