# What Is ShowBuild? A Launch Board for Makers - ShowBuild > ShowBuild is a community board where makers list the products and projects they are building, get discovered by early users, and earn a do-follow backlink. Canonical: https://showbuild.co/guides/what-is-showbuild/ Last updated: 2026-09-19 ShowBuild is a community board for people who make things. You submit a project, leave 4 upvotes and 1 comment on other builds from the recent 25 in the new tab, and yours appears for other makers and early adopters to browse, upvote, and comment on. There is no queue, no editorial review, and no launch day to schedule. ## How it works Signing in and submitting takes about a minute. You give a project name, a link, a one-line description, and a category. That is the whole form. Your listing is saved right away, and it goes live on the board as soon as you have left 4 upvotes and 1 comment on other builds from the recent 25 in the new tab. Complete those and yours appears, ready to collect upvotes from anyone who finds it useful. Listings are ranked in two ways. The **top** view sorts by points, so the projects the community actually likes float to the surface. The **new** view sorts by recency, so anything submitted in the last day is easy to find. Both views are on the [homepage](https://showbuild.co/), and every listing lives on its own page too. ## Why makers use it - **No moderation queue.** Nothing sits waiting for an editor to approve it. Your listing goes live as soon as you have left 4 upvotes and 1 comment on other builds from the recent 25 in the new tab. - **A dedicated SEO page and verified do-follow backlink.** Every listing gets its own structured SEO and AI showcase page, and you can earn a verified do-follow backlink for free by adding the [ShowBuild badge](https://showbuild.co/badge/) to your site or upgrade to Pro/Showcase Plus for an instant link with no badge required. - **Feedback instead of applause.** Comments come from other builders, so you tend to get questions about how something works rather than an empty “nice work”. - **A permanent home.** A listing keeps working long after launch day has passed, because people search the board and the categories for tools. ## What gets listed Anything you have made and want people to see: a finished product, a work in progress, a free tool, a side project, or a template. The categories cover [marketing](https://showbuild.co/categories/marketing/), [development](https://showbuild.co/categories/development/), [design](https://showbuild.co/categories/design/), [business](https://showbuild.co/categories/business/), [personal life](https://showbuild.co/categories/personal-life/), and projects that are [for sale](https://showbuild.co/categories/for-sale/). A listing is meant to be a real destination, so the link should point at the thing itself rather than a signup wall or a waitlist page. ## Who it is for ShowBuild is built for indie makers, solo founders, and small teams who would rather ship than wait. It is equally useful if you are a curious visitor: the board is a fast way to see what people are building right now, filtered by the kind of work you care about. ## How to get started Create an account, pick a username, and submit your first build. If you want the link to count as a do-follow backlink, read [how do-follow backlinks work on ShowBuild](https://showbuild.co/guides/dofollow-backlinks/). If you are unsure what to write, the guide on [finding your first users](https://showbuild.co/guides/how-to-get-early-users/) covers how to present a project on the board. ## Related - [All Guides](https://showbuild.co/guides/) - [How to Get Your First 100 Users for a New Product](https://showbuild.co/guides/how-to-get-early-users/) - Practical, low-budget tactics indie makers use to find the first 100 users for a new product, from launch boards and directories to niche communities. - [Dofollow Backlinks Explained, and How to Earn One](https://showbuild.co/guides/dofollow-backlinks/) - What a dofollow backlink is, how it differs from a nofollow link, why most directories hide them behind upsells, and how to earn a verified dofollow link on ShowBuild. - [How to Launch a Product Without a Launch Day](https://showbuild.co/guides/launch-without-launch-day/) - Why a single launch day is overrated for indie products, and how steady distribution through boards, directories, and search beats one short spike. - [15 Best Startup Directories to Submit Your Product in 2026](https://showbuild.co/guides/startup-directories/) - A curated list of the 15 best startup directories and launch platforms for indie makers and SaaS founders, including backlink types, pricing, and submission tips. - [Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): How to Rank in Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Claude](https://showbuild.co/guides/generative-engine-optimization/) - Learn how to optimize your SaaS and startup website for AI answer engines like Perplexity, ChatGPT Search, and Claude using semantic HTML, Markdown, and llms.txt. - [How to Increase Domain Rating from Scratch: Link Building for Indie Hackers](https://showbuild.co/guides/how-to-increase-domain-rating/) - A practical, no-nonsense link building guide for indie hackers. Learn how to grow your website Domain Rating from 0 to 30+ without paying thousands to agencies. - [How to Launch Your Product on ShowBuild Using AI Agents (Grok, Hermes, OpenClaw & More)](https://showbuild.co/guides/submit-with-ai-agents/) - A complete guide on how to launch your indie build on ShowBuild using AI agents like Grok bot, Hermes, OpenClaw, Meta Muse, OpenAI Dots, Claude Duet, and Gemini Sparks with zero hassle.