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.
Publish a secure, documented container for your open service and add its official site in the repository description or README where supported.
Package a genuinely useful open model or reproducible AI utility, publish it publicly with examples and cite your related documentation naturally.
Publish and maintain your genuine Ruby client, CLI, or integration gem with accurate homepage, source, documentation, and changelog metadata.
Build your production-ready Slack app for safe file/text utilities, then submit it from the app configuration page for Marketplace review.
Make your tool generate or consume valid SPDX, document validation, then file the requested supplier-information issue with its canonical URL.
Create or import your genuine show, keep it public, set its official Website field and publish useful episodes.
Create a vendor account and submit your tool under the closest B2B software categories with an accurate feature summary.
Submit the production web app, then verify domain ownership to manage its official listing, assets, and analytics.
Build your Forge-based integration for Jira or Confluence, create a Marketplace Partner profile, and submit a compliant public listing.
Submit a sharp founder-authored opinion based on real privacy or security evidence discovered while building your tool.
Publish your real privacy, redaction, or local-AI demo Space and add your canonical URL in its README/metadata.
Publish a real, documented your tool API, complete its Hub listing with accurate website and terms URLs, and optionally offer a free usage tier.
Launch a human-reviewed Privacy & Accessibility Field Notes newsletter with original experiments, implementation lessons, and contextually relevant links to your tool resources.
Email your strongest developer-focused feature with a self-service demo, documentation, privacy model, and concise reason it is novel.
Build a maintained Craft CMS plugin for your genuine workflow, publish its code and documentation, then submit a complete store listing.
Propose a text-based, interactive course on web privacy, security headers, local-first tools, or accessible frontend testing, with practical code exercises and clear outcomes.
Add the company, verify ownership, and supply genuine customer references, case studies, and brand assets.
Send a concise exclusive angle on your new security feature, dataset, vulnerability study, or expert commentary.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Publish your real episode and add contextual links to resources actually discussed in its show notes.
Import public your tool developer documentation, add the build config and expose versioned, searchable docs with canonical project links.
Pitch a vendor-neutral security article using original your tool tests, threat-model findings, or privacy research.
Build your real Shopify-facing utility, complete its public listing, test it on a development store, and submit it for App Store review.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Pitch a short, beginner-friendly, human-authored accessibility post through an issue, or submit one established free your tool accessibility resource under the correct Resources category.
Submit a useful AI privacy, local processing, prompt-security, or responsible-tooling tutorial with reproducible examples.
Create a substantial free or paid course on practical browser privacy and accessibility auditing, with real demonstrations, exercises, and your honest company or instructor profile.
Create a vendor portal account and request your tool under the closest eligible Gartner market category.
Register your tool as a B2B product, choose relevant categories, and complete the vendor profile in English.
Submit an original L&D article on teaching practical privacy or accessibility skills, linking only to your genuinely informative guide where it supports the lesson.
Pitch an original advanced article with reproducible examples, such as local PII redaction or malicious-document inspection on Linux, linking only to a genuinely informative supporting page.
Submit one released evaluator such as WCAG Quick Auditor with accurate standards, scope, license, release date, and accessibility-statement details.
Prepare a focused open-source defensive tool with English documentation, reproducible demos, and a technical presenter, then submit to the next relevant Arsenal Call for Tools.
Apply for the free Basic profile with a current website, clear business value, category, pricing, and authentic reviews.
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.