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After adding his app to alternativeto.net39, people would find the software after
researching alternatives to other help desk tools. He started getting a few free
signups a day and has had many more paying customers come from the free
listing.

In every industry there are a range of sites that list businesses in different ways.
Some examples could be:

If you were a web designer, you could submit your nice designs to CSS
directories.
If you are a startup, you could submit your idea to startup sites like
Betali.st40 and KillerStartups.com41.
Any kind of product or service with a nice landing page I would submit to
producthunt.com42, a booming product listing site.
If you created an app, you could submit it to Appvita.com43 or Cloudli.st44.
If you have some kind of certified skill, there might be a central site that
lists people with your skill or qualification.
If you have a software app that integrates with other apps, you can apply to
be in their integration directory. This is often cited by software product
owners as a great way to get in front of qualified buyers, and I also used
this to get a handful of paying customers early on with Informly.

Usually, Googling will reveal a whole bunch of potential sites in any industry.
You’d be amazed at the amount of traffic some of these sites get. If you can get
some good traction, you will get a lot of visitors and maybe some email opt-ins
or customers.

7 - Webinars

John Dumas started daily podcasting at entrepreneuronfire.com45 in September
2012. I spoke with him in December after he’d recorded 115 episodes with
entrepreneurs. At that stage he was getting 100,000 monthly downloads but he
wasn’t making much money. In the 18 month since then, John has made over 1.3