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ShowMySites: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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A 4,500-site launch directory whose free link stays followed only while a reciprocal link to them is live on your site.

showmysites.com
ShowMySites homepage
Eligibility

Who ShowMySites accepts

You need
An account at /accounts/signup/
A link to ShowMySites or their badge on your site, for the free tier's followed link
A live site with a name and description
You'll be rejected if
A site you cannot add a reciprocal link to, if the followed link is the point: without one the listing stays nofollow
SaaS productsIndie productsAI toolsWeb appsMarketplacesBlogs
What you actually get
A page per project in a directory of 4,559 listed sites, plus a slot in their launch feed and a leaderboard. Each account can list unlimited sites. On the free tier the outbound link is followed only for as long as they can detect your reciprocal link or badge; without one, the listing still exists and the link is nofollow.

How to submit to ShowMySites

  1. Sign up
    /accounts/signup/ creates the account. Listings are attached to it and there is no cap on how many you add.
  2. Add the site
    One submission puts the project in the directory, in the launched-projects feed and on the leaderboard at the same time.
  3. Put their link or badge up
    The free tier's terms are stated on the pricing page: link to ShowMySites or embed their badge, and their outbound link to you becomes followed once they detect it. Without it, it stays nofollow.
  4. Wait for the check
    The dofollow flips when they verify the reciprocal link, not when the listing is created.

ShowMySites requirements

An account on the site
A live site URL, name and description
A link to ShowMySites or their badge on your site, for the free tier
A screenshot for the directory cardoptional

Gotchas

The free tier's followed link is conditional and ongoing: it is followed while they can detect your reciprocal link or badge, and nofollow otherwise. That is not a one-time check, it is a standing condition on the link you came for.
One submission produces three placements at once: the directory entry, the launched-projects feed and the leaderboard. The same tagline runs in all three, so copy written for a directory row is also your launch line.

Let your agent submit to ShowMySites

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the ShowMySites playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.

What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 4 ShowMySites rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 4 fields this form asks for, 1 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Warns you that ShowMySites looks for its badge on your site, so it has to be live before you submit rather than after.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: premium is $10 once, per account rather than per site and not a subscription, and it removes the reciprocal-link requirement for everything you list. Payment goes through Paddle.
Types it into ShowMySites in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to ShowMySites?".
Connect your agentHow this worksTools and endpointsWorks with Claude Code, Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and Hermes.

ShowMySites FAQ

How long does ShowMySites approval take?
ShowMySites's typical time from submission to going live is same day.
How much does it cost to submit to ShowMySites?
ShowMySites has a free submission option plus paid placement (Premium is $10 once, per account rather than per site and not a subscription, and it removes the reciprocal-link requirement for everything you list. Payment goes through Paddle.).
Does ShowMySites give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on ShowMySites carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 70.
Does ShowMySites require a backlink to your site?
Yes, ShowMySites expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from ShowMySites?
A site you cannot add a reciprocal link to, if the followed link is the point: without one the listing stays nofollow.