# Questions > How ProductsFarm works: launching for free, launch weeks, votes and ranking, do-follow links, sponsor spots and directory submissions. Canonical: https://productsfarm.com/faq ## Launching ### What is ProductsFarm? ProductsFarm is a weekly launch platform for new products. Makers launch for free, signed-in people upvote all week, and every product keeps a permanent page that search engines and AI assistants can read. ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#what-is)) ### Is launching free? Yes. Launching on ProductsFarm is free. Premium costs $10 once and adds a highlighted listing and a do-follow link after a check of the site; it never changes rank. [Launch a product](https://productsfarm.com/submit). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#is-it-free)) ### How do I launch a product? Paste your website on the submit page and ProductsFarm drafts the launch page from it. Edit it, sign in, upvote one launch on this week's board and pick a launch week up to 21 weeks ahead. [Launch a product](https://productsfarm.com/submit). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#how-to-launch)) ### When does a launch week run? A launch week runs Monday 00:00 to Sunday 23:59 UTC. Each week has 25 free spots and 10 premium spots, counted separately. [Upcoming launches](https://productsfarm.com/upcoming). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#launch-week)) ### Can I launch the same product again? Yes. An approved product can relaunch 4 weeks after its last launch week, from the maker's dashboard, with an optional note on what's new. ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#relaunch)) ## Votes and ranking ### Who can upvote a product? Anyone with an account, after opening the product's website from the site. Makers can't upvote their own products. ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#who-can-vote)) ### Are all votes worth the same? No. A vote counts 0 from an account made during the launch week, 0.5 from an account under 7 days old, and 1 after that. [Ranking rules](https://productsfarm.com/rules). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#vote-weights)) ### Why are vote counts hidden at the start of a week? For the first 24 hours of each week, counts are hidden and the board is shuffled, so early votes don't snowball. Then counts show and the board is ranked by score. ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#hidden-counts)) ### What do the winners get? The top 3 of each week and of each month win awards, shown on their product pages and on the week's board. Paying never changes rank. [Every launch week](https://productsfarm.com/weeks). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#awards)) ## Links ### Do listings get a dofollow link? Premium listings get a do-follow link for good, after a check of the site. A free listing gets one during its launch week once its maker has upvoted 3 products on the board; other free links are nofollow. [Ranking rules](https://productsfarm.com/rules#links). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#dofollow)) ### How do sponsor spots work? 2 sponsor spots sit beside the weekly board and on product pages, $20 a week or $80 for 4 weeks, booked with no account. Sponsor links are marked sponsored and never change rank. ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#sponsors)) ## Directory submissions ### Can ProductsFarm submit my product to other directories? Yes. ProductsFarm submits a product by hand to product directories and launch sites, best Domain Rating first, within 3 to 7 days: 30 directories for $49, 60 for $99 or 100 for $199, one time. No launch here is needed. [Submit to directories](https://productsfarm.com/submit-to-directories). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#directory-service)) ## Numbers from our data ### How many product directories are free to list on? Of the 133 product directories and launch sites ProductsFarm tracks, 121 (91%) let you list a product for free, as of October 30, 2026. [Product directory statistics 2026: 133 directories and launch sites analyzed](https://productsfarm.com/research/product-directories). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#how-many-free-directories)) ### How many product directories give a dofollow link? Of the 133 product directories and launch sites ProductsFarm tracks, 52 (39%) give every listing a dofollow link, and 23 (17%) more give one on conditions such as their badge on your site. The link type of 51 isn't confirmed yet. [Product directory statistics 2026: 133 directories and launch sites analyzed](https://productsfarm.com/research/product-directories). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#how-many-dofollow-directories)) ### What Domain Rating do product directories have? The median Ahrefs DR is 67 across the 133 product directories and launch sites ProductsFarm tracks, and 57 of 133 (43%) are DR 70 or higher. [Product directory statistics 2026: 133 directories and launch sites analyzed](https://productsfarm.com/research/product-directories). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#typical-directory-dr)) ### What framework do new indie products use most? Next.js: 86 of 151 products launched on ProductsFarm with a detected tech stack (57%) use it. [Indie launch statistics 2026: what 158 new products run on, cost and are built with](https://productsfarm.com/research/indie-launches). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#most-common-framework)) ### How are new indie products priced? Of 151 products launched on ProductsFarm with a price listed, 44% are freemium, 28% are paid, 24% are free and 4% are open source. [Indie launch statistics 2026: what 158 new products run on, cost and are built with](https://productsfarm.com/research/indie-launches). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#how-indie-products-price)) ### Are most new products web apps? Yes: 153 of 158 products launched on ProductsFarm (97%) run on the web, and 18 (11%) have an iOS or Android app. [Indie launch statistics 2026: what 158 new products run on, cost and are built with](https://productsfarm.com/research/indie-launches). ([link](https://productsfarm.com/faq#web-or-app)) ## Related - [Ranking rules](https://productsfarm.com/rules) - [Research](https://productsfarm.com/research)