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EarlyHunt: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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Weekly AI launch competition where the free calendar runs months deep and dofollow is for winners and payers.

earlyhunt.com
EarlyHunt homepage
Eligibility

Who EarlyHunt accepts

You need
An account (email magic link, Google or GitHub)
A link to earlyhunt.com on your site, crawler-verified (free tier)
A 400+ word project description
Square logo under 1MB and a wide preview image under 2MB
You'll be rejected if
Unlaunched landing pages
Products violating the standard content policy
AI toolsSaaS productsDeveloper toolsIndie projects
What you actually get
Your project page with a nofollow link goes live the moment you submit; the actual launch week, votes and any dofollow upgrade come months later unless you pay $19 or place top 3.

How to submit to EarlyHunt

  1. Sign in first
    The submit route redirects to sign-in: email magic link, Google or GitHub. No password option.
  2. Pick the free tier past the offer banner
    A 'launch premium for free' banner runs site-wide, but the premium checkout still bills $19. Free and nofollow-free tiers are real.
  3. Fill the project form
    URL, name, 100-char title, maker name, a 400-word minimum rich-text description, up to 3 categories, pricing tag, logo and wide preview image.
  4. Accept the random launch week
    Every visible free week reads 0/15 slots a year out. The only free path is a checkbox assigning a random week at least 25 weeks away.
  5. Verify the backlink and submit
    Host their badge or any earlyhunt.com link, click Verify Backlink, then submit past the premium upsell modal.

EarlyHunt requirements

Account sign-in
400+ word description
Square logo (1MB max) + wide preview (2MB max)
earlyhunt.com link live on your site before verification
Maker name shown publicly on the listing
Twitter/X handleoptional

Gotchas

The free calendar shows every week full through next year; free means a random slot 25+ weeks out, which is the strongest premium funnel on any launch board.
Free links stay nofollow unless you finish top 3 in your launch week; the guaranteed dofollow is the $19 tier.
The badge link they make you host points at your earlyhunt.com listing, not their homepage, so you are linking to your own profile.

Let your agent submit to EarlyHunt

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the EarlyHunt playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.

What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 6 EarlyHunt rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 6 fields this form asks for, 1 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Warns you that EarlyHunt looks for its badge on your site, so it has to be live before you submit rather than after.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: $19 premium: instant week, guaranteed dofollow.
Types it into EarlyHunt in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to EarlyHunt?".
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EarlyHunt FAQ

How long does EarlyHunt approval take?
EarlyHunt's typical time from submission to going live is 3-6 months.
How much does it cost to submit to EarlyHunt?
EarlyHunt has a free submission option plus paid placement ($19 premium: instant week, guaranteed dofollow).
Does EarlyHunt give a dofollow backlink?
No, links from EarlyHunt are nofollow. The site has a domain rating of 60.
Does EarlyHunt require a backlink to your site?
Yes, EarlyHunt expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from EarlyHunt?
Unlaunched landing pages; Products violating the standard content policy.