A maintained list of 1,854 legitimate backlink sites: directories, profile creation sites, guest posting sites, launch platforms, registries and marketplaces. 1,532 are free or have a free tier, 44 usually give a dofollow link, and 772 have an estimated DA of 70 or more. Every row shows authority, link type, cost and effort, and links straight to the submit page.
Complete the current CAIQ or AI-CAIQ truthfully and submit your tool real cloud service to the STAR Registry.
Register the legal company and complete a global B2B profile with accurate IT services, contact data, and your tool website.
Suggest your JavaScript or TypeScript project through their GitHub issue process.
Submit your site if it has a polished dark design.
List your registered business as an eligible IT supplier and complete its public company profile and website field.
Build your functional Joomla integration and submit a complete listing with an approved download route.
Submit your AI-powered app with screenshots and a link to a working demo.
Upload a guide, report or catalog as a public publication and add your website to the profile and description.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Claim your company page and invite real customers to leave reviews.
List software in relevant category.
Add your startup and post a real opening so your company page with website link goes live.
Submit your AI tool to the directory run alongside a large AI newsletter.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Submit your AI product to their tool directory with category and description.
Submit your open-source Android library with its repository link.
Submit a link to an Android article, library or tool through the site.
Submit your site URL for the curated design gallery.
Submit your design portfolio or resume for the curated gallery.
Submit your site if it follows a raw, brutalist style.
Add your repository so contributors can subscribe to help triage its issues.
Email the curator a link to a useful DevOps article, tool or talk.
Add company website listing.
Share your open-source project or tool as a Show post with a Korean summary.
Reply to an issue or contact the editor with a link to a useful Go article or library you made.
Add your open-source repo via pull request so beginners find your labelled issues.
Create business listing if eligible.
Use the newsletter's link submission option to suggest a useful iOS or Swift article or tool.
Licensed attorneys can claim a free profile and link their firm site.
Submit your Laravel tutorial or package through the site's community links or tip options.
Send the editor a link to a strong Node.js article, package or release.
If your app calls models through OpenRouter, set the referer and title headers so it shows in public app rankings.
Suggest your app if it runs without installation and is free.
Send the editor a link to a useful Postgres article, extension or tool.
Submit a link to a strong Python article, tutorial or open-source project you published.
Add your React Native library through a pull request to their GitHub repo.
Send the editor a link to a useful Ruby or Rails article, gem or tool.
Add or claim your program and keep version info and description up to date.
Open a pull request on the newsletter's GitHub repository to add your Rust blog post or project.
Four steps that work for a new site, a SaaS or a side project. No paid link packages, nothing that risks a penalty.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 viewAn 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.
One-shot launches where timing and preparation decide the outcome.
Publications that accept contributed articles. Slow and editorial, but the links are earned.
Fast-growing listings specifically for AI-powered tools.
Extension, plugin and integration stores. Real review processes, real distribution.
Startup listings, beta lists and founder media.
General tool and software catalogues with real search traffic.
B2B review sites. Slow to approve, strong once live.
Package, image and docs hosting that carries real authority.
Showcases judged on craft. A good screenshot matters more than copy.
Write once, link back. Editorial standards vary widely.
Get quoted or distribute a release. Slower, higher ceiling.
Company and local listings. Unglamorous, consistently indexed.
Owned pages you control: company, founder, knowledge-panel entities.
Answer real questions. Never drop a bare link.
Brand surface and referral traffic more than link equity.
Everything that does not fit the buckets above.