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Notes from the review queue
We read every submission that comes through here. These are the patterns worth writing down — what gets listed, what gets rejected, and what makes a listing work.
How to identify AI wrappers vs real technical infrastructure
A lot of what gets sold as AI infrastructure is a frontend over somebody else's API key. Four checks that tell you which is which: the docs, a ten-request load test, the…
Using AI to automate your directory submission process
Manually submitting your SaaS to 50 directories is painful. Here is how to use AI and automation workflows to scale your SEO efforts without sounding like a spam bot.
Open source alternatives to Zapier: which one actually saves you money?
We look past the feature lists and compare the real-world costs of self-hosting n8n, Activepieces, and Huginn against a standard Zapier subscription for a growing startu…
How to get your SaaS listed in directories that actually send traffic
Most directory submissions are wasted effort. How to tell a useful directory from an SEO farm in ninety seconds, the asset pack to prepare once, and what to do after you…
Self-hosting n8n in production: what actually breaks
The four things that take down a self-hosted n8n instance — the default database, memory on large payloads, unbounded execution history, and backups nobody has ever rest…
n8n vs Make vs Zapier: picking one when you are the whole ops team
An honest comparison for teams without a platform engineer — how the three pricing models actually differ, when self-hosting pays for itself, and the switching cost nobo…
A launch checklist for directory listings that actually convert
Most listings waste their best asset: the one sentence people actually read. Nine things to get right, in the order they matter, based on the submissions we see every we…
Workflow, node, or tool: where your n8n project actually belongs
Most n8n makers do not have a website, and for a long time that meant they could not list anything. Here is how the three listing types differ and which one fits what yo…
What actually gets a tool listed here
Every submission is read by a person. Here is the checklist we use, the three things that get a listing rejected, and why we would rather have 200 good entries than 5,00…
