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Click Add my work on the Open Shelf, enter your website URL, then review the imported details and provide your founder name, email, startup name, category, card background, and description before confirming the listing rules. RareWeb imports your website logo when available, and you can review or replace it before submitting. We check that the destination is live and eligible before editorial review.

Yes. Eligible software products can submit to an Open Shelf placement without a publication fee. If accepted, the listing is published without payment and its direct website link is marked nofollow.

Most Open Shelf submissions receive a review decision within two business days, although timing can vary with queue volume. Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

RareWeb sends the review decision to the email address included with the submission. Accepted websites receive a publication confirmation, while rejected submissions receive the decision and any editorial note provided by the reviewer.

RareWeb looks for active SaaS products, software applications, developer tools, digital products, and other software-based services that visitors can use. Personal portfolios, parked domains, placeholder or coming-soon pages, broken or redirect-only websites, and unsafe or prohibited content may be rejected.

Daily and Weekly Picks highlight eligible products from RareWeb’s free and paid listings. Selection is editorial, a product cannot appear in overlapping active Picks, and publication or payment does not guarantee a feature.

After approval, a one-time $5 publication fee provides a permanent Startup Directory listing, a RareWeb verified badge, a direct sponsored website link, and priority consideration for designated Daily and Weekly Pick positions. The listing is published after payment is successfully confirmed.