Text Link Directory

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 submission is reviewed in 30-60 days
Free + reciprocal link to textlinkdirectory.com is reviewed within 30 days; their robot checks for the link
'Top Websites' paid option: $5 one-time, review within 24h, link placed at top of category page above free and reciprocal listings

Pick the most specific category/sub-category — many rejections are for wrong category
Not accepted: sites with illegal content, redirects to another URL, under-construction sites, mirror sites with identical content, and sites that are mostly affiliate links
Title: must be the company/site name, max 55 characters including spaces
Description: minimum 150 and max 300 characters, no superlatives ('best', 'great'), no '#1' or '$' signs, no promotional advertising copy

Homepage URL (no redirect)
Title ≤55 chars — the company/website name
Description 150-300 chars, factual and non-promotional
Best-fit category (the 'Add URL' link lives inside each category page)
If going reciprocal: a link 'Text Link Directory' → https://www.textlinkdirectory.com/ no more than one click from your homepage

Browse https://www.textlinkdirectory.com/ to the most specific category/sub-category
Click the 'Add URL' link on that category page
Choose submission type: Free / Free+Reciprocal / Top Websites ($5)
Enter URL, title (≤55 chars), and description (150-300 chars, no promo language)
If reciprocal: place the return link — their robot verifies it
Wait: 30-60 days free, ~30 days reciprocal, ~24h paid

Human-edited with strict copy rules — promotional descriptions are rejected; keep it factual
The submit entry point is per-category, not a global form — submitting from the wrong category is a stated rejection reason
Sites heavy on affiliate links are explicitly banned — an affiliate-heavy landing page will fail
Reciprocal link must stay live; the robot re-checks
Copyright footer says 2005-2011 — the guidelines page is old; verify the queue is still processed before investing effort

The site appears as a link entry on its category page (and at top-of-category for paid 'Top Websites')

Whether the directory still actively reviews (guidelines page is dated; homepage content unchanged since ~2011)
Whether listing links are dofollow (catalog note says follow; unconfirmed)
Payment mechanism for the $5 tier