Directory Submission Guide
A practical checklist for building backlinks and SEO authority. Start with the Critical items — search engine webmaster tools — then work through the rest.
Site details to copy-paste
Search Engine Webmaster Tools
Submit your sitemap directly to search engines. The highest-impact step — do these first.
Google Search Console
CriticalAction: Add property → verify ownership → Sitemaps → submit: https://schizoaffective-reference.replit.app/sitemap.xml
search.google.com/search-console ↗Mental Health Directories
High-authority sites in the mental health niche. A link from any of these carries significant SEO weight.
Psych Central Resource Directory
HighAction: Email editor@psychcentral.com with site URL, description, and category (Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective).
psychcentral.com/resources/ ↗Mental Health America
HighAction: Submit via contact form. Mention the lived-experience angle and free educational mission.
www.mhanational.org/ ↗NAMI Resource Library
HighAction: Contact info@nami.org — request inclusion in their resource library under Schizoaffective Disorder.
www.nami.org/Support-Education/ ↗Healthline Mental Health
MediumAction: Contact via healthline.com/about/contact — pitch as a patient-perspective resource for their condition pages.
www.healthline.com/health/mental-health ↗Verywell Mind
MediumAction: Reach out to editorial team via their contact page. Position as a primary source for schizoaffective disorder content.
www.verywellmind.com/ ↗General Health & Patient Directories
Curlie (Open Directory)
MediumAction: Submit to Health → Mental Health → Schizophrenia. Free submission, manually reviewed.
curlie.org/ ↗Patient Advocate Foundation
MediumAction: Contact via their website to be listed as a mental health resource.
www.patientadvocate.org/ ↗SAMHSA Resource Locator
MediumAction: Submit via samhsa.gov/contact — request listing under schizophrenia spectrum resources.
www.samhsa.gov/ ↗MedlinePlus
HighAction: Contact nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus — request listing on the Schizoaffective Disorder page as an external resource.
medlineplus.gov/ ↗Community & Forum Directories
Reddit (r/schizoaffective wiki)
HighAction: Post in r/schizoaffective introducing the resource. Ask mods to add to the community wiki.
www.reddit.com/r/schizoaffective/wiki/ ↗Reddit (r/mentalhealth, r/schizophrenia)
MediumAction: Share posts introducing specific pages (e.g. the medications guide or alternative treatments). Follow subreddit rules for self-promotion.
www.reddit.com/r/mentalhealth/ ↗Schizophrenia Forums
MediumAction: Register and share the resource in their resources section.
www.schizophrenia.com/ ↗Academic & Clinical
Wikipedia — Schizoaffective Disorder
HighAction: Add as an external link in the 'External links' section. Use anchor text: 'Schizoaffective Reference — patient education resource'.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoaffective_disorder ↗PubMed Health (via NLM)
LowAction: Contact NLM to request consideration as a patient resource linked from relevant PubMed entries.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ ↗Tips for outreach emails
- —Lead with the lived-experience angle — Jay's diagnosis at 35, the shamanic framework, the peer support offering. It's genuinely unusual and editors notice.
- —Mention the site is free, ad-free, and unsponsored. This matters to health editors worried about pharma influence.
- —Suggest a specific page to link to, not just the homepage (e.g. the medications reference or the alternative treatments page).
- —Keep it under 150 words. Editors get hundreds of pitches. Short and specific wins.