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Conditional free route directory

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

Company profiles are for tech companies/employers — claiming or creating a profile requires an employer account; the knowledgebase article describing the process failed to render during research
A second free path exists via the Expert Contributor program (article pitch to [email protected]) — editorial, not a directory listing

A real technology company with hiring presence — Built In profiles companies as employers (jobs, benefits, tech stack), not products
For the contributor path: a solutions-oriented tech story pitch with suggested headline, trend-focused topic (not a company ad — 'we will not accept features that focus on a specific tech or company'), summary, and author credentials
Knowledgebase page is JS-rendered and did not load for automated fetch — the exact claim-profile flow is unverified

For company profile: official company email/domain to claim or create the employer profile, logo, company description, jobs feed
For contributor route: a paragraph pitch — headline, tech trend topic, why readers care, author credentials

Company profile route: create an employer account on builtin.com and claim/create the company profile (process described in knowledgebase article 'How do I create a company profile' — verify in a browser since the KB page didn't render)
Contributor route: email a pitch paragraph to [email protected] per the Expert Contributors page, then work with Built In's editors if greenlit
Company profiles become public company pages on builtin.com; contributor pieces publish as articles under the byline

knowledgebase.builtin.com failed to render (CSS error shell) — don't assume the claim flow works as described without checking in a browser
Built In explicitly rejects pitches that are thinly-veiled company promotion — the contributor path cannot be a product launch
Employer branding on Built In has paid tiers; the free claim may be limited
Batch claims link=nofollow for profile links — plausible, unverified

A public company profile page exists on builtin.com/company/<slug>, or a bylined article is published on builtin.com

Exact self-serve claim flow and whether a free tier exists vs paid employer packages
Whether company profile website links are nofollow
Response time for the [email protected] pitch inbox