Directory index · researched October 2026
Sidebar
sidebar.ioSidebar is a newsletter for design tools. We went through its submission pages in October 2026: what it costs, the link you get, who gets in and how to submit.
How much does Sidebar cost?
Listing on Sidebar is free, with paid options from $400.
No fee, backlink, or editorial wait time is stated. Submissions are selectively curated and should be new, high-effort, relevant design content. Sidebar generally avoids paid products unless they have a useful free or demo version. An account is required before reaching the submission form.
- Free editorial consideration; if selected, the link may appear in Sidebar's weekday design links on the site and newsletter
- One edition of the daily newsletter
- Homepage placement for one day
- Sidebar Twitter feed and Facebook page placement
- Sidebar claims 2,000-4,000 click-throughs depending on content
- The article describes $400 per edition during an initial site and subscriber-list rebuild, for a Monday newsletter sponsorship distributed across channels; it says there is one sponsor per issue and discounts may be available for bookings longer than four weeks
- This older rate conflicts with Sidebar's current $950 sponsor page and should not be treated as the current price
Extras they sell
- Sponsored link campaign $950 per sponsorship
- Optional paid cross-channel promotion covering one newsletter edition, one homepage day, Twitter, and Facebook. Discounts are available for bootstrapped and independent companies. After payment, the placement is reviewed for audience fit; a rejected sponsorship is fully refunded within a week.
Does Sidebar give a dofollow backlink?
Sidebar links to your site with a dofollow link, the kind Google may count toward your site's authority.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 70.
Who gets into Sidebar, and how fast?
Sidebar picks only a few of the products submitted.
New listings are shown to its audience: on the homepage, in a newsletter or on social media.
Editorial review time is not stated. For sponsored links, Sidebar says a rejected placement is fully refunded within a week after payment and review.
How much traffic does Sidebar get?
Similarweb ranks sidebar.io #2,221,522 in the world by traffic.
What Sidebar says about its audience: Sidebar's current sponsor page claims approximately 40,000 newsletter subscribers, approximately 1,500 homepage uniques per day, approximately 22,000 Twitter followers, and 2,300 Facebook likes; it also claims sponsored links can receive 2,000-4,000 click-throughs depending on content. Its linked Medium article, dated October 26, 2024, instead claims 50,000+ newsletter subscribers, 27,000+ Twitter followers, and approximately 2,000 website uniques per day.
How do you submit to Sidebar?
You submit to Sidebar through a form, after creating an account.
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Researched 29 October 2026 from Sidebar's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.