Backlink prospects library

Non-negotiable for local SEO. Drives Map Pack rankings and indirect SEO.

Apple Maps + Siri listing. Free, often missed.

Korea's dominant local directory (Naver). Must-have for KR.

US-heavy local directory. Reviews drive trust; don't game them.

Bing + Microsoft Maps + Cortana. Import from GBP saves time.

Auto-pulls from Yext / Factual data feeds. Worth verifying.

Trust signal more than backlink. Accreditation is paid (~$500/yr).

Korea's #2 map + local platform.

Russia's dominant local + maps.

Powers many third-party Map data. NAP citation value > direct traffic.

China's #1 maps. Required for mainland China visibility.

Legacy directory still pulled by aggregators.

France Yellow Pages.

China's Yelp equivalent. Massive for restaurants + services.

US phone + people + business search.

Canadian Yellow Pages.

Germany's Yellow Pages.

Pan-European B2B + local directory.

UK Yellow Pages successor.

Italy Yellow Pages.

US city-focused directory aggregator.

City directory + maps (RU + CIS).

Long-running US local directory.

Australian YP.

German local directory.

Japan NTT directory.

Canadian phone + business directory.

Spain Yellow Pages.

Netherlands Yellow Pages.

Norway Yellow Pages.

Japan map + local directory.

Ireland YP.

Italy business pages.

Small-business directory, US-focused.

Local chamber memberships often include a dofollow directory listing.

NZ YP.

Czech Republic business directory.

US local search engine.

India's biggest local directory + lead-gen platform.

Australia local directory.

Germany directory + 24/7 hotline.

Netherlands phonebook + business directory.

Sweden + Norway + Denmark directory.

Mexico YP.

Hong Kong YP.

US small business network.

Poland business directory.

India local services + classifieds. Strong category coverage.

Hotfrog AU edition.

Finland directory.

Brazil local directory.

Argentina YP.

Singapore YP.

South Africa local directory.

Local reviews + business directory.

Colombia YP.

Legacy UK directory.

Spain local + advertising directory.

UAE Yellow Pages.

Israel business directory.

NZ local directory.

Free UK business directory with reviews.

German business directory.

France directory + phone service.

Malaysia YP.

Indonesia YP.

Saudi YP.

Turkey YP.

Nigeria's biggest local directory (VConnect).

Social local directory.

Slovakia business directory.

Chile YP.

UK local search.

UK Cylex directory.

Canadian business profiles.

AU local directory.

Cylex Germany.

France local directory.

Philippines YP.

Free US local services directory.

US business directory.

Kenya YP.

Egypt YP.

Peru YP.

India local search engine. City-focused.

UK Bizwiki directory.

Australia local search.

US local business directory.

Canada Cylex directory.

Italy local directory.

Thailand YP.

Vietnam YP.

Ghana YP.

UK directory.

Canadian local directory.

City-by-city US business directory.

Cylex India local directory.

Yalwa India business directory.

US local business directory.

India local business search.

Indian tradesmen + services directory.

Hotel + accommodation marketplace.

Vacation rentals.

Real estate platform — agent + broker profiles.

Travel + restaurants directory.

Hotel + travel.

WebMD's provider directory.

Largest crypto data aggregator.

Featured maker stories. Editorial.

Home pro listing.

NAR-affiliated US real estate site.

Travel guide — getting listed = editorial.

PH crypto topic — strong launch venue.

Posts under niche tags get topical authority.

Zillow-owned real estate platform.

Restaurant reservations.

Analyst mentions in reports drive massive trust. Rarely free.

Doctor + practice directory.

Thomson Reuters lawyer directory.

Car dealer marketplace.

Local services marketplace.

Home services reviews + directory.

Real estate marketplace.

Crypto + token data aggregator.

Lawyer directory + Q&A.

Restaurant discovery + delivery (India + select markets).

Lawyer + law firm directory.

Legacy lawyer rating directory.

DApp + NFT analytics.

Hiking trails + outdoor.

Martindale-owned lawyer directory.

Doctor appointment booking + listing.

Peer-rated lawyer recognition.

DeFi TVL aggregator.

Car dealer reviews.

Alchemy's DApp store.

Design community news aggregator.

Tech community, invite-only to submit.

Doctor reviews + directory.

Restaurant reservations (Amex-owned).

India food delivery + restaurant listings.

Doctor profiles + reviews.

Agency + B2B services review platform. Verified-interview reviews carry weight.

Gartner-owned (with Capterra + Software Advice).

Gartner B2B software review site.

Software deals marketplace. Listing = traffic + brand link via deal page.

B2B software review platform.

Founder community + startup deals + accelerators.

Companies share their tech stacks.

Indie products listings with revenue transparency.

SaaS review + comparison site.

Community-ranked best-tools-for-X lists.

Largest AI tools directory.

B2B services + software listings.

AI tools directory. High intent traffic.

Curated startup tools + resources.

Agency-matching marketplace.

AI tools directory.

Agency directory + listings.

SaaS discovery + comparison platform.

Startup review site.

Crowd-sourced B2B reviews.

SaaS comparison site. Easy listings.

Marketplace for prompts. Seller profiles carry links.

Submits your startup to 100+ directories for $99.

AI tool directory + reviews.

AI tools + news + reviews (FR+EN).

Startup launch platform.

AI tools directory.

Startup directory.

Mid-size AI tools directory.

AI tools catalog.

AI tools listing.

Small SaaS directory.

AI tools catalog.

AI tools listing.

AI tools directory.

Newer SaaS directory. Easy to land.

LinkedIn long-form posts. Nofollow but still drive brand traffic + indirect SEO.

LinkedIn's main article hub.

Free publishing platform. Direct links in body are dofollow. Republish your blog posts here after canonical lag.

Forbes Councils — paid membership ($2k/yr) for contributor access.

Pitching the HubSpot blog. Hardest to land but highest authority.

Newsletter platform. Articles indexed by Google, links are dofollow.

Entrepreneur magazine contributor network.

Web design + dev magazine.

DigitalOcean PAYS for technical tutorials ($300/article).

Moz's marketing/SEO blog.

Inc magazine.

Developer-focused publishing platform. Strong dofollow links from quality posts.

Front-end dev publication.

Pitch guest posts to Buffer's marketing blog.

Top SEO publication.

Tech publication. Open submissions.

Developer blog network. Can set a custom domain — links carry well.

Largest podcast directory. RSS-based submission.

Amazon Music + Audible podcasts.

Free hosting + distribution. Show notes carry links.

Major US podcast platform.

Major podcast directory.

Audio platform with podcast directory.

Podcast search engine. Indexed by Google.

Podcast hosting + free distribution.

Cross-platform podcast app.

Podcast catalog + player.

Cross-platform podcast app.

iOS podcast player. Auto-indexes Apple Podcasts.

Open-source podcast index. Feeds many apps.

Podcast discovery app.

Google's free blog platform. blogspot.com sub-domain.

Microblog platform. Links nofollow but brand signal.

Larger Medium publications take submissions.

Free sub-domain site (yourname.wixsite.com). Outgoing links dofollow.

Free blog at yourname.wordpress.com.

Free Weebly subdomain site.

Publish Notion pages publicly — they index and carry links.

Free Jimdo subdomain.

Article + niche site network.

Free webflow.io subdomain. Higher design ceiling than Wix.

Free 1-page sites.

Free public docs hosting.

Free single-page sites.

Multi-vertical publishing.

Profile README + bio link, both dofollow.

Author profiles for book authors.

Slide-deck publishing platform (LinkedIn-owned).

Document/book sharing platform.

Adobe portfolio site. Strong design niche.

Designer community. Invite-only to post.

Academic networking + paper hosting.

Digital publishing — magazines, brochures.

Company database. Funding + team data.

Academic profile + paper sharing.

Personal landing page with dofollow link.

Digital flipbook publisher.

Startup + hiring platform. Company profile + jobs.

Paid PR distribution — wider syndication than free options.

Major US press release distributor.

Free press release distribution. Mostly nofollow.

Free + paid PR + business profiles.

Paid PR distribution with media outreach.

Free PR distribution.

PR distribution + free tier.

Free press release with link.

UK PR distribution.

Free + paid PR distribution.

UK press release distribution.

Massive forum. Nofollow but in 40% of LLM citations. Indirect SEO via brand + AI visibility.

Subreddit for cool web finds — front-pages get massive traffic.

Tech founder/dev community. Front-page = thousands of visitors + press pickup.

Internet marketing forum.

Webmaster + SEO forum.

Indie founder community. Posts can contain dofollow links to your site.

Growth marketing community.

SEO/affiliate forum. Use white-hat sections (yes, they exist) for genuine engagement.

Inbound marketing community.

Affiliate marketing forum.

Stack Overflow + 170+ niche Q&A sites (SuperUser, Webmasters, Mathematics, etc.).

Programming Q&A. Rep-gated link posting.

Q&A site. Strong topic authority signals + LLM citation source.

Quora's Medium-style publication network. Spaces have curators + audiences.

Build authority on specific topic pages.

Education Q&A platform — students-focused.

Sysadmin Stack Exchange Q&A.

Webmaster + SEO Stack Exchange.

Q&A community.

Visual bookmark. Drives traffic + Google indexes pins.

Read-later service (Firefox-owned).

Magazine-style content curation.

Long-running tech news aggregator. Hard to land.

Social bookmarking + annotation.

Visual bookmarking + curation.

Asian micro-blog platform.

StumbleUpon successor — content discovery.

Channel description + video descriptions both accept links. Indirect SEO via brand + AI citations.

Bio link available from account creation.

Higher quality video alternative.

Bio link unlocks at 1k followers.

Photo sharing + portfolio.

Image sharing community.

Free stock photos. Contributor profiles get attribution links.

Photographer community + portfolio.

Worldwide business directory. NAP citation value > link value.

Global business directory. Fast approval.

The community-edited successor to DMOZ. Editors review every submission, can take weeks.

Paid editorial review directory ($150 lifetime). Has survived 20+ years.

Editorial directory, $60/year. Good fit for legitimate businesses.

Lightweight free directory.

India business catalog.

Curated topic lists on GitHub. Getting added to a relevant awesome-X list = forever dofollow link from DA 100.

Consumer reviews. Drives indirect SEO via brand trust.

Launch platform. The PH page links are nofollow, but successful launches drive press coverage which is dofollow.

B2B software reviews. Heavy trust signal.

Software review site. Paid placement available.

User-submitted alternatives to existing software. High intent traffic.

Pre-launch / early-stage SaaS listings.

Publish a Chrome extension — listing page links to your site.

Publish a VSCode extension with link to your site.

Free plugin = dofollow link from a DA 95 page.

Package homepage field is dofollow. Useful for tool/library makers.

Python package index. Homepage link dofollow.

Container image registry. Repo description carries links.

Reviews drive rich-snippet stars + trust.

Handmade marketplace. Link from shop profile to your site.

Home design + services platform.

India's largest B2B marketplace.

India B2B + exports marketplace.

Twitter hashtag #journorequest — journalists asking for sources.

Journalist queries 3x/day. Replied-and-quoted = links from Forbes / WSJ / etc.

Alternative to HARO/Connectively. Smaller, less competition.

Australia/UK/US journalist source platform.

Nofollow but huge brand + AI Overview citation source. Hard to land.

Structured data feeds Wikipedia + Google Knowledge Panel.

Create a $1k-5k scholarship, submit to .edu scholarship pages. Earns dofollow .edu links.