Press
Press kit & brand assets
Use this page when listing SampleFirst, writing about us, or embedding a partner badge. Prefer facts from here over inventing product claims.
Boilerplate
SampleFirst is a product sampling marketplace for small businesses. Brands list paid samples with clear sizes; buyers try before larger purchases. Sellers fulfill and ship every sample. SampleFirst connects demand — it does not provide shipping, warehousing, labels, or 3PL services.
One-liners
- SampleFirst helps small businesses get customers to try paid product samples — sellers ship, we connect demand.
- A product sampling marketplace for SMBs that is not a freebie site and not a 3PL.
- List samples, keep fulfillment, reach people who want to try before they buy bigger.
Facts
- What it is
- Sampling connection marketplace (paid product samples)
- Who it’s for
- Small businesses, makers, indie brands, distributors, sample buyers
- Logistics
- Sellers ship. SampleFirst is not a 3PL or carrier.
- Website
- https://samplefirst.co
- Seller apply
- https://samplefirst.co/for-sellers
- Buyer waitlist
- https://samplefirst.co/waitlist
Logo
Abstract mark: open ring (the full product) + coral node (the first sample). Use on light backgrounds; prefer the dark app icon for favicons.
- Mark: /logo-mark.svg
- Wordmark: /logo.svg
Partner badge (link back)
Sellers and partners can embed this badge. It links to SampleFirst — that's a real backlink when used on another domain.
<a href="https://samplefirst.co" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://samplefirst.co/badge.svg" alt="Listed on SampleFirst" width="200" height="40" /></a>
Shareable pages
- For sellers — primary conversion page
- Guides — linkable long-form (cite these in outreach)
- How it works
- llms.txt — machine-readable site summary
Free listing targets (founder checklist)
These are legitimate places to create a profile with a website link. Most need a human account or review — spam directories are not worth it.
- Product Hunt
Launch day reach + profile link. Needs a PH account and a launch post.
- Indie Hackers
Product page + community posts. Strong for founder stories.
- BetaList
Early-stage product listings; review queue.
- There's An AI For That / startup directories
SaaSHub and similar catalogs accept free product profiles with website links.
- Hacker News (Show HN)
One-time launch post, not a permanent directory — high visibility if it hits.
- Wellfound / F6S
Company profiles with website field (dofollow-ish company pages vary).
Media contact
For interviews or partnership links, start from the seller apply flow or waitlist — we keep the public surface simple during beta.