Grok Bot submits SaaS to 156 directories in five days

Kamil Stanuch @KamilStanuchOriginally posted 2026.10.25

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I gave Grok Bot one job: get my app into +800 startup and SaaS directories. After 5 days: → 156 directories submitted → 22 listings live → 9 verified dofollow backlinks Agencies charge $200+ for exactly this and here's how to do it for $0 using Grok Bot. Why it's worth it: 1) Visibility: some people still browse these lists looking for tools 2) DR: links from real, indexed sites build your authority 3) Dofollow links pass SEO value But here's the catch: There are 800+ directories. Most are junk. Dead sites. Paid listings. Mandatory reciprocal links. Phone verification. Google/GitHub-only signups (very hard). Manually sorting through them is a nightmare. So here's how you to automate the entire process. Step 1: Create a Grok Bot and connect an email inbox (this is for . Step 2: Paste this prompt. Your job is to get [link to your SaaS] listed in as many free startup, SaaS and AI directories as possible, to build visibility and Domain Rating. First, check [link to your SaaS] and write a full submission kit: tagline, short and long descriptions, categories, pricing, logo and screenshots. Save it to your Library and reuse it on every form. Then research GitHub awesome-lists and other articles for startup, SaaS and AI directories. Merge them into one tracker and remove duplicates and dead sites. Unless it's not in a tracker, before opening a browser, check every site with scripts: free or paid, sign-up type, backlink or phone requirements, and whether listings are dofollow and indexed. Keep only free sites with email sign-up, and put dofollow ones first. Submit in batches. Rules: never pay, never add a backlink to them, never give a phone number, never upvote other products. After every submission, check the inbox within 2 minutes and confirm the verification link or code right away. Log every directory as submitted, pending, live, dofollow or not. Finally, set up two routines: every weekday at 9:00, check the inbox for approvals and expiring links. Every Monday, check that each listing is still live, links to [link to your SaaS], and is dofollow. Stay quiet unless something changed. Lessons: → yes, most of these +800 might be irrelevant → 9 good dofollow links beat 100 nofollow ones → don't treat dofollow as the only measure of quality - it's an early result but not proof of an SEO improvement ✌️