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Submit to Launching Next

A long-running site that publishes a handful of new startups each day with a short write-up. Readers are startup enthusiasts, founders and people looking for business ideas. Accepted submissions get a profile page and an email when published.

Launching Next at a glance

Pricing
Free + paid options
Submitting is free; a $99 upgrade gets your startup considered for publication within 1 business day.
Link type
Nofollow
Listing https://www.launchingnext.com/s/getpaidly/152685/ 'Visit Website' link has rel="nofollow" (checked 2026-09-23)
Review
Manual review
Link back required
No
Account required
No
Domain Rating
DR54
Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
Tranco rank
#986,546
Research top-sites ranking. Lower is more popular.
Who browses it
Startup enthusiasts, founders and idea hunters
Last checked

How to submit to Launching Next

  1. Open the Launching Next submission page

    This is the page makers use to add a product.

  2. Have your assets ready

    Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.

  3. Fill in the form carefully

    Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse Launching Next (Startup enthusiasts, founders and idea hunters), not for search engines.

  4. Wait for review

    A person reviews submissions, so it can take a while. Once it’s live, check the link on your listing points to the right page.

Tips for Launching Next

  • Submissions are reviewed daily and you only get an email if you're published, so don't expect a rejection notice.
  • The form asks about your planned marketing spend and your own details; these aren't published.
  • Use the $99 upgrade only if timing matters; the free route still gets reviewed.

From Launching Next’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.

What to prepare

The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for startup directories.

  • Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
  • A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
  • Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
  • 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
  • The exact page you want the link to point to
  • Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
  • Your stage (idea, beta, launched) and the year you started
  • Founder names and a short founder story (2–3 sentences)
  • Funding status, only if you share it publicly
  • A launch or beta date if you are not live yet

Is Launching Next worth it?

Good for discovery, not link equity

Links from Launching Next listings carry rel="nofollow", so they pass little or no ranking value. Submit if its audience matches yours: the value is visitors and being findable where people browse.

  • Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 54 (strong). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
  • Tranco rank #986,546: a smaller site, near the end of the top 1 million.
  • A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
  • There’s a free option. Start free and only pay for upgrades if the traffic justifies it.

This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.

Questions about Launching Next

Is Launching Next free?

There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Submitting is free; a $99 upgrade gets your startup considered for publication within 1 business day. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.

Does Launching Next give a dofollow link?

No. Listing links on Launching Next are nofollow, so they pass little ranking value. They can still send visitors. Evidence: Listing https://www.launchingnext.com/s/getpaidly/152685/ 'Visit Website' link has rel="nofollow" (checked 2026-09-23).

How do I submit to Launching Next?

Submit at https://www.launchingnext.com/submit/. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: Submissions are reviewed daily and you only get an email if you're published, so don't expect a rejection notice.

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Sources

The pages we opened on Sep 23, 2026 to write this page.