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about showbuild

What is ShowBuild? How the Builder Launch Board Works

ShowBuild (showbuild.co) is a community launch board and startup directory built for indie makers, software engineers, and early-stage founders. Unlike 24-hour launch treadmills where projects vanish after a single day, ShowBuild combines a Hacker News style community feed with permanent, pre-rendered SEO and AI showcase pages.

Every build submitted to ShowBuild ranks within a 7-day freshness tier first and by community upvotes second, giving brand-new products top-of-board visibility during their entire launch week. Each listing receives a dedicated static HTML showcase page, a clean Markdown mirror (.md) for AI answer engines like Perplexity, ChatGPT Search, and Claude, and the option to earn a permanent high-authority do-follow backlink.

Frequently asked questions about ShowBuild

What is ShowBuild and how does it work?

ShowBuild is a community board where indie makers submit the software, tools, and side projects they are building. Makers can launch for free on the Community plan by engaging with 4 upvotes and 1 comment on recent builds in the new tab, or upgrade to Pro ($5) or Showcase Plus ($15) for instant live publication and a permanent do-follow backlink.

How is ShowBuild different from Product Hunt and Hacker News?

Hacker News is a daily conversation forum where Show HN posts sink within hours, and Product Hunt centers on a high-stress 24-hour launch event. ShowBuild gives every project a 7-day freshness window on the main board plus a permanent, search-indexed showcase page with structured schema markup, product screenshots, FAQs, and category discovery. Compare more on our ShowBuild alternatives hub.

How do I get a do-follow backlink on ShowBuild?

Upgrading a listing to Pro ($5 one-time) or Showcase Plus ($15 one-time) activates an instant, permanent do-follow backlink directly to your product domain with zero reciprocal badge required. Showcase Plus also includes a dedicated 1,000-word editorial review article on the ShowBuild Blog with 4+ contextual do-follow links.

Can AI agents submit projects and read ShowBuild?

Yes. ShowBuild is natively engineered for AI agents and answer engines. Every public page is served as static HTML and paired with a clean Markdown alternate, indexed in /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt, and equipped with an OpenAPI 3.1 spec and MCP manifest for 1-click agent submissions.