How to Submit to Built by Indies
builtbyindies.comBuiltbyindies is an indie hackers community for weekly product launches and build logs. The domain has been indexed since 2026 and has 38 referring domains. Google sends it an estimated 3 organic visits a month across 4 ranking keywords, 1 of them in the top 10.
Is Built by Indies free to submit to, and how long does approval take?
Is Built by Indies worth submitting to?
- –The link is dofollow, but the domain's own link profile is thin, so expect a modest authority boost rather than a big one.
- –Little search traffic of its own; any visitors will come from its community or newsletter, not Google.
How much traffic does Built by Indies get?
Compared with the median of the 131 directories we track. Google US, DataForSEO estimates.
| Metric | Built by Indies | Median directory | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic visits / month | 3 | 300 | 0.0× |
| Ranking keywords | 4 | 105 | 0.0× |
| Keywords in top 10 | 1 | 3 | 0.3× |
| Referring domains | 38 | 385 | 0.1× |
| Domain Rating | 33 | 50 | 0.7× |
16% of the domains linking to Built by Indies do so with nofollow links; its spam score is 20/100. It gained 4 new ranking keywords in the last month and lost 1.
What does Built by Indies rank for on Google?
The queries that send Built by Indies the most Google traffic. On most directories these are individual product listings rather than the homepage, which is the point: a listing here is a page that can rank on its own.
| Keyword | Position | Monthly searches |
|---|---|---|
| instagram reels wiki | #7 | 30 |
| framer resources | #49 | 590 |
| karma building | #40 | 30 |
| lumisource reviews | #44 | 30 |
How do you submit to Built by Indies?
- 1
Open the Built by Indies submission page
Go to https://builtbyindies.com/submit.
- 2
Fill in the listing form
Enter your product name, URL and a short description.
- 3
Wait for review
Check back after a few days and confirm your listing and link are live.
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Which directories are similar to Built by Indies?
33 | Paid | |
34 | Freemium | |
34 | Free | |
34 | Free | |
32 | Free | |
35 | Freemium |
More questions about submitting to Built by Indies
Does Built by Indies give a dofollow backlink?›
Yes, Built by Indies listing links are dofollow.
How much traffic does Built by Indies get?›
About 3 organic visits a month from Google (DataForSEO estimate, US), from 4 ranking keywords.
What is the domain authority of Built by Indies?›
Ahrefs Domain Rating 33, with 38 referring domains; the domain has been indexed since 2026.
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Submission details verified on Built by Indies's own site on 2026-09-09. Traffic and backlink figures are DataForSEO estimates for Google US from 2026-09-09. Domain Rating is fetched live from Ahrefs.