indieweb directories & search engines to submit your site to
(✿◕‿◕)♡ if you have a personal site, blog, or neocities page, getting listed in small web directories and alt-search engines can help others discover your site. here’s a list of indie-friendly places where you can submit your site.
• yesterweb webring – a webring for sites embracing the old web ethos. submit your site to be part of the loop.
• melonland directory – an indie web directory where you can list your personal website.
• sadgrl’s directory – a curated list of user-submitted personal sites.
• omg.lol directory – a community-driven directory for personal websites.
• neocities browse page – if you have a neocities site, make sure your page is listed under a category.
• webrings.club – submit your site to different indie webrings to connect with like-minded sites.
✧ alt-search engines that index small sites
• wiby.me – an old-web style search engine that prioritizes small, hand-coded websites. you can submit your own.
• searchmysite.net – a search engine for independent, non-commercial websites.
• mojeek.com – privacy-focused search engine with its own independent index.
• whoogle – an open-source search frontend for google without tracking, often used by self-hosters.
• searx instances – decentralized, privacy-first search engines that sometimes index small sites better than mainstream search engines.
✧ misc directories & listings
• indieseek.xyz – a directory for personal websites, blogs, and creative projects.
• linklane.net – a manually curated directory of interesting small web pages.
• brutalistwebsites.com – if your site has a brutalist aesthetic, you can submit it here.
• blogroll.org – a directory for blogs and personal sites with a classic web feel.
if you know any other good directories or search engines for small sites, drop them in the replies! (◕‿◕✿)
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