SEO for Indie Hackers
You're building the product. You don't have twenty hours for link building. Here's the minimal-time SEO stack: check your DR, browse the directory database, submit to a batch of real ones, move on.
What you get
to check your Domain Rating and see where you stand
browse 1,011+ directories yourself, filter by what's worth your time
if you'd rather skip the submission grind entirely
monthly SEO retainers required for this baseline work
How it works
- 1
Check your DR (5 minutes)
Free, no signup — know your starting point.
- 2
Decide: DIY or hand it off
Browse the free directory database if you have a spare afternoon, or skip straight to done-for-you if you don't.
- 3
Do the one thing that matters early
Directory submission is the single highest-leverage, lowest-effort SEO task for a brand-new product.
- 4
Ignore the rest for now
Content strategy, backlink outreach, and technical SEO can wait until you have traction — directories are the exception worth doing early.
Pricing
One-time, per project. No monthly retainer.
Starter
Submission to 100+ directories
- Submission to 100+ directories
- Handpicked, relevant listings
- Detailed submission report
- Email support
Pro
Submission to 200+ directories
- Submission to 200+ directories
- Everything in Starter
- Priority email support
- 15% discount on paid listings
Elite
Submission to 300+ directories
- Submission to 300+ directories
- Everything in Pro
- Priority email support
- 27% discount on paid listings
“Day 1 — no backlinks. Day 30 — 400 backlinks. Amazing tool, got 3 customers. Made back what I paid for and then some.”
Vikram Kumar — Associate Software Engineer, TechScale Solutions
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