Believe it or not in the internet you are essentially competing with cat videos! Without having distribution for your product, it’s over before you know. This is why founders early on need to find the best marketing channels. Getting press of course is one the best ways to get started, but press for early-stage founders can be incredibly challenging if you haven’t raised funds. There are sites that you can share your site to collect feedback, get exposure, and potentially users. There are also sites to get press as well including FoundersPress.
One of the best things you can do for your startup is to get started with your marketing as soon as possible. This means before having a product, start building your audience. This means do the basics at least including domain name and pre-launch site with newsletter sign up. This can greatly help you avoid landing in the market flat footed. The best way to think about this is like throwing a party, as without invites no one will show up. This is why founders have to get proactive about developing ways
Here are 300+ places to submit your startup. This list includes startup directories, publications, and news aggregator sites, and social networks. Check individually as each have certain criteria but here are some of our favourites:
1. The FoundersPress
The FoundersPress has an editorial column on product reviews, where you can submit your product.
2. FoundersBeta
FoundersBeta is the online community for founders. Weekly startup newsletter, startup magazine, and Top 100 series are some of the channels to get more exposure for your company.
3. IndieHackers
This is designed for bootstrapping founders to share their products and experiences on building sustainable businesses on the internet without venture capital. IndieHackers has a weekly newsletter with all tips and tactics to grow your business without venture capital.
4. Product Hunt
Product Hunt is the ultimate platform to launch new products. This is arguably one of the largest sites on the internet to submit your product as it has million of views. Sometimes ago, the company was acquired by AngelList.
5. CofoundersBeta
Cofoundersbeta is a startup directory to discover top startup accelerators, incubators, and meetups. It’s a great way to learn more about the local and global startup ecosystem.
6. Reddit
Reddit has the largest traffic on the internet, but founders have to be extremely careful as the communities are highly moderated. You have to engage with the community and build up connections prior to posting. Jane Ingram from the tech startup Forwardly says, “One great Reddit resource is RedditComber. If you set that to monitor for your brand name, then you can respond organically if or when it comes up.”
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