Head to head
Lede Press vs Listed Press
Listed Press leads the BLP Index (63 vs 61). Lede Press has more raw reach. Lede Press is fairer for founders without a network. Listed Press scores higher on AI visibility.
| Dimension | Lede Press | Listed Press |
|---|---|---|
| BLP Index | 61 | 63 |
| Rank | #43 | #34 |
| Type | Directories | Directories |
| Cycle | ongoing | ongoing |
| Listing cost | Free reciprocal or free nofollow, one each per project | Free reciprocal or free nofollow, one shortlist each per project |
| Audience | Founders who want a public product story and a link they can inspect | Readers already comparing options, and makers who belong on that criteria list |
| Traffic | A new editorial desk, not a launch-day audience. Plan for the URL, not a spike. | Comparison page on a new domain. Value is the URL and the criteria, not a crowd. |
| Backlink | Dofollow on the reciprocal free plan and the $29 plan. One link in the article. A separate free plan is not followed | Dofollow on the reciprocal free plan and the $29 plan. One product link in the shortlist. A separate free plan is not followed |
| Reach | 34 | 30 |
| Intent | 56 | 66 |
| Fairness | 84 | 82 |
| Evergreen | 72 | 76 |
| AI visibility | 52 | 58 |
| Ease | 86 | 82 |
Lede Press
Lede Press publishes a readable product story in that day’s edition. Free reciprocal and the $29 plan put a dofollow link in the article. The publisher states its domain rating is 0.
Lede Press is a daily index of product stories, not a logo directory and not a launch-day leaderboard. Each live page names the product, says who it is for, and contains one product link in a sentence. On the reciprocal free plan and the $29 plan that anchor is dofollow: no nofollow, sponsored, or ugc. The free nofollow plan uses rel=nofollow and does not ask for a site credit.
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Listed Press writes a comparison page: the criteria, the named products, and why each one is on the list. One product link, dofollow on reciprocal free and $29. Stated domain rating is 0.
Listed Press is the comparison desk. A page is for someone already choosing. It names the criteria up front, names the products, and says what each one is good for and where it sits next to the others. That is a different article from a daily product story or a single-product explainer.
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