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Submit to Web Designer News

A curated news site for web designers and developers that collects articles on design, UX, web development and resources. Its readers are working designers and front-end developers. You submit an article, not a homepage, and accepted stories get a permanent link.

Web Designer News at a glance

Pricing
Free + paid options
Free submission (about 10–14 days, not all accepted); Express Submission $17 (guaranteed listing, lifetime link, refund if rejected).
Link type
Dofollow
Homepage story entries link out (e.g. snippeteditor.com, speckyboy.com) with no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23)
Review
Manual review
Link back required
No
Account required
No
Domain Rating
DR59
Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
Tranco rank
Not ranked
No Tranco rank on record for this site.
Who browses it
Web designers, UX designers and front-end developers
Last checked

How to submit to Web Designer News

  1. Open the Web Designer News 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 Web Designer News (Web designers, UX designers and front-end developers), 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 Web Designer News

  • Homepage URLs are rejected, so write a useful article or resource page about your tool and submit that.
  • Spammy affiliate links are not accepted.
  • The $17 express option guarantees a listing or refunds you within 24 hours.

From Web Designer News’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.

What to prepare

The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for newsletters that feature tools.

  • 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
  • A two-sentence pitch written for that newsletter’s readers, not a press release
  • One concrete detail an editor can quote: a feature, a number from your own product or a use case
  • A short link to the exact page you want readers to land on
  • A budget and date range, if you’re considering a sponsored slot

Is Web Designer News worth it?

Good for your SEO foundation

Web Designer News reviews listings by hand and the listing link we inspected was followed. That combination is what makes a directory link worth having for a new site.

  • Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 59 (strong). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
  • No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
  • 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 Web Designer News

Is Web Designer News free?

There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Free submission (about 10–14 days, not all accepted); Express Submission $17 (guaranteed listing, lifetime link, refund if rejected). We checked on Sep 23, 2026.

Does Web Designer News give a dofollow link?

Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: Homepage story entries link out (e.g. snippeteditor.com, speckyboy.com) with no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23).

How do I submit to Web Designer News?

Submit at https://webdesignernews.com/submit-story/. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: Homepage URLs are rejected, so write a useful article or resource page about your tool and submit that.

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Sources

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