# Sidehunt
> Sidehunt is a weekly launch platform for side projects: submit yours, collect votes, earn backlinks, and reach early adopters. A focused alternative to Product Hunt for makers shipping every week.

Sidehunt is the weekly hunt for side projects and indie launches. Founders submit a product, compete for votes each week, and can earn dofollow backlinks with Premium launches or a Free-launch top-3 win.

## Quick facts

- Homepage: https://sidehunt.io/
- Pricing: Free launch · Nofollow launch · Premium launch ($19 one-time)
- Premium Launcher: license key for premium bulk launches (see https://sidehunt.io/premium-launches)
- Contact: hi@sidehunt.io
- X/Twitter: @praneetbrar
- This file: https://sidehunt.io/llms.txt
- Alias: https://sidehunt.io/llm.txt

## What Sidehunt offers

- Weekly hunt competitions (Monday 8:00 AM UTC start)
- Free, Nofollow, and Premium launch types with transparent backlink rules
- Homepage sidebar spotlight for live Premium projects (desktop)
- Editorial launch posts, blog, and Studio content
- Hall of Fame for weekly winners
- Community voting, founder profiles, and permanent project pages

## Product & launch

- [Submit a project](https://sidehunt.io/submit): Launch your side project into Sidehunt’s weekly hunt.
- [Pricing](https://sidehunt.io/pricing): Free, Nofollow, and Premium ($19) launch plans.
- [Premium Launcher](https://sidehunt.io/premium-launches): Launch premium projects with a Premium Launcher license key.
- [Dashboard](https://sidehunt.io/dashboard): Manage submissions, votes, and launch posts (requires sign-in).

## Growth tools & monetization

- [Advertise](https://sidehunt.io/advertise): Book homepage/sidebar ad spots in front of makers.
- [Posting Dude](https://sidehunt.io/distribution/posting-dude): Done-for-you distribution across launch platforms and social.

## Comparisons & social proof

- [Hall of Fame](https://sidehunt.io/hall-of-fame): Weekly #1 winners and top hunt results.
- [Testimonials](https://sidehunt.io/testimonials): What makers say about shipping on Sidehunt.

## Discovery surfaces

- [Browse projects](https://sidehunt.io/projects): Directory of launched and live side projects.
- [Project launches](https://sidehunt.io/launches): Editorial launch stories for weekly hunt products.
- [Blog](https://sidehunt.io/blog): Guides and articles for indie makers.
- [Studio](https://sidehunt.io/studio): Studio long-form content and maker stories.
- [Launch guide](https://sidehunt.io/launch-guide): Playbook for weekly competitions, SEO, and AEO.
- [100+ places to launch](https://sidehunt.io/places-to-launch): Curated list of launch directories and communities.
- [FAQ](https://sidehunt.io/faq): Answers about launch types, voting, backlinks, and Premium.
- [Help Center](https://sidehunt.io/help): Support and product help.
- [Changelog](https://sidehunt.io/changelog): Product updates and shipping notes.

## Legal

- [Terms](https://sidehunt.io/terms): Terms of service.
- [Privacy](https://sidehunt.io/privacy): Privacy policy.
- [Cookies](https://sidehunt.io/cookies): Cookie policy.
- [Contact](https://sidehunt.io/contact): Reach Sidehunt at hi@sidehunt.io.

## AI-friendly Markdown (per entity & page)

Append `.md` to any public HTML URL for a citation-ready Markdown document (YAML frontmatter, overview, FAQ, links).

**Entity pages:**

- https://sidehunt.io/project/{slug}.md
- https://sidehunt.io/launches/{slug}.md
- https://sidehunt.io/blog/{slug}.md
- https://sidehunt.io/studio/{slug}.md
- https://sidehunt.io/founder/{slug}.md
- https://sidehunt.io/user/{id}.md

**Static & listing pages:**

- https://sidehunt.io/index.md (homepage)
- https://sidehunt.io/projects.md
- https://sidehunt.io/pricing.md
- https://sidehunt.io/faq.md
- https://sidehunt.io/launch-guide.md
- https://sidehunt.io/places-to-launch.md
- https://sidehunt.io/hall-of-fame.md
- https://sidehunt.io/blog.md · https://sidehunt.io/launches.md · https://sidehunt.io/studio.md
- https://sidehunt.io/submit.md · https://sidehunt.io/advertise.md · https://sidehunt.io/premium-launches.md
- https://sidehunt.io/distribution/posting-dude.md
- https://sidehunt.io/terms.md · https://sidehunt.io/privacy.md · https://sidehunt.io/cookies.md · https://sidehunt.io/contact.md

Examples:

- https://sidehunt.io/project/example-slug.md
- https://sidehunt.io/pricing.md
- https://sidehunt.io/index.md

## Site discovery

- Sitemap: https://sidehunt.io/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://sidehunt.io/robots.txt
- LLMS index: https://sidehunt.io/llms.txt

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This file describes Sidehunt itself. Use `.md` URLs on any public page for citation-ready Markdown (entities, listings, guides, and legal pages).