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Free backlink sites list: 1,964 places to get a link

A maintained list of 1,964 legitimate backlink sites: directories, profile creation sites, guest posting sites, launch platforms, registries and marketplaces. 1,628 are free or have a free tier, 44 usually give a dofollow link, and 781 have an estimated DA of 70 or more. Every row shows authority, link type, cost and effort, and links straight to the submit page.

1,964
Opportunities
1,628
Free or freemium
781
Est. DA 70+
208
Quick wins

1–15 of 15 opportunities

Highest impactimpact 95

  • Podbean

    podbean.com

    Publish your real episode and add contextual links to resources actually discussed in its show notes.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~85NofollowFree + paid tierModerateLive, conditional
    SubmitPodbean (opens in a new tab)

High impactimpact 81

  • Apple Podcasts for Creators

    podcasters.apple.com

    Submit your genuine podcast RSS feed in Podcasts Connect and include the official show website in valid metadata.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~100NofollowFree + paid tierModerateLive, conditional
    SubmitApple Podcasts for Creators (opens in a new tab)
  • Luma

    luma.com

    Publish your real webinar, demo or workshop with a contextual canonical link in its event details.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~80NofollowFree + paid tierModerateLive, conditional
    SubmitLuma (opens in a new tab)
  • Replit

    replit.com

    Publish your focused open demo or developer utility and link its canonical your tool page from the app and project description.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~85NofollowFree + paid tierModerateVerified live
    SubmitReplit (opens in a new tab)
  • Skillshare

    skillshare.com

    Apply with an original class outline and teaching sample for privacy-safe design, accessibility, or a practical productivity workflow, then build the class project and lessons if approved.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~90NofollowFree + paid tierModerateVerified live
    SubmitSkillshare (opens in a new tab)

Usefulimpact 63

  • Publish a Canadian-ready, openly licensed privacy or digital-citizenship textbook and use Contribute → Suggest a Textbook.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~70Free + paid tierModerateVerified live
    SubmitBCcampus Open Collection (opens in a new tab)
  • Buzzsprout

    buzzsprout.com

    Launch your real educational podcast, complete its public site, and cite relevant tools and sources in useful show notes.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~85Sometimes dofollowFree + paid tierModerateLive, conditional
    SubmitBuzzsprout (opens in a new tab)
  • Calaméo

    calameo.com

    Publish a polished original guide, research brief, or accessibility zine as a public document, with useful references and your relevant link inside the editorial content.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~85NofollowFree + paid tierModerateVerified live
    SubmitCalaméo (opens in a new tab)
  • Cargo

    cargo.site

    Create an authentic your tool or founder design portfolio with substantive case studies and contextual links to shipped tools.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~75Sometimes dofollowFree + paid tierModerateLive, conditional
    SubmitCargo (opens in a new tab)
  • Crevado

    crevado.com

    Create your complete product case study and add the canonical URL naturally within project text or a linked image.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~60Sometimes dofollowFree + paid tierModerateNot submitted
    SubmitCrevado (opens in a new tab)
  • Journo Portfolio

    journoportfolio.com

    Create a founder portfolio with original your tool launch notes or product case studies and use an external-link page for the canonical website.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~50Sometimes dofollowFree + paid tierModerateNot submitted
    SubmitJourno Portfolio (opens in a new tab)
  • Milkshake

    milkshake.app

    Build your free mobile mini-site with brand story, key collections, demos and contact links.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~50Free + paid tierModerateVerified live
    SubmitMilkshake (opens in a new tab)
  • Portship

    portship.app

    Claim a builder profile and add your tool as a shipped project using its live public URL.

    Free + paid tierModerateVerified live
    SubmitPortship (opens in a new tab)
  • pretalx

    pretalx.com

    Use pretalx for your genuine community conference or submit relevant talks to events that use the platform.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~55Free + paid tierModerateLive, conditional
    Submitpretalx (opens in a new tab)
  • Zotero Groups

    zotero.org

    Create a public privacy-tool research library with credible standards, papers, and references, including only genuinely relevant your tool documentation.

    Estimated domain authority DA ~80NofollowFree + paid tierModerateVerified live
    SubmitZotero Groups (opens in a new tab)

How to build backlinks with this list

Four steps that work for a new site, a SaaS or a side project. No paid link packages, nothing that risks a penalty.

  1. Get the basics right first

    Before submitting anywhere, have a one-line description, a 150-word description, a square logo and two or three screenshots ready. Every form asks for some mix of these.

  2. Claim profiles and free listings

    Start with the free, quick rows: profile creation sites and free directories. They are one form each and build the entity signals search engines use to understand who you are.

  3. Go after a few strong links

    Then pick a handful of high DA and dofollow sites that fit your niche, and write proper guest posts or launch posts for them. Ten relevant links beat a hundred random ones.

  4. Track and keep it clean

    Note where you submitted and when. Recheck after a month, update stale descriptions, and never pay for bulk link packages: they put the whole site at risk.

Behind the list

A link opportunity is not a link.

Every row here starts as a line in a sheet, gets normalised into one of 16 groups, scored for cost, effort and impact, and written up with the steps to actually submit. The floor below represents that pipeline.

Open the sheet view

An illustration of the AltF Backlinks floor: opportunities sourced at the back, vetted for cost and effort by the engineering pod, written up for outreach by the design pod, then tracked to placement along a line.

Backlink sites by category

Common questions

Do backlinks still matter for ranking in 2026?
Links remain one signal among many, and low-quality bulk links do more harm than good. What still works is being listed where your buyers actually look — directories with real traffic, registries your peers use, and launch platforms with engaged audiences. Every entry in this list is a place a human might plausibly find you, which is why they are worth submitting to regardless of link equity.
Which submissions should I do first?
Start with the quick wins filter: free, low effort, and not in the lowest priority band. 208 of the 1,964 entries qualify, and those are the ones where a single form submission gets you a live listing the same week. Launch platforms are worth saving until your product is genuinely ready, because you only get one good attempt at each.
How is the impact score calculated?
It starts from a hand-assigned priority band (do first, high, medium, later), then adjusts for cost and effort. A free, quick opportunity scores above a paid, involved one in the same band, because it is the one you can realistically finish today. The score is a queueing aid, not a measure of domain authority.
Are these links free?
1,628 of the 1,964 entries are free to submit to or offer a free tier that includes a listing. Cost is shown on every row, and the "nothing to pay" filter narrows the list to exactly those.
Which backlink sites are dofollow?
44 entries are known to give a followed link on a normal listing, and more give one only in some placements. The link type is shown on every row and can be filtered. Sites change their link policy without notice, so treat the label as a starting point and check the live page after you are listed. A nofollow link from a busy site still sends visitors and helps search engines discover you.
What does the DA number mean?
It is our estimate of the site's domain authority, a third-party style 0-100 score of how strong a domain's link profile is, rounded to the nearest 5. 1,580 of the 1,964 sites have one. It is useful for comparing sites, not a Google metric, so relevance to your niche still matters more.
How do I get backlinks for a new website?
1. Get the basics right first: Before submitting anywhere, have a one-line description, a 150-word description, a square logo and two or three screenshots ready. Every form asks for some mix of these. 2. Claim profiles and free listings: Start with the free, quick rows: profile creation sites and free directories. They are one form each and build the entity signals search engines use to understand who you are. 3. Go after a few strong links: Then pick a handful of high DA and dofollow sites that fit your niche, and write proper guest posts or launch posts for them. Ten relevant links beat a hundred random ones. 4. Track and keep it clean: Note where you submitted and when. Recheck after a month, update stale descriptions, and never pay for bulk link packages: they put the whole site at risk.
Will submitting everywhere hurt my site?
Submitting to spam directories can. That is why this list is curated rather than scraped, and why entries carry a status showing whether they have been verified as live. Skip anything that promises hundreds of links for a fee, and prefer places where a real person reviews submissions.