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Text Link Directory: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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A web directory from 2005 with a Software category, free, and reviewed in one to two months

textlinkdirectory.com
Text Link Directory homepage
Eligibility

Who Text Link Directory accepts

You need
A live URL
An email address
You'll be rejected if
Nothing published about who is refused; free inclusion is stated as not guaranteed.
Any website with a category to sit inSoftwareInternet promotion and SEO toolsBusiness sites
What you actually get
A one-line text link with a 250-character description on the Software subcategory page of a general web directory that has been online since 2005, between a scraper, a validation suite and a Mac assistant. The outbound links on category pages carry no rel at all, so the link follows, and that is the whole value: nobody browses a general directory to find a product.

How to submit to Text Link Directory

  1. Pick a subcategory from the tree
    The homepage is a category tree and the Add URL link sits at the top of each subcategory page, so the category is decided by where you click. Computers > Software is the one for a product.
  2. Fill the six fields
    URL, email, title, a 250-character description, keywords, and a read-only category. No account and no captcha.
  3. Choose a link type
    Three radios: free with a 30 to 60 day review, free with a reciprocal link on your index page and a 30 day review, or $5 for a guaranteed top placement within 24 hours.
  4. Submit
    A success page thanks you and says the submission will be reviewed. Nothing is emailed and there is no account or status page.

Text Link Directory requirements

Website URL
Email
Title
Description
250 characters
Keywords
Link type
free, reciprocal or $5
Reciprocal link URLoptional
the page carrying their snippet, reciprocal lane only

Gotchas

The category is fixed by which subcategory page you clicked Add URL from and the form shows it read-only, so a wrong click means going back to the tree and starting the form again.
The free lane is reviewed within 30 to 60 days, inclusion is stated as not guaranteed, and there is no email, account or status page, so a submission that was quietly dropped looks exactly like one still in the queue.
The reciprocal lane checks for their snippet on your index page specifically; the same link anywhere else on the site does not count.

Let your agent submit to Text Link Directory

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the Text Link Directory 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 3 Text Link Directory rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 7 fields this form asks for, 1 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: $5 one time buys the Top websites lane: reviewed within 24 hours, guaranteed inclusion or the money back, placed above every free listing on the category page and never expiring. The plain free lane is reviewed within 30 to 60 days and inclusion is not guaranteed. A second free lane wants their text link on your index page in return and is reviewed within 30 days.
Types it into Text Link Directory 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 Text Link Directory?".
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Text Link Directory FAQ

How long does Text Link Directory approval take?
Text Link Directory's typical time from submission to going live is 1-2 months.
How much does it cost to submit to Text Link Directory?
Text Link Directory has a free submission option plus paid placement ($5 one time buys the Top websites lane: reviewed within 24 hours, guaranteed inclusion or the money back, placed above every free listing on the category page and never expiring. The plain free lane is reviewed within 30 to 60 days and inclusion is not guaranteed. A second free lane wants their text link on your index page in return and is reviewed within 30 days.).
Does Text Link Directory give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on Text Link Directory carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 26.
Does Text Link Directory require a backlink to your site?
No, Text Link Directory does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from Text Link Directory?
Nothing published about who is refused; free inclusion is stated as not guaranteed.