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.
Submit your polished landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits.
Submit your site if it has a polished dark design.
Post p5.js or Processing sketches publicly and fill in your profile with a link to your site or the full experiment.
Submit a finished, open web experiment that uses Google technologies (Chrome, WebGL, AI, AR) for their showcase; featured projects link to the live site and the creator.
Submit landing page for inspiration gallery.
Submit your tool homepage/category landing page.
Submit your tool landing/category page.
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 a released demo or intro (including JavaScript and browser productions) with download and live links.
Publish GLSL shaders publicly and mention the full project in the shader description.
Submit a strong branding, UI or illustration project for possible feature.
Submit a design or architecture project through their DIY submission tool with images and text.
Share design/tool launch if genuinely useful.
Document a project that uses notable typography and credit your site or studio.
Send creative work for possible editorial coverage.
Submit only if your tool page/template is built in Webflow.
Submit your focused one-page landing page.
Submit a finished creative project with images and credits.
Submit high-quality website design.
Submit app/product design if they accept.
Publish/pitch design/dev article linking your tool.
Submit your tool web design if premium/polished.
Submit site for CSS/design award.
Submit site for CSS award/listing.
Submit an interactive site or WebGL experience for jury review; winners get a public award page linking to the work.
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.