# directory-listing-ads

A skill that walks you through paid placements in directories and marketplaces: Taaft, Shopify App Store, G2, Capterra. Useful once your listing is live and needs more reach.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 1062
- Author: kostja94
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/paid-ads/formats/directory-listing-ads/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/directory-listing-ads

## What it does

The skill covers four platforms by ad type, pricing model and who each one suits. Taaft runs banners, sponsored listings and campaigns bundled with a newsletter; Shopify App Store offers search, homepage and category ads on cost-per-click with a daily budget; G2 has quarterly Paid Promotions plus G2 Clicks; Capterra sells sponsored listings on PPC.

The order matters: listing first, ads second. The skill points you to `directory-submission` for listing prep and submission, suggests measuring organic traffic before paying, and says to layer paid on when organic underperforms or you need a launch push. It also sets UTM tags for attribution and conversion tracking through GA4 and platform analytics.

Shopify App Store has one hard limit worth knowing before you spend: app, placement and plan-based targeting cannot be changed after campaign creation. To change them you stop the campaign and build a new one. Check your settings up front rather than after launch.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill directory-listing-ads -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/directory-listing-ads/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/directory-listing-ads/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill directory-listing-ads -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/directory-listing-ads/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill directory-listing-ads -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/directory-listing-ads/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install kostja94/marketing-skills directory-listing-ads
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/directory-listing-ads/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill directory-listing-ads -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills --path skills/paid-ads/formats/directory-listing-ads
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/directory-listing-ads/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add kostja94/marketing-skills --skill directory-listing-ads -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/kostja94/marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/paid-ads/formats/directory-listing-ads/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pick a directory that fits your product and budget
- map ad formats across directories
- prepare a listing before buying placements
- tag ad links with UTM parameters
- set up conversion tracking from directory traffic

## Example prompts
- I want to run paid ads in a directory, where do I start
- compare Taaft and G2 for our product
- set up UTM tags for a sponsored Capterra listing

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description: When the user wants to run paid ads within directories or marketplaces. Also use when the user mentions "Taaft ads," "Shopify App Store ads," "G2 sponsored," "Capterra ads," "directory ads," "marketplace ads," "paid listing," "sponsored listing," or "directory promotion." For organic listings, use directory-submission.
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# Paid Ads: Directory / Marketplace Listing Ads

Guides paid promotions within directories and marketplaces: Taaft, Shopify App Store, G2, Capterra. Use when you have a listing and want to boost visibility with paid placements. **Listing first**: Ensure product is submitted—see **directory-submission** for listing prep and submission workflow.

**When invoking**: On **first use**, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On **subsequent use** or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.

## Platform Overview

| Platform | Ad type | Model | Best for |
|----------|---------|-------|----------|
| **Taaft** | Banners, sponsored listings, campaigns | Paid placements; listing + newsletter + ads + social bundles | AI tools; 80M+ users; 46K+ tools |
| **Shopify App Store** | Search ads, homepage ads, category ads | CPC; daily budget | Shopify app developers; merchant discovery |
| **G2** | Paid Promotions, G2 Clicks | Quarterly or PPC | B2B SaaS; category/competitor pages |
| **Capterra** | Sponsored listings | PPC | B2B software; 50M+ annual visitors |

## Taaft (There's An AI For That)

- **Traffic**: 80M+ users; 46K+ AI tools; 11K+ categories
- **Ad options**: Banner ads; sponsored listings at top of pages; marketing campaigns (listing + newsletter + ads + social)
- **Listing first**: Submit via taaft.com/submit or theresanaiforthat.com; 700–10K+ visitors per listing
- **Early launch bonus**: Up to $300 PPC credits for launching on Taaft first
- **UTM**: Use `utm_source=taaft_feat&utm_medium=referral` for PPC ads

## Shopify App Store

- **Ad types**: Search ads (in results when merchants search); homepage ads; category page ads
- **Model**: Cost-per-click; set daily budget; Shopify auto-generates ad appearance
- **Placement**: ~60% of installs from search—search ads critical for discovery
- **Credit**: New eligible app developers receive $100 USD ad credit
- **Management**: Partner Dashboard—edit budget, device/geo targeting, keywords; monitor CTR, install rate, cost per install
- **Limitation**: App, placement, plan-based targeting cannot change after creation; stop and create new campaign to change

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