Textify has what AI vendors pay for: about 2,390 posts, a tagged directory and steady new content. But the only way to buy is a sentence on the homepage ("For paid features and linking, reach out to: [email protected]"); there is no submit, advertise or pricing page, and the /business "get started" form shows as raw shortcode text. Rivals turn the same asset into a product: There's An AI For That sells launches to "3.5M+ users" on a dedicated page. And every "Visit" button on a listing links to the vendor with no referral tag, so a vendor cannot see in its analytics how many visitors Textify sent, which is the proof that sells a featured slot.
First action
Add the referral tag to every "Visit" button today with one theme filter.
How to measure it
Paid listings and features
- Now
- –
- Target
- 20 a month
- By
- 90 days
Steps
Tag the links
Add ref=textify.ai to every Visit button with a theme filter.
WordPress developer 2 hours
Set the tiers
Free, featured and sponsored, with prices.
Founder & CEO 1 day
Write the page
What each tier includes, examples and turnaround time.
Growth lead 1 day
Build the form
A working form that sends leads to a shared inbox and CRM.
WordPress developer 1 day
Add "Is this your tool?"
Upgrade link on every listing.
WordPress developer 2 hours
Link it everywhere
Menu, homepage line and directory hub.
WordPress developer 1 hour
Email past vendors
Everyone who wrote to support@ about listings.
Growth lead 2 days
Track
Leads, sales and clicks sent by tier.
Growth lead weekly
Why it works
Publish /list-your-tool with three clear tiers: a free basic listing (reviewed), a featured listing (top of its category and on the directory hub) and a sponsored review or newsletter slot, each with a price, what is included and a working form that creates a lead. Add "?ref=textify.ai" (or UTM tags) to every "Visit" button with one site-wide filter, and link the page from the menu, every listing ("Is this your tool? Upgrade") and the homepage line. Answer each lead within a day.
Self-serve pricing turns occasional emails into a sales channel a growth hire can run and measure, and tracked clicks give every vendor a number to justify paying. The two together are the cheapest revenue lever Textify has.
Ready to use
ChecklistList-your-tool launch
[ ] ref=textify.ai on every Visit button [ ] /list-your-tool with three priced tiers [ ] Working lead form (no shortcode text) [ ] "Is this your tool?" link on listings [ ] Menu and homepage link [ ] Labels for featured and sponsored entries [ ] Vendor email to existing listings [ ] Weekly report: leads, sales, clicks sent
Risks and how to handle them
Paid placement hurts trust
Label featured and sponsored entries clearly.
Low-quality tools pay to list
Review every paid listing before it goes live.
Evidence
- Your websiteHomepage (checked November 4, 2026): title "Textify Analytics for Comprehensive Data Insights" and description "trusted by over 30,000 users for powerful analysis and reporting", while the page itself says "Textify.ai & TravelTalk24: The Ultimate AI Directory & Resource Hub", a directory with "intuitive tags and smart categorization". The only route for paying vendors is a line of text: "For paid features and linking, reach out to: [email protected]". TravelTalk24 is "our flagship product". The main menu has three items: Textify Analytics, TravelTalk24 and Blog.Source
- Your websiteSitemap: about 2,390 posts (747 dated 2023, 626 in 2024, 524 in 2025 and 503 so far in 2026, the latest on November 3), 95 categories, 540 tags and 13 pages, including /directory/, /ai-directory/, /business/, /product/, /analytx/, /newsgenie/, /presentationgenie/ and /generative-ai-workshop/. There is no submit-a-tool, advertise or pricing page (/submit/, /advertise/ and /pricing/ return 404).Source
- Your websiteA typical tool listing (/writesonic/) has a two-sentence description, a "Visit" button linking to https://writesonic.com/ with no referral tag, and "Suggest an edit" as an email link. The /ai-directory/ page promises that "Each tool listing includes detailed descriptions, key features, pricing information, and user ratings." Directory categories include free, freemium, free trial, paid, open source, waitlist and no-signup-required.Source
- Your websiteThe /business page offers help "Finding the right ai solution", "Finding the right AI vendor", "Capital accessibility" and "Service & Maintenance", lists Microsoft for Startups, Nasscom 10K Startups and GitHub Education under "Clients & Partners", but its "get started" form shows as raw text: "[colibri_contact_form ...]". The /product page (Charts Genie, "World's Largest Database of Charts", and NewsGenie) shows its videos as raw "[colibri_video_player ...]" text.Source
- Competitor researchRivals' own pages: There's An AI For That sells launches: "Launch your AI tool to 3.5M+ users. Get featured on the #1 AI directory homepage. Reach 1.8M+ newsletter readers." Futurepedia is "a free site to help you find the best AI tools" that is "Updated daily" with "millions of followers of our website, newsletter, and YouTube."Source