Newsletter · October 25, 2026
LaunchIt just hit DR 61
Hey,
Big one today: LaunchIt just hit Domain Rating 61.
At the start of August we were at DR 26. Here's the whole climb:
26 → 38 → 47 → 50 → 53 → 57 → 61
All of that in under three months.
Domain Rating is Ahrefs' score for how strong a website is, based on the sites that link to it. We didn't buy our way here. It came from:
- listings on directories;
- free tools people actually use;
- guides other sites cite;
- most of all, you: every founder who launched, shared their listing or mentioned us.
Thank you. Seriously.
What it means for you
Every product on LaunchIt has a permanent page on a DR 61 domain. If you've already launched, there's nothing to do: your page is part of that, and it got stronger along with the rest of the site.
And people are reading those pages: 487 products have launched so far, and their listings have been viewed more than 309,000 times.
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Launch for free, or go Premium for $14.99. Premium gets you a launch as soon as tomorrow, a full day on the homepage, a spot in this newsletter and a second listing on DirPilot, our partner directory.
Next stop: DR 70. 🚀
Brian LaunchIt
P.S. Curious where your own site stands? Our free website audit shows your DR, the fixes worth making and where your product is listed: launchit.fast/seo-tools/website-audit
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