SEO Checklist for SaaS Launch
Twelve concrete items, no fluff. Everything here is shippable in under a day each, and together they cover what a new SaaS actually needs indexed, ranked, and linked at launch.
What you get
concrete checklist items across the four steps below — nothing vague
free tools at /tools to run the checks (meta tags, sitemaps, DR, and more)
directories in the free database for the authority items
one-time to have the directory-submission item done for you
How it works
- 1
Technical setup (items 1-3)
1) Unique title and meta description on every page. 2) Submit your sitemap to Google Search Console. 3) Confirm your key pages are indexable — no stray noindex tags or robots.txt blocks.
- 2
On-page basics (items 4-6)
4) One target keyword per page, matched to what searchers actually type. 5) Answer-first copy — the H1 and first paragraph resolve the query. 6) Internal links between every related page, no orphans.
- 3
Authority building (items 7-9)
7) Submit to relevant directories from the free 1,011+ database (or let us do 100+ by hand from $99). 8) List on the launch leaderboard at /launch for a free dofollow backlink. 9) Pitch comparison and alternative-to pages in your category.
- 4
Measure and maintain (items 10-12)
10) Baseline your Domain Rating with the free checker. 11) Track referring domains monthly, watching direction not day-to-day noise. 12) Keep a steady post-launch pace — a few new links and pages per month beats a launch-week burst then silence.
Pricing
One-time, per project. No monthly retainer.
Starter
Submission to 100+ directories
- Submission to 100+ directories
- Handpicked, relevant listings
- Detailed submission report
- Email support
Pro
Submission to 200+ directories
- Submission to 200+ directories
- Everything in Starter
- Priority email support
- 15% discount on paid listings
Elite
Submission to 300+ directories
- Submission to 300+ directories
- Everything in Pro
- Priority email support
- 27% discount on paid listings
“Day 1 — no backlinks. Day 30 — 400 backlinks. Amazing tool, got 3 customers. Made back what I paid for and then some.”
Vikram Kumar — Associate Software Engineer, TechScale Solutions
Frequently asked questions
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