Where to post your content for dofollow backlinks
Been researching where to actually get dofollow links for your site. Here's what I found:
The Problem:
Most UGC platforms (Reddit, Quora, Medium) switched to nofollow years ago. Finding dofollow on user-generated content platforms is actually pretty tough.
And before you ask: posting to your own blog doesn't count. Yes, it's technically a dofollow link. But nobody will find it. That's the whole problem you're trying to solve — your blog doesn't have the domain authority yet to get discovered by Google or readers. That's why you're posting elsewhere.
The UGC Sites That Still Give Dofollow:
- LinkedIn Articles - DA 99 - Long-form posts, dofollow
- HackerNoon - DA ~90+ - Tech/entrepreneurship stories, editorial review but open to anyone
- Substack - DA ~90+ - Newsletter platform, anyone can publish, dofollow by default
- Product Hunt - DA ~90 - Maker posts, community feedback
- AngelList - DA ~90 - Startup jobs/profile links
- Hashnode - DA ~80 - Dev community, dofollow (Pro required, ~$5/mo)
- Dev.to - DA ~80 - Dev community, usually nofollow (inconsistent)
- Indie Hackers - DA ~70 - Startup community, discussions
- Vocal.media - DA ~70 - Writing community, dofollow
- BetaList - DA ~60 - Startup launches
- Starter Story - DA ~60 - Founder interviews
Business Directories:
Not as useful for UGC but if you are collecting good quality backlinks worth submitting
- Yelp - DA ~93
- Yell.com - DA ~80
- Thomson Local - DA ~60
- 192.com - DA ~60
- Scoot - DA ~50
- FreeIndex - DA ~50
- Hotfrog - DA ~50
What's missing?
This is what I've found so far. Drop your suggestions below — what am I missing? Any other UGC platforms or directories that still give dofollow links?
And if you're serious about ranking, tools like SEO Parasite are worth a look. It crawls your competitors, finds the keywords they're ranking for, and generates article drafts tailored to those gaps. Much easier than guessing what to write about.
Posted Jun 25, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC