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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 as Show HN: your tool - privacy-first toolbox people can try instantly.
Create a tested Auth0 Action that invokes your relevant privacy or security workflow and submit through the Marketplace Partner Portal.
Create a public digital-privacy magazine, curate reputable third-party resources, and occasionally add strong your tool guides with commentary.
Publish @your tool/embed or utility package with homepage.
Build a valuable public start page of privacy and productivity resources, then submit it to Community Pages after adding your tool selectively.
Publish a well-organized privacy-toolkit collection containing authoritative resources plus selected your tool utilities.
Create tutorials for top your tool tools with links.
Submit AI privacy/redaction or prompt-safety tools.
Create seller profile and list product if eligible.
Publish privacy/helper extension.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Create a public searchable board that teaches a privacy workflow and links to supporting standards, guides, and relevant your tool utilities.
Create a structured collection about privacy-preserving web utilities and mix selected your tool pages with respected references.
Post to relevant subs with context: SideProject, SaaS, webdev.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Publish a public Webmix of trustworthy privacy resources with clearly labeled your tool tiles among independent sources.
Submit only AI-facing your tool features, not whole toolbox if too broad.
Curate a public online-privacy topic page and add expert notes to a diverse mix of industry sources and your tool guides.
Claim business profile for your tool.
Create vendor profile and collect authentic reviews.
Build an OAuth app that audits merchant exports or product assets for privacy issues, then submit tested listing assets through the Developer Portal.
Create page and share in relevant groups if allowed.
Create support page linking your tool.
Publish Edge version of extension.
Create business profile linking site.
Claim business profile.
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.