Guides
Practical, sourced write-ups for the jobs around a launch: getting your site ready, getting it found in search, and deciding where your links should come from.
- 6 min readHow to launch your product: a checklistA practical launch checklist for indie makers: what to fix on your site before launch, what to do on launch day, and how to follow up in the week after.
- 7 min readHow to get your site indexed by Google and BingSet up Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools, submit a sitemap, fix robots.txt, noindex and canonical mistakes, use IndexNow, and check whether your pages are indexed.
- 6 min readWhich launch directories are still worth it after DR4Ahrefs' DR4 cut the scores of many launch directories. How to judge a directory on what matters: real traffic, search visibility, the link it gives you and what it asks in return.
- 5 min readWhat Ahrefs DR4 means for makersAhrefs is changing how Domain Rating is calculated. What DR4 changes, what DR is and isn't, why your score may move, and what to do about it.