Free Backlink Sites: 51 High-DR Places to Get Listed
51 sites that give you a free listing and a link, sorted by their live Domain Rating (we re-check every site weekly). 24 carry followed links today; the rest are labeled honestly, because nofollow sources still drive traffic, brand signals and AI citations.
Tick sites off as you get listed. Your progress is saved in this browser; create a free account to keep it long term and across devices.
Company page and posts; nofollow but a strong brand and entity signal.
Channel and description links are nofollow; the videos themselves rank.
Profile and README links are nofollow, but GitHub Pages sites are fully yours.
Pin links are nofollow; an image-traffic play, not a link play.
Free blog; in-post links to your site are followed.
Links are nofollow, but AI assistants cite Reddit heavily and threads rank.
External links are nofollow; still strong for reach and AI citations.
41 more sites are free with an account
Including 21 with dofollow links, all sorted by live DR. A RankGoat account is free, no card needed.
Sign in to unlock all 51Dofollow/nofollow labels reflect what each site typically gives a free listing and can change without notice - verify the rel attribute before counting on any single link. DR scores via the Ahrefs free endpoint, refreshed weekly.
How to use this list
Work down from the top: claim the profiles and directory listings that fit your product, and publish on the platforms where you control the content. Each entry's gauge links to our DR page for that domain, with its authority band and estimated traffic.
Free listings are the floor, not the ceiling
Everyone can get these links, which is exactly why they don't differentiate you. They establish a baseline profile; what moves rankings is links other sites in your niche choose to give you, at an authority level that matches yours.