Launch catalog / Playbook
BuiltByMe
Conditional free route launch-board
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free plan is limited to 5 submission slots per week — queue applies when full
- Free listings get a NoFollow link only; DoFollow requires the $9 Launch plan
- Free launches still get a permanent listing and compete in the weekly leaderboard
Requirements
- Indie-built product — 'a home for those who build on their own'
- Products compete in a weekly upvote leaderboard; #1 wins a newsletter feature + X shoutout
- Paid tiers: Launch $9/launch (instant, dofollow, free review blog post), Sponsor $19/30 days sidebar
Prepare before opening the form
- Product name, URL, tagline/description, and category (AI tools, SaaS, dev tools, productivity, marketing, design, analytics)
- Account registration (Sign In link present)
- Decide free vs $9 Launch — free still enters the weekly competition
- If timing matters, check whether the week's 5 free slots are taken
Workflow
- Open https://builtbyme.io/submit?plan=free (or /submit and pick a plan)
- Create/sign in to an account and fill in product details
- Free plan waits for a weekly slot; Launch $9 publishes instantly
- Product appears in Current Rankings for the week and accrues community upvotes
- Weekly #1 gets the newsletter feature and X shoutout regardless of plan
Watch for
- Free-plan links are NoFollow — limited SEO value; dofollow is the $9 paid tier's main selling point
- Free slots cap at 5/week — submit early in the week (competition week runs Mon–Sun, e.g. Sep 21–27)
- Directory Boost ($49-$119 'guaranteed DR') is a separate paid submission service, not needed for a listing
- Low overall scale (~18k visits YTD per its own Umami stats) — treat as a community/competition play, not a traffic source
What counts as live
The product has a public /products/<slug> page on builtbyme.io and appears in the current week rankings or all-time listings
Not verified
- Exact fields on the submit form (not fetched; behind sign-in)
- Whether free submissions are manually reviewed before appearing
- How ties/upvote fraud are handled on the weekly leaderboard