"Free" means time, not easy. Here's what's worth your effort in 2026.
12 opportunities • 2-5 min each
The best ROI in link building. Sign up, fill your profile, add your URL. Most are nofollow but they still matter—Google uses them to verify you exist.
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3 opportunities • 10-30 min/post
Forums can smell self-promotion a mile away. You need to actually contribute first—answer questions, help people. Then, when you drop a link that genuinely helps, nobody blinks.
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30-60 min per post
Medium, Substack, LinkedIn articles, Dev.to. These platforms have massive domain authority and your posts can rank on their own.
Google indexes fast. Quality articles can rank independently.
Build an email list while creating SEO content.
Criminally underrated. Gets indexed and your network sees it.
For developers. Technical content gets traction.
8 opportunities • 4-8 hours each
High effort, high reward. These sites accept unpaid contributions—you just need to pitch well and deliver quality. See full guest posting guide →
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Almost always nofollow, usually spam-filtered.
EzineArticles and friends are dead.
Digg clones haven't worked since 2012.
"Submit to 500 directories" = tank your SEO.
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