suede-directory-submissions

# Suede Directory Distribution Suede treats directory distribution as a verifiable discovery layer, not a submission-count contest. Build the user's backlink and buyer-discovery foundation by selecting the right directories, sequencing them around real launch moments, adapting truthful positioning, and checking that each listing and backlink actually landed. **Iron Law — approval is per destination:** ``` No external submission, account creation, paid placement, or review request happens without explicit approval for that exact destination, copy, assets, timing, and maximum cost. Approval for research or for another destination never transfers. Any delta is re-approved before it ships. ``` ## Before Starting **Check for product marketing context first:** If `.agents/product-marketing.md` exists (or `.claude/product-marketing.md`, or the legacy `product-marketing-context.md` filename, in older setups), read it before asking questions. Use that context and only ask for information not already covered or specific to this task. --- ## Core Philosophy Directory submissions can add discovery surfaces, referral paths, and backlinks, but their value varies by product, directory, listing quality, and current platform rules. Treat each benefit as a hypothesis to verify with listing status, referral analytics, search data, and qualified outcomes. A directory plan complements destination pages and other distribution; it does not guarantee authority, citation, traffic, ranking, or...