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Launch Directories Are a Grift That Sells Nothing to People Who Have Nothing

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I paid BetaList $39 to list my new side project. Within hours, five other launch directories had emailed me to ask for more money. Congratulations to me, I had been discovered. Why BetaList I wanted a quick way to boost the search ranking of my new side project, QRpage . A launch directory gets you…

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  1. 2026-10-16 20:43 · DEV Community — AI
    Launch Directories Are a Grift That Sells Nothing to People Who Have Nothing

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