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Guides

What we have learned, written down.

Launching a product, choosing software, and telling a real review from a bought one. Most of these come out of our own data: 0 tested products, 31 categories with published rubrics, dated pricing captures, and every launch that has run on the board.

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Clusters

Why we publish the plan, not just the posts

A guide that names real software needs real testing behind it, and we will not publish one before that exists. So the list below shows what is written, what we can write today from data we already hold, and what is waiting on the bench. If something you need is in the last group, its maker can book a Crash Test, and the report publishes whatever it finds.

The plan

Twelve clusters, by what the reader is trying to do

Grouped by search intent rather than by topic, because two posts about the same tool can serve completely different questions.
01

Launch Platforms

People looking for somewhere to launch a product. The highest intent traffic there is for us: they are looking for a site like this one.

Highest intent
  • Best Product Hunt Alternatives to Launch Your StartupFrom our data
  • Where to Launch a SaaS Product: 30 Launch Platforms RankedTo write
  • Product Hunt vs LaunchBuff vs Launch500: Which Launch Platform Is Worth It?To write

7 more planned in this cluster. 0 written so far.

02

Launch Guides

Founders preparing to launch. They arrive before they need us and remember us when they do.

Highest intent
  • The Complete SaaS Launch Checklist: 60 Steps Before, During and After Launch DayTo write
  • How to Get Your First 100 Users Without an AudienceTo write
  • How to Write a Launch Post That Gets UpvotesFrom our data

7 more planned in this cluster. 0 written so far.

03

Reviews And Trust

People checking whether a tool, or a review site, is legitimate. Our strongest ground.

Highest intent
  • How to Tell If Software Reviews Are FakeWritten
  • G2 vs Capterra vs TrustRadius vs Launch500: Which Reviews Can You Trust?To write
  • Why a 4.6-Star Rating Beats a 5.0: The Psychology of Online ReviewsFrom our data

5 more planned in this cluster. 1 written so far.

04

Tournament

Our unique angle. Nobody else can write these because nobody else runs the Cup.

Highest intent
  • Launch League: Results, Winners and Standings This SeasonFrom our data
  • This Fortnight's Launch Winners: 16 Tools Worth TryingFrom our data
  • The Best New AI Tools Launched This Month, Community VotedFrom our data

4 more planned in this cluster. 0 written so far.

05

Best Tools

High-volume discovery traffic. Only honest once the category has a rubric and real tests behind it.

  • Best CRM for StartupsNeeds tests first
  • Best Project Management Tools for Small TeamsNeeds tests first
  • Best AI Tools for Founders: The Full StackNeeds tests first

9 more planned in this cluster. 0 written so far.

06

Founder Stacks

A gap the big review sites do not cover, and one our pricing receipts can answer properly.

  • The Ideal Tech Stack for a Pre-Seed Startup Under 200 a MonthFrom our data
  • What Tools Do Bootstrapped Founders Actually Use?From our data
  • The Solo Founder Stack: Run a Company With 10 ToolsFrom our data

5 more planned in this cluster. 0 written so far.

07

Head To Head

People close to buying. Each one needs both products actually tested.

  • Notion vs Coda: Which Is Better for Startups?Needs tests first
  • Linear vs Jira for Small Engineering TeamsNeeds tests first
  • HubSpot vs Pipedrive vs Attio: Best CRM for FoundersNeeds tests first

7 more planned in this cluster. 0 written so far.

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Alternatives

People switching tools. Needs real switching reasons, which only reviews produce.

  • Best Notion AlternativesNeeds tests first
  • Cheaper Alternatives to Salesforce for Small TeamsNeeds tests first
  • Best Jira Alternatives for StartupsNeeds tests first

4 more planned in this cluster. 0 written so far.

10

Original Research

Earns links, press and AI citations. Nobody can copy these because they are our data.

Highest intent
  • The State of Indie SaaS LaunchesFrom our data
  • SaaS Pricing Index: How Much Tools Cost Per SeatFrom our data
  • What Makes a Winning Launch? Analysis of 1,000 LaunchesFrom our data

2 more planned in this cluster. 0 written so far.

11

Getting Listed

Founders looking for exposure. Converts directly into listings.

Highest intent
  • How to Get Your Startup Listed on Review Sites for FreeFrom our data
  • Free Backlinks for New SaaS: Legitimate Places to List Your ProductTo write
  • How to Get Your SaaS Recommended by ChatGPT and PerplexityTo write

2 more planned in this cluster. 0 written so far.

12

Founder Education

Top of funnel. Builds the audience that later votes and reviews.

  • How to Validate a SaaS Idea in a WeekendTo write
  • How to Price Your SaaS Product: A Founder's FrameworkFrom our data
  • How to Write a Landing Page That ConvertsFrom our data

3 more planned in this cluster. 0 written so far.

Start here instead

If you want the evidence rather than the writing

Every crash test

What we found when we actually used it, including what broke.

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Every category

The scenarios we test, published before anything is tested against them.

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Pricing receipts

Dated captures of each vendor's own page, and what changed since.

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