Launch catalog / Playbook
DodoDirectory
Conditional free route directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free Listing requires a backlink to dododirectory.com; the badge must stay on your site permanently — 'removal = instant delisting'.
- Free queue: reviewed and listed within 2 weeks; ~3,000-character listing; no AI-written SEO description; no support.
Requirements
- Any website/business — a general business directory (359+ listed; categories from SaaS/AI to Local Business).
- Content restrictions at checkout: no crypto, adult, gambling, or illegal content (processed by Polar).
- Every plan includes a permanent dofollow backlink and a dedicated review page.
Prepare before opening the form
- Website name, URL, description, category.
- Badge/backlink to dododirectory.com placed permanently for the free tier.
- Plan choice: Free $0 / Premium $9.99 one-time (instant approval, 3 dofollow, AI-written ~6000-char listing) / Review Article $49.99 (10k-char AI review blog post) / Press Coverage $299 (third-party CoveragePush).
Workflow
- Go to https://dododirectory.com/submit ('Submit your Website').
- Pick Free or a paid tier on /pricing.
- Free: install the badge, submit, wait up to 2 weeks.
- Premium: instant approval and listing — skips the 14-day wait.
Watch for
- Harshest badge enforcement seen: permanent badge required, 'removal = instant delisting' for free listings.
- Free listings explicitly get no AI-written description — your ~3000-char copy is all you get.
- 'AI-powered review' language means listing copy may be machine-generated on paid tiers.
- The $299 press-coverage block is a third-party service (CoveragePush) embedded as an upsell — not needed for the listing.
- Prohibited-content list comes from the payment processor (Polar) — crypto/adult/gambling rejected.
What counts as live
A dedicated listing/review page at dododirectory.com/item/<slug> linked from category pages.
Not verified
- Whether account registration is required to submit.
- Exact submit form fields.
- How 'instant approval' interacts with content moderation on paid tiers.