Is the HARO (Help a Reporter Out) link dofollow? What we could and couldn't check
The original journalist request service. It closed in December 2024 and was relaunched by Featured in April 2025 as free daily emails.
Our check
- Link
- Not checkableWe couldn't check this one on a public page.
- Approval
- PitchYou pitch; someone else decides whether you're used and linked.
- Where it shows
- In the journalist's article, if they use your answer
- Popularity
- Tranco rank 108,653Among the most popular sites on the web; lower is more popular.
- Checked
- These services don't host a link to you. If a journalist uses your answer, the link (if any) is in their article, and the outlet decides whether it's followed.
How to get the link
- Sign up as a source.
- Confirm your email.
- Read the daily query emails.
- Reply to the queries you can answer well, before the deadline.
Worth it if
You have real expertise and can answer fast.
Skip it if
You can't reply within hours; most queries close quickly.