If you’re working on your website’s SEO, you’ve probably heard plenty about the importance of backlinks. But not every backlink works exactly the same way.
While nofollow links can still bring referral traffic, strengthen your backlink profile, and help create a more natural-looking link profile, dofollow backlinks are especially attractive because they can pass link equity (or what many digital marketers still call link juice or SEO juice) from one web page to another.
Of course, good Link Building shouldn’t be about collecting hundreds of random links. Your SEO strategy should focus on relevant, legitimate backlink sites while maintaining a healthy mix of dofollow and nofollow links.
With that said, if you’re looking for a few relatively easy opportunities, here are five websites worth checking out.
1) Huffduffer.com
Huffduffer is a social bookmarking-style platform built around discovering and sharing audio from around the web.
Creating an account gives you a public profile, making it an interesting addition to a broader backlink profile. The submission process is fairly straightforward, and you can fill out your profile with information about yourself or your business.
Like any profile backlink, don’t create an empty account strictly for SEO. Complete the profile and use the platform naturally when possible. That gives the page more context and makes the backlink look considerably more legitimate to search engines.
2) Pinterest.com
Most people think of Pinterest primarily as a social network or visual search engine, but it can also play a role in SEO and content marketing.
Pinterest lets you add your website directly to your profile. For businesses actively using Video Marketing, blogging, ecommerce, or visual content marketing, the platform can provide more than a simple backlink; it can also become another source of referral traffic.
After creating your account, go to your profile settings and add your site’s URL in the website field. Business users can also claim their website, which unlocks additional Pinterest features.
This is one of those links that makes sense even outside traditional SEO activities because a complete Pinterest profile can strengthen your overall online presence.
3) Meetup.com
Meetup has been around since 2002 and revolves around communities, professional groups, hobbies, networking, and local events.
If you operate a business, agency, professional organization, or community, Meetup can be particularly useful because you’re creating a profile in an environment where having a website is completely natural.
The biggest advantage here is relevance. A web development company, for example, could participate in development or entrepreneur groups rather than simply creating a blank account for a link.
That makes Meetup potentially useful for both Link Building and actual brand exposure.
4) ThemeForest.net
ThemeForest is part of Envato Market and is one of the better-known marketplaces for WordPress themes, HTML templates, CMS products, and other web design assets.
Public ThemeForest author profiles can contain profile information, portfolios, social profiles, and other details about the author.
Obviously, this opportunity makes the most sense for designers, developers, agencies, and businesses connected to website development. If your business has absolutely nothing to do with the platform, creating an account purely for a backlink probably isn’t worth the effort.
But for someone already working with themes, templates, WordPress, or web development, ThemeForest can become a highly relevant piece of a broader link profile.
5) Brownbook.net
Brownbook is an online directory that describes itself as a global business listing database. Its listing form includes fields for your website, blog, social media profiles, contact information, categories, and business details.
This makes it one of the easiest options on the list for an actual company.
Start by searching for your business to make sure a listing doesn’t already exist. If it does, claim it. Otherwise, create a new listing and fill out as much information as possible, including your website URL.
Business directories shouldn’t make up your entire SEO strategy, but legitimate directory citations can still be useful, especially when you’re building out the online presence of a local business.
How Do You Know If a Link Is DoFollow?
Don’t automatically assume a link passes SEO value just because it’s clickable.
Right-click the link in your browser and choose Inspect Element, then look at the HTML source. Pay attention to its rel attributes.
A link using a rel=nofollow attribute, sponsored tag, or similar directive may be treated differently by Google search crawlers. If those attributes aren’t present, the link is commonly referred to as dofollow.
Platforms can change their HTML code at any time, so include this check in your regular Link Audit.
Ultimately, these five opportunities should supplement, not replace, your larger SEO strategy. The strongest backlink profiles combine useful directories, relevant communities, strong content, industry websites, and naturally earned links.
Grab the opportunities that genuinely fit your business, keep your anchor text ratio natural, and continue looking for relevant high-authority websites in your niche. That’s a much better long-term approach than chasing Page Rank, domain score, or domain ranking alone.
Start Building Your DoFollow Backlinks
These five websites are a simple place to start, but they should be part of a broader Link Building strategy rather than your entire backlink profile. Focus on relevant websites, keep your anchor text natural, and regularly review your links to make sure they still provide value.
If you want to improve your website ranking with a stronger SEO strategy, better content, and more high-quality backlinks, get in touch to discuss your digital marketing goals.