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29 Domain Rating
Dofollow Link type
Free Pricing
3/10 Difficulty
BuiltByIndies is a founder community — product pages compound when paired with story, metrics, or active discussion. (dofollow listing, free to submit, relatively easy submit)
BuiltByIndies is free to list on, gives a followed (dofollow) link, and is best used for community & founder reach — with a modest domain rating of 29.
Optional — verify fit best for Community & founder reach
Indie hackers & bootstrapped founders
Open builtbyindies.com in a new tab.
Look for “Submit”, “Add Product”, “List your startup”, or similar in the nav or footer.
Product name, tagline, description, URL, logo, and screenshots — match what they ask for.
Choose Indie Hackers (or the closest fit) so you reach the right audience.
Free listings are often reviewed manually — expect a few days to several weeks.
Topical relevance matters: Indie Hackers directories tend to help most when your product fits that category. Dofollow links pass more equity to your domain.
BuiltByIndies is a founder community — product pages compound when paired with story, metrics, or active discussion. (dofollow listing, free to submit, relatively easy submit)
BuiltByIndies provides a dofollow link, which passes link equity to your domain and can support your SEO.
Yes — BuiltByIndies offers a free way to get listed. Free listings are often reviewed manually, so approval can take from a few days to a few weeks.
BuiltByIndies (builtbyindies.com) currently has a domain rating of 29 on Ahrefs' 0–100 scale — a modest score. Higher DR generally means a stronger backlink profile, which is one signal of how much weight a link from the site may carry.