SubmitMyStartupGitHub methodology
How I track directory results
I want this list to help other founders. I submit my own project to places on the list and write down what worked, what did not, and the visits each one sends once I can measure them. Listings are reviewed, My experience notes show what happened when I submitted, and traffic numbers follow once a listing has been live for a full measurement window.
What I write down
For each site I record when I submitted, time spent, what I paid, and whether the listing went live, including rejections, attempts blocked before I could submit, and ones still waiting.
Last reviewed means the submission details were checked. My experience means I submitted my project and recorded what happened.
Visitors sent to this website
Results describe traffic attributed to a directory, not its total audience. Each observation names the metric, attribution, date range, and source. Visitors stay separate from sessions.
Where a platform allows it, I use a tagged link. Otherwise I use the referrer. Missing attribution stays unknown. A copied tagged link can also bring visits, so attribution shows recorded arrivals, not an exclusive source.
Make the comparison fair
Compare equivalent periods after a listing goes live. Checkpoints are the first 7, 30, and 90 days, with the observation dates shown.
Report zero only when tracking worked and the period is complete. Unmeasured or pending listings are not zero. Opening a link or saving a directory is not a sale or a completed submission.
What these results can tell you
This is a resource for founders. Results may differ for a consumer app or another business. I will share context, small samples, and unsuccessful submissions too.
Referral traffic does not show that a backlink improved rankings. Use the observations to choose what to test, not as a promise of visitors.
Use the results for your startup
The planner at https://submitmystartup.com/planner/ puts these records to work. Answer three questions (what you're launching, your budget, and whether you can add a badge) and it shows the places that fit, with what each costs, how long it takes, and what it needs. Your answers stay in your browser.
The same data is open to AI assistants and code. My MCP server at https://submitmystartup.com/mcp lets an assistant such as Claude search the list for you, and https://submitmystartup.com/api/ explains how to add it and documents a free JSON API. Each fact says whether it came from my own attempt or only from the public list, and a fact I don't have stays empty rather than guessed.
Keep the lessons useful
Bundles show the latest results I have recorded. Blog posts keep the numbers from the period they describe.
Tried one of these sites? Share it on GitHub: when you submitted and what happened. Corrections, failed attempts, and small results help the next founder.