Hey 👋
Quick question before we get into it:
If someone discovered your tool online tonight, and looked you up, what would they find?
Most likely a static listing. No founder name. No current status. No way to know if you're still building.
That's been the reality of tools.landin.page since day one.
Not anymore.
The directory just became something more
LandinTools started as a simple side project. A curated list of tools for people building landing pages. I'd add something, it sat there, end of story.
Over time it grew. Now there are 1000+ tools listed.
And here's the thing: the people who built those tools have no idea they're on there. Or they do, but they can't touch the listing. They can't update their description. They can't add their name to it. They just exist in a directory as a URL and a screenshot.
This week, that changes.
I've shipped the biggest update to LandinTools since launch:
Claim your tool: Sign up and officially take ownership of your listing. One button. Yours.
Edit in real time: Update your description, use cases, owner, etc. You know your product better than any scraper does.
Upvote and discover: Logged-in users can vote for tools they actually use. Signal over noise.
Why this matters for you specifically
If you're reading this, there's a solid chance your tool is on the site.
A lot of people who find this newsletter come through tools.landin.page. That's not a coincidence. That's the directory doing its job.
And the owners of those 1000+ tools? They're in this list. You might be one of them.
Right now your listing is passive. It exists. That's it.
Once you claim it, it becomes active. You control what people see when they find you. You put a face to the listing. That small signal, "a real person built this and is still building it," changes how people engage with your product.
A static listing says: someone added this once.
A claimed listing says: someone is here.
Your move
This is the most direct ask I've ever made in this newsletter:
Go to tools.landin.page, find your tool, and claim it.
That's it. It takes 2 minutes.
If you're not sure whether your tool is listed, just search for it. If it's there and unclaimed, you'll see the claim button. If it's not there yet, submit it.
And once you've claimed it, update your description. Add your real use cases. Let the people finding you know what you actually built.
One more thing
If you're not a maker and you're just someone who finds and uses tools, the update is still for you.
You can now upvote tools you actually use. That creates a real signal for everyone else trying to find what works.
So either way, there's a reason to log in this week.
See you next Wednesday,
Yunus
P.S. Replied to last week's issue about running experiments in public, some really good responses came in. Might make that a full issue. Keep them coming.
P.P.S. Starting in May, I'm switching to a new system for how tools get published to the directory. More on that soon, but if you're a maker, you'll want to be claimed before it rolls out.
