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Maya
launchkit.dev
Your founder tools list fits our resource page. Want to trade useful mentions?
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Noah
opsboard.io
Yes. I can add LaunchKit to our SaaS stack roundup with context.
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launchkit.dev
Perfect. I will review your onboarding guide for our directory.
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Why it works
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How it works
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Submit your site
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Premium members browse eligible publishers. Pick a site where your content fits, explain the match, and send the request from a manually approved site.
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Publish the placement
Once both sides agree, publish the content and mark it live. The collaboration stays tied to a real page.
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Indie Chains is not an open list of sites. Each project needs a real operator, a reviewable page, and a reason another founder would want the placement.
Comparing tools or networks? Read the link building software guide for a founder-focused way to evaluate workflows before joining. If you run a SaaS startup, use the startup link building playbook to turn audience fit into a useful request. For the product-specific category, review the curated platform overview.
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Requests need a clear reason to exist on the target page, resource, review, or mention.
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Tenta
Builder and support at Indie Chains
Hey, I'm Tenta.
I wanted a better way to earn relevant links.
I kept seeing the same frustrating loop: useful products needed relevant mentions, but finding the right site meant spreadsheets, cold DMs, and messages that felt like spam.
The alternatives were not much better. Lists gave me domains without people or context. Link marketplaces made the placement the product, even when the connection between two sites made no sense.
I wanted a smaller, more deliberate place: real builders, reviewed sites, and enough context to start a useful conversation. So I built Indie Chains.
Here, you can see who runs a site, explain why a mention fits, and let both sides decide what is genuinely useful for their readers. No bulk outreach. No anonymous deal desk.
I'm still the person behind the product and support. If something feels unclear or a collaboration goes wrong, you are not sending a ticket into a void.
Indie Chains is for founders who would rather build a few relationships that make sense than chase hundreds of random backlinks.
See how the network worksInside the network
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Read practical stories about indie SaaS, AI tools, founder resources, newsletters, and the people building them. Every Showcase offers a closer look at a real product and the problem it helps solve.
FAQ
Short answers about pricing, review, site quality, and how requests work.
What do I get with membership?
Subscription access to Indie Chains software, plus one guaranteed article published on Indie Chains and one on Tenta's personal page. Approved members can discover relevant sites, send contextual collaboration requests, use messaging, and benefit from ongoing moderation.
Will my entry price stay locked?
Yes. Your public entry price stays locked while that subscription remains active. If you cancel and later rejoin, the then-current public price applies.
Can anyone join the network?
Anyone can create an account and publish sites free with the verified Indie Chains banner. Premium access and a manually approved site are required to browse the private network and send requests.
What makes this different from spammy link exchanges?
Indie Chains is built around approved sites, relevant opportunities, and founder-to-founder requests instead of bulk outreach or generic placements.
Is a higher DR guaranteed?
No. Domain Rating is not guaranteed. Ahrefs considers many signals, and outcomes depend on who you collaborate with, the quality and relevance of the content, the pages involved, existing link profiles, and other factors outside Indie Chains' control.
Do I need an approved site to send requests?
Yes. Paid access lets you enter the network, but sending requests requires at least one approved site so every request has a real project behind it.
What can a free publisher do?
Free publishers can list unlimited compliant sites, receive requests, accept or reject them, message the requester, propose a return placement, publish, and confirm. They cannot browse the private network, start requests, or earn request credits.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. If you cancel, your paid network access ends according to the subscription status, and you can rejoin later at the then-current public price.
What kind of sites are a good fit?
Indie SaaS products, useful directories, blogs, newsletters, tools, and resource pages with real audiences and clear editorial quality.
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