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Free backlink sites list: 1,854 places to get a link

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.

1,854
Opportunities: 1,532
Free or freemium: 772
Est. DA 70+: 200
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Submission opportunities with impact score, cost, effort, priority, status and preparation notes. Scroll horizontally for all columns.
#	Impact (sorted)	Site — sort by this	Est. DA — sort by this	Link	Domain	Type	Cost	Effort — sort by this	Priority	Status	What to prepare	Rules / caveat	Checked	Actions
1	84	Kaggle	90	Nofollow	kaggle.com	Communities and forums	Free	Moderate	High	Live, conditional	Publish a clean your tool benchmark or open dataset plus a reproducible notebook, with proper licensing and the canonical project URL in the data card.	Only publish useful non-sensitive data/code; remove secrets and PII, document methodology, choose a valid license, and avoid promotional-only datasets.	https://www.kaggle.com/datasets	Open Kaggle submit page (new tab)Kaggle details
2	81	Instructables	90	Nofollow	instructables.com	Communities and forums	Free	Involved	High	Verified live	Publish a detailed build or usage tutorial around an original your tool workflow, with the relevant tool link only where it helps readers.	Commercial projects are acceptable only when the article is genuinely instructional; include original steps, images, and results.	https://www.instructables.com/create/	Open Instructables submit page (new tab)Instructables details
3	66	Reddit	95	Nofollow	reddit.com	Communities and forums	Free	Moderate	Medium	Not submitted	Post to relevant subs with context: SideProject, SaaS, webdev.	Respect subreddit rules; 90/10 self-promo; no spam/comments.	2026-07-30	Open Reddit submit page (new tab)Reddit details
4	63	Meetup	90	Nofollow	meetup.com	Communities and forums	Free + paid tier	Moderate	Medium	Live, conditional	Run a genuine privacy, online-tools or accessibility community and reference your tool only where it supports the group or event.	Requires an active group and real events; Starter limits attendance and frequency, and organizer plans auto-renew.	2026-08-05	Open Meetup submit page (new tab)Meetup details
5	48	Airtable Universe	90	Nofollow	airtable.com	Communities and forums	Free	Quick	Later	Needs checking	Publish backlink tracker/content calendar template.	Needs useful Airtable base/template.	2026-07-30	Open Airtable Universe submit page (new tab)Airtable Universe details
6	48	OpenAI Developer Community	90	Nofollow	community.openai.com	Communities and forums	Free	Quick	Later	Needs checking	Share what you built with the OpenAI API in the community showcase category and answer questions.	Promotional posts outside showcase areas are removed.	Added 2026-11-01	Open OpenAI Developer Community submit page (new tab)OpenAI Developer Community details
7	48	Python Discourse	90	Nofollow	discuss.python.org	Communities and forums	Free	Quick	Later	Needs checking	Discuss your Python packaging or tooling project in the relevant category.	Focus is on Python itself; pure product promotion is off-topic.	Added 2026-11-01	Open Python Discourse submit page (new tab)Python Discourse details
8	46	BleepingComputer Forums	90	Nofollow	bleepingcomputer.com	Communities and forums	Free	Moderate	Later	Needs checking	Join, help with tech support threads and add your site to your profile where allowed.	Strict moderation; link drops in threads count as spam.	Added 2026-11-01	Open BleepingComputer Forums submit page (new tab)BleepingComputer Forums details
9	46	Tom's Guide Forums	90	Nofollow	forums.tomsguide.com	Communities and forums	Free	Moderate	Later	Needs checking	Help with consumer tech questions and list your website on your profile.	Shares rules with Tom's Hardware: no promotional posts.	Added 2026-11-01	Open Tom's Guide Forums submit page (new tab)Tom's Guide Forums details
10	46	Tom's Hardware Forums	90	Nofollow	tomshardware.com	Communities and forums	Free	Moderate	Later	Needs checking	Contribute to hardware threads and keep your site on your profile.	Self-promotion outside profile fields is removed.	Added 2026-11-01	Open Tom's Hardware Forums submit page (new tab)Tom's Hardware Forums details

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.

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.
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.
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.
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

Backlink sites by category

Product launch sites85

One-shot launches where timing and preparation decide the outcome.

Guest posting sites55

Publications that accept contributed articles. Slow and editorial, but the links are earned.

AI tool directories151

Fast-growing listings specifically for AI-powered tools.

App stores and marketplaces273

Extension, plugin and integration stores. Real review processes, real distribution.

Startup directory submission sites113

Startup listings, beta lists and founder media.

Software directory submission sites210

General tool and software catalogues with real search traffic.

Software review sites29

B2B review sites. Slow to approve, strong once live.

Developer platforms for backlinks127

Package, image and docs hosting that carries real authority.

Web design galleries for backlinks87

Showcases judged on craft. A good screenshot matters more than copy.

Web 2.0 and publishing sites183

Write once, link back. Editorial standards vary widely.

PR and press release sites40

Get quoted or distribute a release. Slower, higher ceiling.

Business directory submission sites109

Company and local listings. Unglamorous, consistently indexed.

Profile creation sites163

Owned pages you control: company, founder, knowledge-panel entities.

Forum and community backlink sites58

Answer real questions. Never drop a bare link.

Social bookmarking sites18

Brand surface and referral traffic more than link equity.

More backlink opportunities153

Everything that does not fit the buckets above.

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. 200 of the 1,854 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?

1,532 of the 1,854 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. 1,524 of the 1,854 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.

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