The AgentLaunch journal
Field notes on product design, reliable automation, and the craft of shipping.
Oct 4, 2026
How to track directory submissions: the columns to keep, a status flow, real review times from 65 directories (63% promise 48 hours or less), why the dofollow column needs re-checking, and a 20-minute weekly routine.
Oct 4, 2026
How to measure directory and launch referral traffic: a UTM scheme, which directories already tag your link (and which reject UTMs, like Product Hunt), GA4 steps, capturing the source at sign-up, and a five-row monthly report.
Oct 4, 2026
Product Hunt taglines max out at 60 characters. A formula, before-and-after rewrites, and what 30 days of leaderboard data shows: winners average 49 characters, and over half mention AI. Ten real #1 taglines included.
Oct 4, 2026
How to write an AI tool directory listing field by field, plus what the 12 biggest AI directories charge (7 of 12 are paid; the median one-time price is about $30), which we'd pay for, and the mistakes that bury AI listings.
Oct 4, 2026
A product launch readiness checklist as a go/no-go scorecard: ten areas scored 0–2, the four that must pass, common zeros and their fastest fixes, what launching with a zero costs, and a copyable scorecard.
Oct 4, 2026
SourceForge has two free routes: hosting an open-source project, or a Business Software listing. Which one is yours, every field on the business form, what happens after, and what we found about its links.
Oct 4, 2026
A software product launch checklist with 'done when' criteria for product, message and launch, a specs cheat sheet for Product Hunt and directories, launch-day benchmarks from 30 days of leaderboards, and a printable version.
Oct 4, 2026
How to launch a SaaS product in 30 days: positioning, supporters, a launch kit, launching in waves, and October 2026 data on 11 launch platforms (what it took to place, and whether links were really followed), plus the first 90 days.
Sep 26, 2026
Where to submit your AI tool, using traffic data on 152 AI directories: which ones get visitors, which are free, what paid listings cost, and which give dofollow links.
Sep 26, 2026
The biggest sites like Product Hunt, ranked by monthly traffic: what each costs, what free launches really include, and how to use them around your main launch.
Sep 26, 2026
The 30 startup directories with more than 100,000 visits a month, by type: launch platforms, startup databases, review sites and alternatives. Traffic, DR, cost and link type for each.
Sep 26, 2026
What a TAAFT listing costs, what each plan gets you, how to submit step by step, and how it fits into the rest of your AI tool launch.