Checked and left out
Other backlink lists recommend these sites. We checked each one and left it out of the hub: the site is gone, there's no free way in, it takes no outside writers, or there's nowhere to put your link. If one has changed, tell us and we'll check again.
9 closed or gone16 no free route53 no outside writers24 no place for your link2 same as another listing
| Site | Why it's out | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Academia.eduacademia.edu | No place for your link | The site blocked our requests with a bot challenge, so we could not read any profile or confirm a live link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Addictive Tipsaddictivetips.com | No outside writers | The contact page only invites software tips to the editor; there is no contributor program or write-for-us page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Alive Directoryalive-directory.com | Closed or gone | The site does not load: http redirects to https, and https times out with no data. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| All Topalltop.com | No outside writers | The contact page says they do not add new sources and ask people not to submit sites. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| AllTopStartupsalltopstartups.com | No free route | The submit page lists two listing options and neither is free. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Android Authorityandroidauthority.com | No outside writers | The site blocked our requests (Cloudflare) and we found no public pitch or contributor page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Android Centralandroidcentral.com | No outside writers | The about page we read had no pitch or contributor route for outside writers. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Android Headlinesandroidheadlines.com | No outside writers | The site lists a news tips page and a jobs page, with no contributor or write-for-us page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| AngelList / Wellfound Profilewellfound.com | No outside writers | Company pages sit behind a Cloudflare security check for automated requests, so we could not read the listing rules or any member's link. Not verified. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Apple Mapsmaps.apple.com | No outside writers | The Apple Business page mentions putting a business on Maps but does not say what the listing terms are, and place cards are not readable without a browser, so we could not verify a free route or the link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| ArtStationartstation.com | No outside writers | The site returns a 403 to automated requests, so we could not read the sign-up rules or a profile link. Not verified. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Atlassian Communityatlassian.com | No outside writers | The listed URL is a Trello blog post, not a sign-up page, and community profiles need a login to read, so no link could be verified. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Babel Slackslack.babeljs.io | No place for your link | The address only redirects to a Slack invite for the Babel project chat, with no public member pages or website field. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Beehiiv Newsletter Profilebeehiiv.com | No place for your link | Author pages show only a Twitter link, and the link-in-bio page that carries your own site is on upgraded plans. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| BetaListbetalist.com | No free route | The help page says there is no free submission option. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| BizSugarbizsugar.com | No outside writers | The old share site now redirects to a small business news site with no submit page for members. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Built in Chicagobuiltinchicago.org | No outside writers | Only a tip form was linked, and it sat behind a bot check; we found no contributor or listing page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Bunitybunity.com | No free route | Creating a business listing needs a one-time charge at sign-up; free accounts can only write reviews. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Business 2 Communitybusiness2community.com | No outside writers | The contributor page we tried returns a 404 and we found no public contributor page on the site itself. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Businesswebmarksbusinesswebmarks.com | No free route | Posting needs a login and an upgraded plan; there's no free way to post. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Citysearchcitysearch.com | No free route | The site is alive but we found no add-business or claim page, only city and category browsing. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Cloud Native Computing Foundationslack.cncf.io | No place for your link | It is a Slack invite page with no public profile or website link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| CNETcnet.com | No outside writers | The About page has no contributor, pitch or write-for-us route for outside writers. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| CodeProjectcodeproject.com | Closed or gone | The domain now serves a domain parking lander page instead of the site. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Crowd Reviewscrowdreviews.com | No place for your link | Free business registration exists, but the listing pages we read show no link to the company's own website. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Diggdigg.com | No place for your link | The relaunched Digg is an AI-run news aggregator and the homepage has no way to submit your own link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Direct Directorydirect-directory.com | Closed or gone | The homepage returned an HTTP 500 error on repeated tries. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Dribbbledribbble.com | No place for your link | The public profile pages we read showed no outbound website link in the page HTML, only Dribbble's own links. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Engadgetengadget.com | No outside writers | The About page lists staff and expert contributors but has no pitch or contributor route for outside writers. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Entrepreneurentrepreneur.com | No free route | Outside writers publish only through the Leadership Network, a membership program with no free route. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| EU Techtech.eu | No outside writers | The site links a Contribute page at /guest-writer/, but it returned 403 to automated reads, so we could not check its rules. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| F6Sf6s.com | No outside writers | Every page we requested showed a bot check, so we could not read the free-listing rules or a live profile link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Facebook Pagefacebook.com | No place for your link | We could not read any Facebook page: every request returned HTTP 400, so we could not confirm a free route or the link's rel. Left out rather than guessed. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Fast Companyfastcompany.com | No free route | The only outside-writer route found is the Impact Council, a membership with dues, and the site blocks automated reads. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Feedlyfeedly.com | No place for your link | Feedly is a feed reader with no directory or submission page where you can list your own site. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Figma Sitesfigma.site | No place for your link | Figma Sites publishes your own site on a figma.site address; the platform has no page that links out to members' sites. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Fivestarscenterfivestarscenter.com | No outside writers | It is a sweepstakes casino affiliate site with no submit or contributor page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Forbes Technologyforbes.com | No free route | The only outside route we found is applying to Forbes Councils, a membership program, not an open contributor or pitch page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Foundrfoundr.com | No outside writers | No write-for-us, contributor or pitch page found; the editorial policy says the team controls what runs. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Foursquare / CityGuidefoursquare.com | No outside writers | Adding a place sends you to a login screen, so we could not read the listing flow or a listing's website link. Not verified. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| GeekWiregeekwire.com | No outside writers | The site blocks automated requests with a Cloudflare page, so we could not read the startup list rules. Not verified. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| GitHub Pagespages.github.com | No place for your link | GitHub Pages hosts your own site; it is not a place where a platform lists or links to members' sites. The GitHub profile route is already listed as github-repository. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Gizmodogizmodo.com | No outside writers | The site shows a bot challenge to automated reads, so we could not read any contributor page and did not guess. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Google Business Profilebusiness.google.com | Same as another listing | Same platform as the existing google-business-profile listing. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Growth Hackersgrowthhackers.com | Closed or gone | The main site returns a Cloudflare 520 error; its community lives on a separate subdomain. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Guardian Technologytheguardian.com | No place for your link | The Guardian has a freelance pitch route to commissioning editors, but we found no example page where a contributor's byline links to their own site, so no link could be checked. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Healthlinehealthline.com | No outside writers | We found no public contributor or pitch page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Huffingtonposthuffingtonpost.com | Same as another listing | Same site as HuffPost, which redirects to huffpost.com (see the HuffPost entry). SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| HuffPosthuffpost.com | No place for your link | HuffPost's contact page points to a pitch page for editors, but we could not read that page (HTTP 406) or find a contributor byline linking to the writer's own site. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Inc. Magazineinc.com | No outside writers | The site blocked our requests and we found no public pitch or contributor page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| InfoWorldinfoworld.com | No outside writers | InfoWorld has a Contributor Content section, but we found no public pitch or contributor guidelines page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Instagram Business Profileinstagram.com | No place for your link | Instagram profile pages load without readable links for scripts and the help pages returned HTTP 400, so we could not confirm the link or the rules. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| InstaPaperinstapaper.com | No place for your link | It is a read-later tool with no public member pages that carry a link to your own site. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Instructablesinstructables.com | No outside writers | The sign-up and about pages load only through JavaScript, so we could not read the rules or a profile link. Not verified. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Intercambioseointercambioseo.com | Closed or gone | The domain redirects to a hosting 'Account Suspended' page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Inyectronicawcinyectronicawc.com | Closed or gone | The site is a placeholder for a non-profit 'taking shape', with no listing, submit or profile feature. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Jasmine Directoryjasminedirectory.com | No free route | Every plan on the submission page is a charged plan; no free listing. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Kagglekaggle.com | No place for your link | The profile pages we read showed no website link in the page HTML, and we could not confirm a website field. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Libhuntlibhunt.com | No outside writers | Every page returned a bot challenge, so we could not read the listing rules or a live link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Link Tubelink-tube.com | No free route | The only signup offered is a monthly subscription; no free plan is shown. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Mac Storiesmacstories.net | No outside writers | Its advertise page only offers sponsorships and its pages list no contributor or pitch route for outside writers. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| MakeUseOfmakeuseof.com | No outside writers | The write-for-us page is a 404 and the footer only links to careers and a news tip form; no public pitch or contributor page found. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| MapQuest Businessmapquest.com | No free route | The business tool is a script-only app we could not read, and third-party sources conflict on whether a free listing still exists. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Mashablemashable.com | No outside writers | Mashable's contact page has no contributor, guest post or pitch route for outside writers. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Mashable Indiain.mashable.com | No outside writers | The site has no contributor, pitch or write-for-us page that we could find. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Mozilla Developer Contributionsdeveloper.mozilla.org | No place for your link | MDN is open to contributions through GitHub, but contributing does not give you a profile or a place for your own website link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Muck Rackmuckrack.com | No place for your link | Claiming a profile is free, but a bot challenge blocked every profile page, so we could not confirm a website link and left it out until checked. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| MyAnimeListmyanimelist.net | No place for your link | Free sign-up exists, but member profiles have no website field; the outbound links on a profile are the site's own promotions. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Notion Public Pagenotion.so | No place for your link | Notion publishes your own pages; it is a tool, not a place that lists or links to members' sites, and we found no listing or profile route to check. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Patchpatch.com | No outside writers | Patch says community members can post, but we could not confirm it is free or find an example page with a link to the poster's own site. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| PC Worldpcworld.com | No outside writers | The about page says the editors do not run guest posts or unsolicited submissions. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| PCMagpcmag.com | No outside writers | The site blocked our requests with a bot challenge and we found no public contributor or pitch page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Read .cvread.cv | Closed or gone | The site returns a 402 deployment disabled error, and news reports say it shut down in May 2025 after Perplexity bought the team. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Royallinkuproyallinkup.com | No free route | The submit page only shows a category picker; visible listings are featured or sponsored and the site sells submission and traffic services. We found no free route. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| SaaSHubsaashub.com | No outside writers | Every page returned a bot challenge, so we could not read the submit rules or a live link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| SaaStrsaastr.com | No outside writers | No contributor or guest-post page found; only speaker submissions and sponsorships. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com | No outside writers | The site only offers a news tip form and has no contributor or guest post page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| SitePoint Forumssitepoint.com | No outside writers | Automated reads were blocked and the forum page showed only a Log In button, so we could not confirm open sign-up or a profile link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Skoobeskoobe.biz | No free route | There is no submit page; the contact form only covers advertising, link removal and affiliates. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| SlideShare Presentationslideshare.net | No place for your link | The checker found no link to the uploader's own site on a well-known account's profile or deck, and the upload page shows a bot challenge, so we could not confirm a link or the rules. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Softonicsoftonic.com | No outside writers | Softonic's developer site describes a Publishing Center for submitting software for review, but the main site returns an error to automated requests and we could not confirm a free route or a link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| SoftwareWorldsoftwareworld.co | No free route | Its help center says a new listing needs an approval charge, and only claiming a profile it already has is free. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Springwisespringwise.com | No outside writers | A bot challenge (403) blocked every page including the submit page, so a route and a link could not be verified. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Squarespace Trial Sitesquarespace.com | No free route | Squarespace has no free plan: a trial site stays private until you subscribe to a plan, so no free public link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Startup Grindstartupgrind.com | No place for your link | Startup membership has a private member directory; no public startup profile pages with a website link were found. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Startups UKstartups.co.uk | No outside writers | We found no contributor, pitch or listing page; only a contact page and an index entry form. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Stripestripe.com | No place for your link | Stripe's partner pages are for integration and sales partners, not a place to list your own website for a link. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Tech | Timetime.com | No outside writers | We could not load TIME's about or contact pages (HTTP 406 and 404) and found no contributor or pitch page. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Tech in Asiatechinasia.com | No outside writers | The company profile page loads only through JavaScript and shows no rules we could read, so no free route was confirmed. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Tech.cotech.co | No outside writers | Its contact page says it runs a dedicated team of staff writers and only invites sponsored posts and press releases. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| TechCrunchtechcrunch.com | No outside writers | TechCrunch's contact page says: "We do not accept pitches or guest post submissions." SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| TechRepublictechrepublic.com | No outside writers | The site returns a 403 to automated requests and a web search found no contributor or pitch page on the site itself. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Techstars Startup Digesttechstars.com | No outside writers | The page offers a newsletter sign-up and a curator application, with no place to submit your own site. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Tekpontekpon.com | No free route | The Get Listed page sells a one-time listing with a payment step. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| The Register UKtheregister.co.uk | No outside writers | The contact page only offers news tips and pitches by email to staff editors; there is no contributor program for outside writers. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| The Vergetheverge.com | No outside writers | The Verge's contact form is for tips, press and advertising questions; there is no contributor program or open pitch page for outside writers. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| The Wall Street Journalwsj.com | No outside writers | The site blocks automated reads (401) and we found no public contributor page we could confirm on wsj.com. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Vatorvator.tv | Closed or gone | vator.tv now redirects to a personal Substack with no directory or submit route. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Vccirclevccircle.com | No outside writers | The site has contact, advertise and company listing pages but no contributor or pitch page; its Insights Focus posts are marked as a marketing initiative. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Vercel Deploymentsvercel.com | No place for your link | Deploying to Vercel gives you a vercel.app address for your own site; the platform shows no page with a link to members' sites. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| WebWikiwebwiki.com | Closed or gone | The add-website page says submissions are temporarily disabled, so there is no way to add a site right now. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Wiredwired.com | No outside writers | The old pitch pages on wired.com return 404 now, and the author page we read links only to social profiles, so we found no verified public route. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| Yellow Pagesyellowpages.com | No outside writers | The site returns a 403 to automated requests, so we could not read the listing rules or an example link. Not verified. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |
| YourStoryyourstory.com | No outside writers | The Pitch To Us link leads to a startup pitch-event page, and we found no writer or contributor page for articles. SourceChecked 1 November 2026 |