Hacker News: Submission Guide, Domain Rating & Alternatives
Tech-focused community. A Show HN post that resonates can drive thousands of developer visits in hours.
Its link type has not been verified, so treat any SEO benefit as unconfirmed and judge the listing on referral traffic instead. At this authority level the listing is worth the submission effort even if approval takes a few weeks.
At a glance
- Domain Rating
- 65/100
- Overall rank
- #10 of 505
- In founder communities
- #2 of 23
- Link type
- Unverified
How to submit to Hacker News
- Open news.ycombinator.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.
- Check the listing source for rel="nofollow" once you are live, so you know whether the link is doing anything for your rankings.
- 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 Hacker News
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.
| # | Directory | DR | Link | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEV Communitydev.to | DR 62 | Dofollow | Community |
| 2 | Redditreddit.com | DR 80 | Unverified | Community |
| 3 | Indie Hackersindiehackers.com | DR 49 | Dofollow | Community |
| 4 | WIPwip.co | DR 48 | Nofollow | Community |
| 5 | Huzzlerhuzzler.so | DR 41 | Nofollow | Community |
| 6 | IndieLogsindielogs.com | DR 40 | Dofollow | Community |
| 7 | PostMakerpostmake.io | DR 40 | Dofollow | Community |
| 8 | Curate The Internetcuratetheinternet.com | DR 38 | Nofollow | Community |
| 9 | Indie Hacker Stacksindiehackerstacks.com | DR 34 | Dofollow | Community |
| 10 | Sidebarsidebar.io | DR 32 | Dofollow | Community |
| 11 | Marketer Milkmarketermilk.com | DR 30 | Nofollow | Community |
| 12 | BuiltByIndiesbuiltbyindies.com | DR 26 | Dofollow | Community |
See all 23 startup communities or browse the full database of 505 directories.