Actually for us it was pretty long (which I don't recommend). I think what you suggested is a much better strategy.
I think it was around 3 months so it wasn't as fresh but what I did was go through email addresses one by one, picked out the companies that sounded the most promising and opened up a dialogue to get those guys in early.
Then kept the other guys informed to try and keep them excited. Although if I would have done it just before launching I would have saved a lot of effort.
Yea that's what I'd be afraid of. It sounds like you handled it well. Since betali.st only features products that haven't fully launched yet, I just don't want to submit, and then by the time they see my submission we're live and they won't accept it. How long did it take between when you submitted to them and when you were actually featured?
I think it was around 3 months so it wasn't as fresh but what I did was go through email addresses one by one, picked out the companies that sounded the most promising and opened up a dialogue to get those guys in early.
Then kept the other guys informed to try and keep them excited. Although if I would have done it just before launching I would have saved a lot of effort.