BuiltByIndies: Submission Guide, Domain Rating & Alternatives
BuiltByIndies (builtbyindies.com) is a community with a Domain Rating of 33, ranking 12 of 23 among founder communities and 340 of 508 overall. That is close to the 33 median for this category.
Its outbound links are dofollow, so a listing passes authority to your own domain as well as sending referral traffic. Authority is moderate, so submit it as part of a batch rather than as a priority on its own.
At a glance
- Domain Rating
- 33/100
- Overall rank
- #340 of 508
- In founder communities
- #12 of 23
- Link type
- Dofollow
How to submit to BuiltByIndies
- Open builtbyindies.com and look for the submit, add product, or get listed link, usually in the header or footer.
- Have your assets ready before you start: a one-line pitch, a longer description, a logo, and two or three screenshots. Most rejections are for incomplete listings, not bad products.
- Write the description for this directory specifically. Pasting the same paragraph everywhere is the single clearest signal of a low-effort submission, both to moderators and to search engines.
- Because BuiltByIndies links out with dofollow, make sure the URL you submit is the page you actually want to rank, usually your homepage or the most relevant product page.
- Record where and when you submitted. Approval on directories at this authority level can take days to weeks, and you will want to follow up.
12 alternatives to BuiltByIndies
The closest matches by category and authority. Submitting to several directories in the same tier usually beats chasing a single high-DR listing, because approval is never guaranteed.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 | Can Devs Do Somethingcandevsdosomething.com | DR 20 | Dofollow | Community |
| 8 | Curate The Internetcuratetheinternet.com | DR 20 | Nofollow | Community |
| 9 | PostMakerpostmake.io | DR 48 | Dofollow | Community |
| 10 | SideProjectssideprojects.net | DR 17 | Dofollow | Community |
| 11 | Indie Worldwideindieworldwide.com | DR 16 | Nofollow | Community |
| 12 | IndieHustlesindiehustles.com | DR 13 | Dofollow | Community |
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