# LinkPing blog

Guides and first-hand data on directory submission, backlinks and AI search visibility.

- [Is directory submission worth it in 2026? We checked 410 directories](https://getbacklinkai.com/blog/directory-submission-2026.md): Directory submission in 2026: of 410 directories LinkPing checked, 74% of those with a known price are free and 87% of known links are dofollow.
- [GEO vs SEO vs AEO: where directory listings fit](https://getbacklinkai.com/blog/geo-vs-seo-vs-aeo.md): GEO vs SEO vs AEO explained: what each one optimises, what they share, and where directory and review-site listings help. Includes data from 410 directories.
- [How to get your SaaS recommended by ChatGPT](https://getbacklinkai.com/blog/how-to-get-recommended-by-chatgpt.md): How to get your SaaS recommended by ChatGPT: make it crawlable, get indexed in Bing, add llms.txt, and list on review sites and directories. Data from 410 directories.
- [Is backlink exchange safe? Google's rules and what to avoid](https://getbacklinkai.com/blog/is-backlink-exchange-safe.md): Is backlink exchange safe? Google's spam policy names excessive link exchanges as link spam. Here is what counts, what is low risk, and how LinkPing's community works.

## Keep exploring

- [How to get your SaaS recommended by ChatGPT](https://getbacklinkai.com/blog/how-to-get-recommended-by-chatgpt) (Guide): How to get your SaaS recommended by ChatGPT: make it crawlable, get indexed in Bing, add llms.txt, and list on review sites and directories. Data from 410 directories.
- [GEO vs SEO vs AEO: where directory listings fit](https://getbacklinkai.com/blog/geo-vs-seo-vs-aeo) (Guide): GEO vs SEO vs AEO explained: what each one optimises, what they share, and where directory and review-site listings help. Includes data from 410 directories.
- [How do I get my product recommended by ChatGPT?](https://getbacklinkai.com/answers/get-product-recommended-by-chatgpt) (Answer): Get recommended by being clearly described, consistently listed and independently mentioned on the sources ChatGPT reads when it searches. LinkPing has not yet measured which actions raise recommendation rates, so the steps below are best practice, not proven lift; as of 2026-10-20 we track 410 directories where a consistent listing can start.
- [llms.txt Generator and Validator (Free Checker)](https://getbacklinkai.com/tools/llms-txt) (Tool): Free llms.txt generator, checker and validator. Build a spec-compliant llms.txt for your site, or paste a file or URL and see every error and warning.
- [SaaS directories: 99 sites checked (2026)](https://getbacklinkai.com/directories/saas) (List): SaaS review sites, startup directories and launch platforms worth listing a SaaS on. 99 sites, snapshot 2026-10-20.
- [How do I submit my website to ChatGPT?](https://getbacklinkai.com/answers/submit-website-to-chatgpt) (Answer): You cannot submit a website to ChatGPT through a form; you make it findable by letting OpenAI's search crawler read it and by being present on the pages it draws from. The practical steps are to allow the crawler, get indexed in major search indexes, and be listed on the review sites and directories LinkPing tracks (410 as of 2026-10-20).
- [Which directories get cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity most often?](https://getbacklinkai.com/answers/directories-cited-by-chatgpt-perplexity) (Answer): LinkPing has not yet measured which directories ChatGPT and Perplexity cite, so we do not publish a ranking of them. As of 2026-10-20 the library tracks 410 directories; the best signal we can honestly give today is which of them have high authority, shown below as candidates rather than as confirmed citations.
- [Why do AI answers cite directories and listicles?](https://getbacklinkai.com/answers/why-ai-answers-cite-directories) (Answer): Directories and listicles answer the exact question people ask AI assistants, "which tools exist for X", in a structured, comparable form that a model can summarise. LinkPing has not measured citation frequency, but its library, checked 2026-10-20, has 404 live directories across 9 types, which is the kind of structured source such answers draw on.