sales-altern

Name: sales-altern
Author: sales-skills

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How to install sales-altern?

sales-skills/sales/sales-altern

$npx -y skills add sales-skills/sales --skill sales-altern

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Altern platform help — curated AI tools and agents directory (10,000+ tools, 100+ categories, ~5-28K monthly visits). Covers tool submissions (free + featured tiers: Gold/Silver/Bronze), listing optimization, category selection, newsletter inclusion (weekly AI tools + agents dige

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SKILL.md

1	# Altern Platform Help
2
3	Helps with everything related to using Altern — a curated directory of 10,000+ AI tools and agents across 100+ categories, with dofollow backlinks, editorial content, and a weekly newsletter. Founded by Dariush Abbasi.
4
5	## Step 1 — Gather context
6
7
8	If `references/learnings.md` exists, read it first for accumulated knowledge.
9
10	Ask the user:
11
12	1. What are you trying to do on Altern?
13	- A) Submit my AI tool / get listed
14	- B) Get featured (Gold/Silver/Bronze placement)
15	- C) Understand the backlink and SEO value
16	- D) Compare Altern with other AI directories
17	- E) Get included in the newsletter
18	- F) Something else — describe it
19
20	2. What's your product?
21	- A) AI coding tool / IDE assistant
22	- B) AI agent / automation
23	- C) AI API / developer tool
24	- D) AI SaaS / web app
25	- E) AI content tool (writing, image, video)
26	- F) Other AI tool — describe it
27
28	3. What stage are you at?
29	- A) Pre-launch — building, no users yet
30	- B) Just launched — looking for first users
31	- C) Growing — have some traction, want more
32	- D) Established — looking for directory presence and backlinks
33
34	If the user's request already provides most of this context, skip directly to the relevant step. Lead with your best-effort answer using reasonable assumptions (stated explicitly), then ask only the most critical 1-2 clarifying questions at the end.
35
36	## Step 2 — Route or answer directly
37
38	If the request maps to another skill, route:
39	- Multi-directory launch planning → `/sales-launch-directory`
40	- Product Hunt launch → `/sales-producthunt`
41	- Futurepedia-specific questions → `/sales-futurepedia`
42	- TAAFT-specific questions → `/sales-theresanaiforthat`
43	- Other AI directories (Toolify) → `/sales-launch-directory` for comparison
44	- SEO strategy → `/sales-semrush`
45	- Landing page optimization → `/sales-checkout`
46
47	Otherwise, answer directly from the Altern knowledge below.
48
49	## Step 3 — Altern platform reference
50
51	Read `references/platform-guide.md` for the full reference — the AI-only curated-directory overview, core modules (tool listings, 100+ categories, alternatives pages, weekly newsletter, featured tiers), the submission process, backlink/SEO value (dofollow, JSON-LD schema, UTM tracking), the Altern vs TAAFT/Futurepedia/Toolify comparison, and pricing (free Standard + Bronze/Silver/Gold featured tiers). Pull only the section the question needs.
52
53	## Step 4 — Actionable guidance
54
55	Based on the user's situation:
56
57	For submitting a tool to Altern:
58	1. Sign in with GitHub (preferred for dev tools — shows credibility)
59	2. Write a clear, specific description — lead with what the tool does, not marketing fluff
60	3. Choose the most specific category (e.g., "Coding Agents" over "AI Tools")
61	4. Include accurate pricing info — Altern shows free/freemium/paid/student/open-source tags
62	5. Add screenshots showing the tool in action
63	6. After listing goes live, verify the dofollow backlink in your SEO tools
64
65	For getting featured:
66	1. Start with the free listing to establish presence
67	2. Contact the team about featured tiers — pricing isn't public, so you'll need to inquire
68	3. Featured listings get homepage display and higher visibility in category pages
69	4. Time your featured placement with other launches for maximum impact
70
71	For maximizing SEO value:
72	1. Your tool page includes SoftwareApplication structured data — search engines pick this up automatically
73	2. The alternatives pages ("Cursor Alternatives", etc.) capture high-intent comparison traffic — ensure your tool is properly categorized to appear on relevant alternatives pages
74	3. The dofollow backlink passes link equity — combine with other directory submissions via `/sales-launch-directory`
75
76	For newsletter inclusion:
77	1. Submit your tool first — newsletter features come from the editorial pipeline
78	2. Tools that are genuinely novel or solve a clear problem get newsletter coverage
79	3. The newsletter covers two sections: AI Tools and AI Agents — make sure your tool clearly fits one
80
81	## Gotchas
82
83	*Best-effort from research — review these, especially items a

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How to install sales-altern?

sales-skills/sales/sales-altern

$npx -y skills add sales-skills/sales --skill sales-altern

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# Altern Platform Help
2
3	Helps with everything related to using Altern — a curated directory of 10,000+ AI tools and agents across 100+ categories, with dofollow backlinks, editorial content, and a weekly newsletter. Founded by Dariush Abbasi.
4
5	## Step 1 — Gather context
6
7
8	If `references/learnings.md` exists, read it first for accumulated knowledge.
9
10	Ask the user:
11
12	1. What are you trying to do on Altern?
13	- A) Submit my AI tool / get listed
14	- B) Get featured (Gold/Silver/Bronze placement)
15	- C) Understand the backlink and SEO value
16	- D) Compare Altern with other AI directories
17	- E) Get included in the newsletter
18	- F) Something else — describe it
19
20	2. What's your product?
21	- A) AI coding tool / IDE assistant
22	- B) AI agent / automation
23	- C) AI API / developer tool
24	- D) AI SaaS / web app
25	- E) AI content tool (writing, image, video)
26	- F) Other AI tool — describe it
27
28	3. What stage are you at?
29	- A) Pre-launch — building, no users yet
30	- B) Just launched — looking for first users
31	- C) Growing — have some traction, want more
32	- D) Established — looking for directory presence and backlinks
33
34	If the user's request already provides most of this context, skip directly to the relevant step. Lead with your best-effort answer using reasonable assumptions (stated explicitly), then ask only the most critical 1-2 clarifying questions at the end.
35
36	## Step 2 — Route or answer directly
37
38	If the request maps to another skill, route:
39	- Multi-directory launch planning → `/sales-launch-directory`
40	- Product Hunt launch → `/sales-producthunt`
41	- Futurepedia-specific questions → `/sales-futurepedia`
42	- TAAFT-specific questions → `/sales-theresanaiforthat`
43	- Other AI directories (Toolify) → `/sales-launch-directory` for comparison
44	- SEO strategy → `/sales-semrush`
45	- Landing page optimization → `/sales-checkout`
46
47	Otherwise, answer directly from the Altern knowledge below.
48
49	## Step 3 — Altern platform reference
50
51	Read `references/platform-guide.md` for the full reference — the AI-only curated-directory overview, core modules (tool listings, 100+ categories, alternatives pages, weekly newsletter, featured tiers), the submission process, backlink/SEO value (dofollow, JSON-LD schema, UTM tracking), the Altern vs TAAFT/Futurepedia/Toolify comparison, and pricing (free Standard + Bronze/Silver/Gold featured tiers). Pull only the section the question needs.
52
53	## Step 4 — Actionable guidance
54
55	Based on the user's situation:
56
57	For submitting a tool to Altern:
58	1. Sign in with GitHub (preferred for dev tools — shows credibility)
59	2. Write a clear, specific description — lead with what the tool does, not marketing fluff
60	3. Choose the most specific category (e.g., "Coding Agents" over "AI Tools")
61	4. Include accurate pricing info — Altern shows free/freemium/paid/student/open-source tags
62	5. Add screenshots showing the tool in action
63	6. After listing goes live, verify the dofollow backlink in your SEO tools
64
65	For getting featured:
66	1. Start with the free listing to establish presence
67	2. Contact the team about featured tiers — pricing isn't public, so you'll need to inquire
68	3. Featured listings get homepage display and higher visibility in category pages
69	4. Time your featured placement with other launches for maximum impact
70
71	For maximizing SEO value:
72	1. Your tool page includes SoftwareApplication structured data — search engines pick this up automatically
73	2. The alternatives pages ("Cursor Alternatives", etc.) capture high-intent comparison traffic — ensure your tool is properly categorized to appear on relevant alternatives pages
74	3. The dofollow backlink passes link equity — combine with other directory submissions via `/sales-launch-directory`
75
76	For newsletter inclusion:
77	1. Submit your tool first — newsletter features come from the editorial pipeline
78	2. Tools that are genuinely novel or solve a clear problem get newsletter coverage
79	3. The newsletter covers two sections: AI Tools and AI Agents — make sure your tool clearly fits one
80
81	## Gotchas
82
83	*Best-effort from research — review these, especially items a

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