Sharing Locations

Places we can share about products free or with a small-ish cost. Valuable in themselves and for SEO etc.

A. Launch / Startup Directories / SaaS Discovery

• Product Hunt https://www.producthunt.com — the standard launch platform
• Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com — "Show HN" post for technical audiences
• Peerlist https://peerlist.io — product discovery for developers and builders
• BetaList https://betalist.com — early adopters and tech enthusiasts
• Dev Hunt https://devhunt.org — Product Hunt but developer-focused
• AlternativeTo https://alternativeto.net — high-intent traffic from people searching tool alternatives
• SaaSHub https://www.saashub.com — SaaS comparison and listing directory
• StackShare https://stackshare.io — tech stack comparisons for engineering decision-makers
• Slant https://www.slant.co — community-driven "best tool for X" comparisons
• Uneed https://www.uneed.best — growing Product Hunt alternative with active community
• MicroLaunch https://microlaunch.net — simple listing for indie makers and early adopters
• Fazier https://fazier.com — lightweight SaaS directory, good for SEO backlinks

B. Community Distribution

• Reddit https://www.reddit.com/ — relevant subreddits only
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/ - seems pretty open (if open source o/c - see e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1klu471/i_made_a_doodle_alternative/)
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/coolgithubprojects/ - another one that is pretty open …
• Stack Overflow https://stackoverflow.com/ — answers, not promotion
• Hashnode https://hashnode.com/ — dev blogging platform
• Dev.to https://dev.to/ — developer community
• Lobsters https://lobste.rs/ — curated tech link aggregator
• Designer News https://www.designernews.co/ — design community
• Indie Hackers https://www.indiehackers.com — transparency-driven founder community
• Medium / Towards Data Science https://towardsdatascience.com — 750K+ data practitioners
• Medium / Better Programming https://betterprogramming.pub — developer-focused publication
• InfoQ https://www.infoq.com — technical articles for senior engineers and architects

Tactic: search existing threads where your product solves an explicit problem. Post value-first answers. Mention product only where directly relevant. Log URLs for future reference.

C. AI Tool Directories

• Toolify https://www.toolify.ai — AI tool discovery platform
• Futurepedia https://www.futurepedia.io — large AI tools directory
• There's An AI For That https://theresanaiforthat.com — high-traffic AI tools index
• AI Tools Directory https://aitoolsdirectory.com — curated AI product listings
• TopAI.tools https://topai.tools — AI tool search and discovery

D. Newsletters (Editorial Submissions)

• Console.dev https://console.dev — weekly developer tools newsletter, editorial picks
• Pointer.io https://www.pointer.io — curated reads for software engineering leaders

E. Government & Civic Tech

• OpenData Stack Exchange https://opendata.stackexchange.com — Q&A for open data practitioners
• GIS Stack Exchange https://gis.stackexchange.com — spatial data and portal discussions
• Civic Hall https://civichall.org — civic tech community and network
• Code for America Slack https://codeforamerica.org — direct access to government tech decision-makers
• LinkedIn Group: Open Data https://www.linkedin.com/groups/— 13K+ open data professionals
• LinkedIn Group: Government Innovation & Smart Cities https://www.linkedin.com/groups/ — 20K+ members

F. SEO & Backlinks

• GitHub README optimization
• Add to curated awesome-* lists — high-DA backlink, dev discovery
• GitHub awesome-opendata https://github.com/search?q=awesome-opendata — high-DA backlink, dev discovery
• GitHub awesome-nextjs https://github.com/search?q=awesome-nextjs — high-DA backlink, dev discovery
• Built With https://builtwith.com — technology detection index, ensures discoverability
• Submit to niche newsletters in your vertical
• Wikipedia — only if notability threshold is met

G. Podcasts (Pitch for Guest Slot)

• Data Engineering Podcast https://www.dataengineeringpodcast.com — top podcast for data infrastructure builders
• Changelog Podcast https://changelog.com/podcast — open-source and developer tooling stories
• Software Engineering Daily https://softwareengineeringdaily.com — broad senior developer audience
• Add more here

Paid

• G2 https://www.g2.com — enterprise software reviews; free listing but paid for visibility and review campaigns
• Capterra https://www.capterra.com — government and SMB software buyers; pay-per-click model
• TLDR Newsletter https://tldr.tech — sponsored slot in TLDR Data Engineering or DevOps editions (300K+ subscribers)
• BetaList Fast-Track https://betalist.com — ~$129 to skip the submission queue for time-sensitive launches
• GovTech Conferences https://govtechsummit.eu — speaking slots and sponsorships for direct access to procurement teams

Part 2

Action: create a single canonical launch asset pack:

• 150-character pitch
• 1-paragraph description
• 3 screenshots
• logo (square + wide)
• founder bio

Track submission date + backlink status in a spreadsheet/Notion/CRM.