Rank 41 · BLP 61
Hed Press
Opener-first product stories: who, what, and for whom before the scroll.
Hed Press is the opener desk in this set. The first lines are supposed to say who the product is, what it does, and who it is for, before a reader has to scroll. The rest of the page earns that opening. It is a permanent story on hedpress.com, not a row in a catalog.
Pricing matches the other three desks, checked on the Hed Press pricing page. One reciprocal community page per project if your site credits https://hedpress.com (a natural link is enough; the badge is optional). One free nofollow page with no credit. Unlimited $29 pages with no credit, a dofollow product link, opener-tuned SEO/AEO/GEO editing, FAQ schema, agent surfaces, a custom image, a Pinterest pin, IndexNow, and up to three “schedule again for tomorrow” relaunches. Reciprocal and nofollow share five free slots a day at 08:00 UTC. A $29 page does not take one of those slots.
Use Hed when the product can be explained in a sharp opening. If the reader needs criteria and named alternatives, that job is Listed Press. If the decision takes several sections, that job is Piece Press. A daily edition index is Lede Press. Hed Press states its domain rating is 0 and does not promise a ranking.
Evergreen listing
Should you launch on Hed Press?
List here. Do not treat Hed Press as launch day.
Hed Press is a catalog page, not a hunter room. There is no 18-hour comment thread to win. The value is a crawlable URL, a possible backlink (Dofollow on the reciprocal free plan and the $29 plan. One in-sentence product link. A separate free plan is not followed), and showing up when someone — or an assistant — compares tools.
Do this on a quiet afternoon, with the same one-liner you used on AlternativeTo and your homepage. Paying for a featured slot before the free listing exists is usually backwards.
When: Any week. Best in week 0–1 so the page exists before humans arrive from a board.
Launch here if
- A story that has to make sense before the scroll
- One inspectable dofollow link without a $500 outreach invoice
- Answer engines that quote a page only if the opening already states the product
Skip if
- A long comparison or a multi-section buyer walkthrough
- Expecting domain rating you can resell — stated DR is 0
- Launch-day comments and signups
This page answers Hed Press only. For an ordered stack by stage, buyer, and goal, use the shortlist recommender or the four-week sequence.
Launch window
When to show up
Always on — no hunter clock
List when the facts are true. Do not treat this as launch day. A quiet afternoon is the right time.
What money buys
Free vs paid
Listed cost
Free reciprocal or free nofollow, one each per project
Dofollow on the reciprocal free plan and the $29 plan. One in-sentence product link. A separate free plan is not followed. Permanent product story.
Paid options
See vendor
$29 per story, unlimited, no site credit: dofollow plus SEO/AEO/GEO, schema, pin, IndexNow, 3 relaunches
Ship kit
Do this before you press submit on Hed Press.
- 01Name, category, and pricing identical to your own site
- 02One accurate screenshot
- 03Do this on a quiet afternoon — it is not launch day
- 04No invented user counts; assistants copy them
Stack with
Same launch month, different job — not a second hunter day.
Timing
Hed Press does not compete for launch-day hours. Do it on a quiet afternoon so the hunter morning stays free.
Ask AI
Opens your assistant with a ready-made prompt about Hed Press
How to submit
01
Write the opening before you submit
If you cannot say who it is, what it is, and who it is for in a few lines, the story is not ready for this desk.
02
Choose reciprocal, nofollow, or $29
Reciprocal free keeps a credit to hedpress.com on your site while the story is live. $29 drops that requirement and adds the distribution pass.
03
Inspect the published anchor
Open the live story and check the single product link. The attribute should match the plan you paid for, including free.
Tips
- Do not send a feature list and hope the opener appears. The hed is the product.
- Pair with Lede if you also want a daily-edition index page. They are different shapes.
- Leave the reciprocal credit up for as long as you want the free dofollow page to stay honest.
Questions people ask
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Sources and limits
Traffic and authority figures are planning ranges from public 2025–2026 reports, not platform-official guarantees. Scores last reviewed September 2026. Rules and prices change — confirm on the vendor site before you pay.