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Directories, backlinks, SEO and GEO, and how to launch a tool the honest way. Practical playbooks for founders who want to be discovered.

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Moderation Isn't Enough for an Honest Directory

Moderation can remove bad listings, but it can't explain where each claim came from. Here is why honest software directories also need provenance.

Aug 23, 2026 7 min

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What We Learned Building an Honest Software Directory

Real lessons from building directree: why honesty is harder than it looks, what broke, what we fixed, and why every listing gets a do-follow backlink.

Jul 19, 2026 7 min

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Why We Refuse Fake Precision Scores

directree doesn't show 8.7/10 composite scores. A build-in-public look at fake precision, why it misleads buyers and founders, and what we use instead.

Jul 12, 2026 8 min

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The Honesty Model: How directree Labels Every Fact

Every field in a directree listing is labeled Observed, AI-inferred, or Founder-edited. Here's why we refuse to show fake precision scores.

Jul 5, 2026 8 min