Sidebar: Submission Guide, Domain Rating & Alternatives
Sidebar (sidebar.io) is a community with a Domain Rating of 32, ranking 11 of 23 among founder communities and 226 of 505 overall. That is close to the 30 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
- 32/100
- Overall rank
- #226 of 505
- In founder communities
- #11 of 23
- Link type
- Dofollow
How to submit to Sidebar
- Open sidebar.io 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 Sidebar 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 Sidebar
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 | Indie Hacker Stacksindiehackerstacks.com | DR 34 | Dofollow | Community |
| 2 | Marketer Milkmarketermilk.com | DR 30 | Nofollow | Community |
| 3 | Curate The Internetcuratetheinternet.com | DR 38 | Nofollow | Community |
| 4 | BuiltByIndiesbuiltbyindies.com | DR 26 | Dofollow | Community |
| 5 | PromptZonepromptzone.com | DR 26 | Dofollow | Community |
| 6 | Indie Goodiesindiegoodies.com | DR 25 | Dofollow | Community |
| 7 | IndieLogsindielogs.com | DR 40 | Dofollow | Community |
| 8 | PostMakerpostmake.io | DR 40 | Dofollow | Community |
| 9 | Makerthrivemakerthrive.com | DR 24 | Dofollow | Community |
| 10 | Huzzlerhuzzler.so | DR 41 | Nofollow | Community |
| 11 | Startups.fyistartups.fyi | DR 23 | Dofollow | Community |
| 12 | SideProjectssideprojects.net | DR 21 | Dofollow | Community |
See all 23 startup communities or browse the full database of 505 directories.