# LaunchAF blog > Launch lessons, growth notes, and practical guides for indie founders shipping new products. Canonical: https://launchaf.com/blog Last updated: 2026-11-14 ## Articles - [10 Best Sites Like Product Hunt for Makers (2026)](https://launchaf.com/blog/sites-like-product-hunt) - Sites like Product Hunt for makers in 2026: daily boards, weekly launches, and communities, compared on audience, cost, and how long you stay visible. (2026-11-14) - [15 Best Launch Platforms for Startups in 2026](https://launchaf.com/blog/best-launch-platforms-for-startups) - 15 best launch platforms for startups in 2026, compared on visibility window, price, and dofollow backlinks, including Product Hunt and Show HN. (2026-11-14) - [Best Launch Platforms for AI Tools (2026)](https://launchaf.com/blog/best-launch-platforms-for-ai-tools) - Best launch platforms for AI tools in 2026: launch boards vs AI directories, compared on visibility window, price, and dofollow backlinks. (2026-11-14) - [How to Pick the Right Launch Platform for Your Product](https://launchaf.com/blog/pick-the-right-launch-platform) - A scoring framework for choosing a launch platform by audience, cost, backlink type, and effort, with a sheet you can copy. Not a ranked list. (2026-11-14) - [Is Product Hunt Worth It in 2026? An Honest Founder Take](https://launchaf.com/blog/is-product-hunt-worth-it) - Is Product Hunt worth it in 2026? What it costs, who benefits, what results to expect, and when a weekly launch board is the better first step. (2026-11-14) - [The Complete Guide to Launch Platforms for Founders](https://launchaf.com/blog/launch-platforms-guide) - How launch platforms work: daily vs weekly boards, directories, and community posts, plus cost, prep, and how to sequence a launch. (2026-11-14) - [Does Domain Rating Affect Google Rankings? The Honest Answer](https://launchaf.com/blog/does-domain-rating-affect-rankings) - Does DR affect Google rankings? What Google says, what the data shows, and how to use DR as a guide without chasing it blindly. (2026-11-09) - [How to Check Brand Mentions in ChatGPT (Free Method)](https://launchaf.com/blog/check-if-chatgpt-mentions-your-brand) - How to see and track brand mentions in ChatGPT for free: nine prompts to run, a tracking sheet, and how to read mentions, citations and accuracy. (2026-11-09) - [How to Increase Your Domain Rating From 0 to 30 (Step by Step)](https://launchaf.com/blog/increase-domain-rating) - A step-by-step plan to raise domain rating from zero: the link sources, timeline, and mistakes to avoid for a brand-new startup site. (2026-11-09) - [The Complete Guide to Domain Rating (DR) for Startups](https://launchaf.com/blog/domain-rating-guide) - What domain rating is, how it is calculated, what a good DR is, and how new startups can raise it with real backlinks. A complete founder guide. (2026-11-09) - [What Is Domain Rating (DR)? A Simple Explanation for Founders](https://launchaf.com/blog/what-is-domain-rating) - Domain rating is Ahrefs' 0-100 score for a site's backlink strength. What DR measures, what the new DR4 model changes on 1 December, and how much it matters. (2026-11-09) - [How to Get Cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews](https://launchaf.com/blog/get-cited-by-ai-search) - Eight tactics to get your startup cited in AI answers: citable content, entity signals, third-party mentions, and technical setup. (2026-11-05) - [How to Launch an AI Startup and Build SEO Momentum](https://launchaf.com/blog/ai-startup-launch-seo-backlinks) - Launch your AI startup with a practical plan for product discovery, relevant backlinks, useful content, and follow-up after launch day. (2026-11-05) - [Why Is My Startup Not Showing Up in ChatGPT? 9 Fixes](https://launchaf.com/blog/startup-not-showing-in-chatgpt) - Startup missing from ChatGPT answers? Nine reasons AI tools ignore new brands and the fixes that raise your odds of being cited. (2026-11-05) - [Why Isn't My Product Showing Up in Claude, Gemini or Perplexity?](https://launchaf.com/blog/product-not-showing-in-claude-gemini-perplexity) - Claude, Gemini and Perplexity each find sources differently. Learn why your product is missing from their answers and what to fix first. (2026-11-05) - [How Many Backlinks Does a New SaaS Need?](https://launchaf.com/blog/how-many-backlinks-new-saas-needs) - There is no universal backlink target for SaaS. Learn to compare search results, estimate a useful link gap, and prioritize relevant mentions. (2026-10-27) - [How to Get Your First 100 SaaS Users Without Ads](https://launchaf.com/blog/first-100-users-guide) - A practical plan for finding your first 100 SaaS users without paid ads, from customer conversations and outreach to activation and referrals. (2026-10-27) - [Is Domain Rating Important for a New Startup? (Honest Answer)](https://launchaf.com/blog/is-domain-rating-important-for-startups) - Learn when Domain Rating matters for a new startup, what it does not tell you, and which SEO and growth activities deserve attention first. (2026-10-27) - [Why Did My Product Hunt Launch Get No Traffic? 8 Reasons](https://launchaf.com/blog/product-hunt-launch-no-traffic) - Diagnose why a Product Hunt launch brought little traffic, check your tracking, and use eight practical fixes to improve your next launch. (2026-10-27) - [Do Startup Directories Still Work for SEO in 2026?](https://launchaf.com/blog/do-startup-directories-work-for-seo) - Do directory submissions still help SEO? Which kinds of directories carry value, which are spam, and how to choose. (2026-10-23) - [How to Launch a SaaS With No Audience: A 30-Day Plan](https://launchaf.com/blog/launch-a-saas-with-no-audience) - Launching a SaaS with no followers or email list? A practical 30-day plan covering where to launch, who to talk to, and what to expect. (2026-10-23) - [Why Is My New SaaS Website Not Showing Up on Google? 10 Fixes](https://launchaf.com/blog/new-saas-website-not-showing-on-google) - New SaaS website missing from Google? Ten reasons new sites are not indexed or not ranking, how to check each in Search Console, and the fixes. (2026-10-23) - [Launch Llama Review 2026: Is It Worth It for Founders?](https://launchaf.com/blog/launch-llama-review) - An honest Launch Llama review: free listings, Instant Launch, Featured pricing, newsletter reach, backlinks, AI visibility, and who should use it. (2026-10-22) - [Launch Day Email and Social Templates You Can Copy and Paste](https://launchaf.com/blog/launch-day-templates) - Copy-paste launch day templates: email to your list, X and LinkedIn posts, DM asks, and a thank-you note. Edit and send. (2026-10-14) - [What Is the Best Day to Launch a Product? What the Data Says](https://launchaf.com/blog/best-day-to-launch-a-product) - Is there a best day to launch a product? What launch-platform timing, competition and audience patterns suggest, and how to pick your day. (2026-10-13) - [Dofollow Backlink Sites List: 20 Free and Paid Options for Startups (2026)](https://launchaf.com/blog/best-dofollow-backlink-sites) - A list of 20 dofollow backlink sites for startups, with free-plan conditions, publisher-reported DR, review times, and trade-offs to check before submitting. (2026-10-09) - [How to Get Your First 100 Backlinks as a New Startup](https://launchaf.com/blog/get-first-100-backlinks) - A practical plan to earn your first 100 backlinks: launch platforms, directories, partnerships, and content, ranked by effort and impact. (2026-10-08) - [Launch Directories Are the New SEO Landing Pages for Startups](https://launchaf.com/blog/launch-directories-seo-landing-pages) - Why a well-written launch directory listing can become a durable, searchable product page—and how founders can make it useful for people and search systems. (2026-10-05) - [How to Launch a Product: The Complete Guide (2026)](https://launchaf.com/blog/how-to-launch-a-product) - Everything founders need to launch a product in 2026: pre-launch, launch day, platforms, backlinks, SEO, and what to do after. Step by step. (2026-10-03) - [15 Best Free Launch Platforms for Indie Founders (2026)](https://launchaf.com/blog/best-free-launch-platforms) - The best free places to launch your product in 2026, compared on backlinks, audience, effort, and what is really free versus paid. (2026-10-02) - [The Complete Guide to GEO: Get Your Startup Cited by AI](https://launchaf.com/blog/geo-guide-for-startups) - Learn generative engine optimization (GEO): how ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews pick sources, and how to get your startup cited. (2026-10-02) - [Your Launch Listing Is a Landing Page for Google and ChatGPT: The Fields Most Founders Leave Empty](https://launchaf.com/blog/launch-listing-fields) - Make every launch listing field work harder for Google, AI search, and customers, from the title-tag tagline to categories, pricing, images, and FAQs. (2026-09-30)