How It Works

1Submitting Your Tool

To submit your tool to NextGen Tools, you need to create an account and fill out the submission form. The form requires the following information:

• •Tool Name: The name of your product or service
• •Tagline: A brief description of what your tool does
• •Website URL: The link to your product's website
• •Logo: An image file representing your tool
• •Categories: One or more categories that best describe your tool
• •Pricing Model: Whether your tool is free, paid, freemium, or has a different pricing structure

2Launch Types

NextGen Tools offers two types of launches:

3Voting and Upvotes

Users can upvote tools they find valuable or interesting. Here's how the voting system works:

• •Any registered user can upvote any tool
• •Each user can upvote a tool only once
• •Upvotes are counted in real-time and affect the tool's ranking
• •Vote manipulation, including self-upvoting multiple times, is strictly prohibited and may result in launch cancellation
• •The total number of upvotes determines a tool's position in the weekly rankings

4Weekly Competition

NextGen Tools operates on a weekly competition cycle:

• •Each week starts fresh with a new competition
• •All tools launching during a week compete against each other
• •Rankings are based on the total number of upvotes received
• •The top 3 tools of each week are declared winners
• •Winners receive featured badges and permanent recognition on the leaderboards
• •Top 3 winners stay on the landing page for an additional week

You can view historical rankings and winners on our leaderboards page.

5Karma System

NextGen Tools uses a karma system to reward active community members:

• •Users earn karma by contributing to the platform
• •Activities that earn karma include upvoting tools, commenting, and other community engagement
• •Users with the highest karma are featured on the homepage
• •Karma helps build your reputation as an active community member

View the top users by karma on our karma leaderboard.

6Streak System

Build your contribution streak by actively engaging with the community:

• •You earn a streak point every time you contribute to the community
• •Contributions include upvoting tools or commenting on other people's tools
• •Your streak reflects your consistent engagement and helps showcase your active participation in the community

7Featured Spots

Featured Spots are premium placements available for purchase on a monthly subscription basis:

• •Premium placement on all public pages of the platform
• •Random featured product display on private pages
• •Dofollow backlink that remains active as long as the Featured Spot is active
• •Can be cancelled at any time

Learn more about Featured Spots on our pricing page.

8Badges and Recognition

Tools can earn various badges and recognition:

• •Top 3 Weekly Winners: Featured badges for the top 3 tools each week
• •Premium Launch Badge: Crown icon displayed on premium launch tools
• •Embeddable Badges: Regular badges are available for anyone to embed on their own websites for social proof. Winners also receive special badges that can be embedded
• •Permanent Leaderboard Recognition: Top 3 winners are permanently recorded on weekly leaderboards

9Dofollow Backlinks

NextGen Tools provides dofollow backlinks in the following scenarios:

• •Premium Launch: 2 permanent dofollow backlinks (one from tool detail page, one from Premium Tools page)
• •Top 3 Weekly Winners: Dofollow backlink granted when the winner embeds the badge on their landing page
• •Featured Spots: Dofollow backlink that remains active as long as the Featured Spot subscription is active

All backlinks are provided "as is" without guarantees regarding Domain Rating (DR) or SEO impact. Backlink value may vary based on search engine algorithms and third-party rating systems.