How to submit a website people will actually want to visit
A maintainer-friendly checklist for sharing a personal site, small project, or browser experiment with a curated directory.
The best website submissions are easy to review. Include the real URL, a short description of what someone will find there, and make sure the page works without a special login or an explanation from you.
Open the site on your phone before submitting it. Check that the main content loads, the links work, and the first sentence makes sense to a stranger. A directory does not need a sales pitch. It needs enough context to decide whether the page belongs in the collection.
Submit the page that contains the thing, not a profile page that sends visitors through three more services. If the project is a game, link to the game. If it is an essay, link to the essay. If it is a personal site, the homepage is fine as long as it has a clear reason to exist.
Be patient with small directories. They are usually maintained by one person checking links between other jobs. A rejection is not a verdict on the work; it can mean the site is temporarily unavailable, too close to something already listed, or simply not the right fit for that collection.
The web is better when more people make things and more people take the time to point at the good ones. A thoughtful submission does both.