Launch guides & long reads.

Guides for makers

• Launch playbook · 9 min read

  The Product Launch Checklist for Indie Makers (2026)

  A practical, step-by-step product launch checklist for indie makers and SaaS founders: what to prepare, where to launch, and what to do after launch day.

• Growth · 8 min read

  How to Get Your First 100 Users for a SaaS (Without an Audience)

  No followers, no budget? Seven practical ways to get your first 100 SaaS users: personal outreach, communities, launch platforms, directories and content.

• Distribution · 8 min read

  Startup Directories: Which Ones to Submit To (and How to Do It Right)

  Are startup directories worth it? What directory submissions really do for traffic and SEO, how to pick the right ones, and a checklist for listings that work.

• SEO · 8 min read

  How to Increase Domain Rating for a New Website (An Honest Guide)

  What Domain Rating (DR) is, why new sites start at 0, and the realistic, white-hat ways to grow it: launches, directories, content and digital PR.

• Launch copy · 7 min read

  How to Write a Product Tagline and Launch Description That Gets Clicks

  Formulas, examples and a checklist for writing a product tagline and launch description that makes people click, try and upvote your product.