Is BusinessHunt worth it?
Worth a free business page for most startups. The rendered pages checked link to the product with rel="noopener noreferrer" and no nofollow. The Launchpad adds a daily ranking where the top three earn spotlight badges. Paid promotion is expensive: $150 for 30 days on the homepage or $200 per newsletter issue, so test the free page first. The launch event price is shown only after login and was not verified.
Who should submit to BusinessHunt?
Suits SaaS founders, AI startups and small B2B products that want a free profile page and some exposure to founders. The site says its audience is mostly founders, indie hackers and tech professionals. It is less suited to developer libraries or open source projects, and the catalog also includes local businesses and consumer sites.
What you need before you submit
- An account created by sign up or login
- Product name, tagline, website, location and description
- An industry from the site's list
How to submit to BusinessHunt
- Sign up or log in on businesshunt.co
- Open Submit startup at /businesses/add
- Fill in product info and save to create the business page
- Optionally schedule a Launchpad launch
- Share the page to collect upvotes
BusinessHunt: pros and cons
Pros
- Free business page with a dofollow link
- Daily Launchpad with spotlight badges for the top three
- Newsletter reach, by the site's own figures
- No badge required
Cons
- Pages render with JavaScript, links appear only after the page loads
- Paid promotion is costly
- Launch pricing not shown publicly
- Mixed catalog with local businesses and unrelated sites
Tips for BusinessHunt
- Write a specific tagline and description, they are the main content of the page
- Pick the industry carefully, it drives where the page appears
- Launch on a day you can bring your own voters
- Skip paid promotion until the free page shows some referral traffic
Questions about BusinessHunt
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