The link hub
Free backlink sites, each one checked
Find places that make sense for your site: 124 places to build a real profile, publish useful work or launch a product. We check the link on a public page and show our evidence.
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Sorted by link type, how easy it is to get listed, check date and site popularity.
- FollowedInstantText links on your published pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
Google's free site builder. Text links on public pages were plain links with no rel.
Tranco rank 1. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantThe claimed website on your profile headerChecked 1 Nov 2026
A visual search engine that sends real traffic to recipes, design, DIY and shopping sites. The claimed website on a profile was followed when we checked.
Good to know: Claiming your site needs a meta tag or DNS record. Pins themselves link to your pages, which is where the traffic comes from.
Tranco rank 52. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantLinks inside your postsChecked 1 Nov 2026
Hosted WordPress with a free plan on a wordpress.com subdomain. You choose nofollow per link; by default there's none.
Good to know: Links in comments are nofollow. The free plan shows WordPress.com ads.
Tranco rank 99. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantLinks inside your postsChecked 1 Nov 2026
A blogging and social platform built on reblogs. Strong for visual work, fandoms and creators.
Good to know: We checked a post on www.tumblr.com. Blogs on their own theme subdomains blocked our checker, and some themes send links through a Tumblr redirect.
Tranco rank 158. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantThe Website field on your profile's About pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
The long-running photo community. The website link on profiles was followed when we checked.
Tranco rank 179. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantThe link buttons on your pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
The link-in-bio page for social profiles. The buttons had no nofollow when we checked.
Tranco rank 264. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantLinks in your pages and blog postsChecked 1 Nov 2026
A site builder owned by Square, with a free plan on a weebly.com subdomain.
Tranco rank 354. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantLinks inside your postsChecked 1 Nov 2026
The newsletter platform with a web archive for every post. Links in post bodies had no rel at all when we checked.
Tranco rank 427. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantLinks inside your postsChecked 1 Nov 2026
Google's free blogging platform, on a blogspot.com address or your own domain.
Tranco rank 514. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantLinks inside blog posts on your free siteChecked 1 Nov 2026
Wix's free plan gives you a site on a wixsite.com address with a blog. Links are plain unless you tick the option to tell Google to ignore them.
Good to know: The page we checked is a site made to sell guest posts. It proves how Wix renders links; don't copy it.
Tranco rank 615. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantThe Website field on your profile cardChecked 1 Nov 2026
A non-profit code host run on Forgejo. The website field on profiles had no nofollow when we checked, unlike GitHub and GitLab.
Good to know: The profile Website field link was followed. A second link on the same profile, in the bio, was nofollow, so links you add in text don't get the same treatment.
Tranco rank 3,547. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantRelated works and the description on your recordChecked 1 Nov 2026
CERN's open repository for research, data and software. Every record gets a DOI, and links in Related works were followed when we checked.
Good to know: Files can only be changed for 45 days after you publish. You can edit the details at any time.
Tranco rank 3,562. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantThe website link in your profile headerChecked 1 Nov 2026
DEV is a big community of developers writing posts. The website link on your profile was followed when we checked.
Good to know: See also DEV posts, under publishing platforms: links inside articles were followed too.
Tranco rank 3,741. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantLinks inside your postsChecked 1 Nov 2026
Posts on DEV reach a large developer audience, and links in the article body were followed when we checked. You can set a canonical URL back to the original on your site.
Good to know: Comment links on DEV are nofollow.
Tranco rank 3,741. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantLinks inside blog postsChecked 1 Nov 2026
A one-page site builder with a free plan on a mystrikingly.com subdomain.
Tranco rank 11,824. Steps and full check
- FollowedInstantThe website link on your business listing, in its category pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
Jayde is a business directory and B2B search engine sorted into about 500 categories. Anyone can add a site with a short description.
Good to know: Listings go live without review, so quality varies. Some category pages include download-site spam. Profile pages are marked nofollow, but the listing link on the category page is followed.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe Visit website button on your product pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A weekly product launch board for indie makers. Each launch gets a permanent product page that links to the maker's site.
Good to know: Smollaunch's plans page says the basic free listing stays nofollow until you verify with its badge, which makes the listing followed. All four product pages we read showed followed links, so we can't tell which plan each used. A free launch covers a product's first launch, and there's a queue.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedYour product's entry on a category list, with a link to your websiteChecked 1 Nov 2026
A curated directory of tools and resources for startups, sorted into categories such as marketing, hosting and analytics.
Good to know: The form only accepts work or business email addresses. Many other links on the same pages carry the site's own affiliate tags, so a listing is editorial. The form was read through the public Typeform behind the page.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe link under your listing title in the category pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A general phpLD web directory with thousands of listings in business, blogs, computers and other topics. Part of a network of near-identical directories.
Good to know: The submit form shows only one link type. Sister directories are listed in its footer. Mixed quality: some category pages list adult sites.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe website link on your listingChecked 1 Nov 2026
A business directory sorted by industry. Its submit form offers a regular link for free and upgraded link types with more placement.
Good to know: The checked link is on a category page. The free regular link is the one described on the submit form; upgraded listings sit above it. The site rejects gambling, adult, weapons and similar categories.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe title link on your category pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A link directory with topic categories. A regular listing is free; upgraded tiers get faster review and extra fields.
Good to know: The regular tier is labelled free with no guarantee of review or approval. Upgraded tiers add priority review, a logo and extra links.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe link under your listing title in a category, and on your own listing pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A general phpLD web directory sorted by topic, with a free submission form and a separate featured-link option.
Good to know: The submit page says links stay up for at least one year and are not removed during that time. A separate featured-link option exists. Spam signals: casino, gambling and carding-style listings on the top pages.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe link under your listing title in a category pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A general phpLD web directory. Its free link type asks you to place a reciprocal link back to the directory.
Good to know: The free route needs a reciprocal link placed before you submit. Same operator family as other phpLD directories. Featured links are offered separately.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe link on your listing's detail pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A general web directory with categories, plus a separate section for short articles. It accepts sites from any country.
Good to know: The submit page says regular review takes about 2 to 3 months, reciprocal review 2 to 3 days (the reciprocal link must be on your homepage), and featured links are reviewed in 24 to 48 hours. Regular links are free. Rel may differ on featured listings; we read a listing page only.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe visit link on your listing pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A human-curated search engine and directory founded in 2004. Volunteer editors review each submission.
Good to know: The site says about 3.2 million of 3.8 million submissions were rejected. Listing pages also have a plan page for upgrades.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe product page for your deal, which links to your websiteChecked 1 Nov 2026
A software deals marketplace aimed at small business owners and creators. Software makers apply to run a time-limited launch on it.
Good to know: Only products are listed, not general sites. The deal runs on a revenue share, set per product. Acceptance is selective.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedReviewedThe website button on your author profile pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
An open tech publishing platform. Anyone with an account can write a story, and HackerNoon editors review it before it goes live. Each writer gets a public profile with links.
Good to know: We read the profile of HackerNoon's CEO, so this shows the profile website link only. Links inside stories are set by editors and were not checked. Search results show HackerNoon also runs a separate program for brands.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedPitchThe author bio at the end of a guest article, and links inside the article bodyChecked 1 Nov 2026
An education blog and publisher covering K-12, post-secondary and lifelong learning. It publishes guest authors from schools, edtech companies and education nonprofits.
Good to know: Links in the sampled guest article carried no rel attribute. The author works at the linked organisation. Which links stay in the body is an editor's call.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- FollowedPitchThe contact links on your contributor profile page, next to your blog postsChecked 1 Nov 2026
Psychology Today is a long-running magazine and site where most articles are blog posts by outside expert authors. Editors take blog and magazine proposals through an online form.
Good to know: An editor decides, so approval is a pitch. The checked profile showed a plain followed link to the author's own site.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- MixedInstantThe Website link on your profileChecked 1 Nov 2026
The developer Q&A site. The Website field on profiles had no nofollow on the two profiles we checked; links in the About me text did.
Good to know: Both profiles we checked belong to very active, high-reputation members. We haven't confirmed that a new account gets the same followed link.
Tranco rank 542, read by hand in a browser. Steps and full check
- MixedInstantThe title link of your Show HN postChecked 1 Nov 2026
Hacker News's place for showing something you made. If it reaches the front page, it can bring tens of thousands of technical visitors in a day.
Good to know: The post we checked had a followed title link; another Show HN post we looked at had nofollow. Hacker News doesn't publish the rule, so plan for either.
Tranco rank 2,145. Steps and full check
- MixedInstantThe author link under the title; links in the text are nofollowChecked 1 Nov 2026
Telegram's minimal publishing tool. No account needed: write, add your name and publish.
Good to know: Links in the text were nofollow; the author link was not.
Tranco rank 2,170. Steps and full check
- MixedInstantThe website link on your public profile pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
ProvenExpert is a review platform where businesses and freelancers get a public profile that collects customer reviews and shows a rating.
Good to know: The home page says to register a free account. The checker reads mixed because the legal notice link on the profile is nofollow while the main website link has no rel. We could not confirm that the free account shows the website link; the profiles we checked may be on upgraded plans.
Outside the Tranco top million. Steps and full check
- MixedReviewedThe Visit button at the top of your launch pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A launch site for new products. The free plan asks you to link back to Fazier from your own site.
Good to know: Pages we sampled were followed, but Fazier only promises a followed link on its top plan, so a free listing may not get one.
Tranco rank 180,526. Steps and full check
- MixedReviewedThe main visit button on your tool pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A daily launch site for tools and products. Free launches wait in a queue, and the link only stays followed if your launch day goes well.
Good to know: Every tool page we sampled had a followed link. Uneed's own submit page says a free launch keeps it only if it reaches the launch-day score.
Tranco rank 342,468. Steps and full check
- MixedReviewedThe visit button on your tool pageChecked 1 Nov 2026
A launch site for developer tools, run like Product Hunt for code. Each tool gets a permanent page and a weekly launch.
Good to know: The page we checked had a followed link, but DevHunt's FAQ says free listings get nofollow and only its upgraded launches get a followed one. Expect nofollow on a free launch.
Tranco rank 725,396. Steps and full check
- NofollowInstantLinks inside your articleChecked 1 Nov 2026
Long-form articles on your LinkedIn profile or company page. The links are nofollow; the readers are the point.
Good to know: You can only publish articles from a computer, not the mobile app.
Tranco rank 17. Steps and full check
- NofollowInstantThe Website field under your bioChecked 1 Nov 2026
Your developer profile. The link won't move rankings, but it ties your code, your name and your site together for people and search engines.
Good to know: Links in a profile README are nofollow too.
Tranco rank 34. Steps and full check
- NofollowInstantThe website link in the About box of your repositoryChecked 1 Nov 2026
Every public repository has an About box with a website link. Popular repositories rank well and get read by developers deciding what to use.
Tranco rank 34. Steps and full check
- NofollowInstantThe website link in your profile header, through a WordPress.org redirectChecked 1 Nov 2026
Your profile on the WordPress project. It lists your plugins, themes and contributions.
Good to know: The link goes through profiles.wordpress.org/website-redirect/ and is nofollow.
Tranco rank 65. Steps and full check
Nothing matches.
How we check
- We find a real page. For each site we pick a live profile, listing or post where a member links to their own website.
- A script reads the link. Our checker loads that page and reads the rel attribute of every link to the member's site. Followed, nofollow, ugc or sponsored is what the page says, not what a help page or another list claims.
- We show our working. Every listing links to the page we checked and gives the date. If a site builds its links with JavaScript or hides them behind a login, we say so instead of guessing.
- We read the rules. Steps, approval and where the link appears come from the platform's own help pages. We leave out any site with no free way to get listed.
Where to start
- Day one: the profiles and, if you serve customers in a place, the local listings. They take minutes and tell search engines which site is yours.
- Launch week: the launch directories and software directories that fit what you make, all at once, so the visits overlap.
- Every month: one useful post on a publishing platform, answers in the communities your readers use, and a few journalist requests you can answer well.
- When you have something to give away: a plugin, template or dataset on a marketplace or developer platform. These are the links that keep growing on their own.
Common questions
What does followed mean here?
That the link to the member's site on the page we checked had no nofollow, ugc or sponsored in its rel attribute. Most lists call these dofollow links. There's no dofollow attribute in HTML; a link is followed unless it says otherwise.
Are nofollow links worth getting?
Often, yes. Since 2019 Google has treated nofollow as a hint rather than a rule, so some may still count. More to the point, a nofollow link from a page people read still sends visitors, and AI assistants read those pages when they decide which sites to mention.
Why don't you show Domain Rating or Domain Authority?
Those are scores from Ahrefs and Moz, from their own crawls, and they differ between tools. We show the Tranco rank instead: an open research ranking of the most popular sites, combined from five sources including Chrome usage data and DNS traffic, and published at tranco-list.eu, so anyone can check it.
How often do you re-check?
Platforms change link policies without warning, so the checker runs again on every listing, and each listing shows the date of its last check. If a listing is wrong, tell us and we'll check it again.
Will these links get my site penalised?
Not if you use them like a real member: a complete profile, a useful post, a product that exists. What Google penalises is a link scheme, such as dozens of thin blogs made only to link to you. A list of places is a starting point, not a plan to submit everywhere.