Profile submission sites are websites where you create a public profile and add a link to your site. Most give a nofollow link. The real value is brand presence, a cited mention, and traffic from people who find you there. We checked 77 free sites that still work in October 2026.
This list only holds sites that loaded for us and still allow a free signup with a public profile. We started from a pool of more than 300 names used in older lists. We dropped 67 of them because the page failed to load, the signup was closed, or the domain was parked or for sale.
What are profile submission sites?
A profile submission site is any site that lets you register an account and fill in a public bio page. That page normally has a field for your name, a short description, a photo, and a website link. Search engines can crawl that public page. So your brand name and your link sit on a domain other than your own.
People in search engine optimisation (SEO) call the link you get a profile backlink. It is one of the oldest off page tactics. It is simple, it is free, and it needs no outreach. That also means the bar is low, so the link is worth less than a link you earn from a real article.
Quick answer: A profile submission site gives you a public bio page with a website field. The link is usually nofollow, so treat it as a brand signal, not a ranking shortcut.
77 free profile submission sites that are live right now
Domain Rating is a 0 to 100 score from Domain Rating by Ahrefs, pulled on 13 October 2026. A higher number means the domain carries more link authority. It is not a Google score and it is not the same as Moz Domain Authority.
All links checked on 13 October 2026. The Domain Rating (DR) column is the Ahrefs Domain Rating for the root domain, pulled on the same day. It is not Moz Domain Authority (DA), and the two scales do not match. Link type says “Not checked” because we did not read the live link markup on a published profile, and we will not guess it. Approval is based on what each signup flow says. The Submit here column points at the real signup page, not the homepage, where one exists.
Quick answer: Gravatar, GitHub, WordPress.com, Vimeo and Behance are the five strongest profile submission sites on this list by Domain Rating. All five approve a free account instantly.
How to submit to profile submission sites step by step
- Write your details once before you start. Save your brand name, a 50 word bio, a 160 word bio, your logo, a headshot, your city, and your website URL in one file. You will paste these dozens of times.
- Pick one email address and use it for every signup. A business address on your own domain looks better to moderators than a free webmail address.
- Start with the top 10 rows in the table. Those are the strongest domains and they approve instantly. Getting these right matters more than getting 73 done.
- Register, then confirm the email. Many sites keep a profile hidden until the email is confirmed. An unconfirmed profile is not a link.
- Fill the profile fully. Add the photo, the bio, the location, and the website field. A half empty profile gets flagged as spam or quietly deindexed.
- Use your brand name or your real name in the link anchor. Do not stuff a money keyword there. A site with an open website field is not a place for exact match anchor text.
- Post one genuine piece of activity where the site allows it. One comment, one upload, one answer. On community sites, a profile with zero activity is the first thing a cleanup sweep removes.
- Log the live profile URL in a sheet with the date. You need this to check later whether the page is still indexed.
What makes a profile submission stick
A complete profile. Name, photo, bio, location and link. Sites rank their own member pages, and a thin page gets no crawl priority. A full page has a real chance of being indexed.
Consistent details across sites. Use the same brand name, the same logo and the same name, address and phone number (NAP) everywhere. That consistency is what turns a pile of profiles into a recognisable entity. It is the same principle behind free social bookmarking submission sites, where the same profile data repeats across many platforms.
Relevance to what you do. A software company belongs on GitHub, GitLab and Hugging Face. A design studio belongs on Behance, Dribbble and ArtStation. A profile on a site that has nothing to do with your work adds noise, not authority.
Some real activity. One upload or one useful comment keeps the account alive. Dormant accounts get purged on community platforms, and your link goes with them.
Patience with indexing. A new profile page may take weeks to appear in search results. Some never do. That is normal and it is not something you can force.
Mistakes that get your profile submission rejected
- Using exact match keyword anchor text, like “cheap SEO services India”, in the website field. Moderators read this as spam and it looks unnatural in your link profile.
- Creating 20 accounts in one hour from one internet protocol (IP) address. Rate limits and spam filters catch this pattern fast.
- Leaving the bio blank or pasting the same two lines everywhere. Many platforms auto flag duplicate bio text.
- Putting a keyword string in the name field instead of a real brand or person name. This is the single most common reason a profile gets deleted.
- Adding more than one link where the site allows only one. Extra links in the bio text usually get stripped, and sometimes the whole account goes.
- Signing up on dead sites copied from an old list. Half of the names in most published lists no longer load, and a link on a dead domain is worth nothing.
- Skipping email confirmation. The profile stays private, so the link never exists.
Are profile backlinks safe, and how many should you build?
Yes, profile backlinks are safe in normal use. You are using a public feature of a public website in the way it was built to be used. Google has never penalised a site for having a Gravatar page or a GitHub profile. The risk only appears when the pattern looks automated: hundreds of profiles in a week, all with the same keyword anchor, all on sites with no link to your field.
Now the honest part about value. Most of these links are nofollow. A nofollow link carries a rel=”nofollow” attribute, which tells search engines not to pass ranking credit through it. Google treats nofollow as a hint rather than a strict rule, so it may or may not use the link. Either way, you should not plan on link equity arriving. Moz explains what separates a valuable link from a weak one in its guide to backlinks and why they matter.
So what do you actually get? Three things. You get brand presence on a domain that search engines trust, which helps when someone searches your brand name. You get a crawlable mention that helps search engines and AI assistants connect your brand name to your website. And you get a small amount of referral traffic from people who land on the profile.
On numbers: 20 to 40 well filled profiles on relevant, strong sites is enough for a new website. Build them over four to six weeks, not in one day. After that, extra profiles add almost nothing. Your time is better spent on links from real pages. If you want to see which of those your competitors have earned, start with our walkthrough on finding competitor backlinks and work from there.
Quick answer: Profile backlinks are safe and mostly nofollow. Build 20 to 40 on relevant sites over several weeks, then stop and move on to editorial links.
Do profile submission links still work in 2026?
They still work for what they were ever good at, and not for the thing most people want from them.
What they do: they put your brand and your link on trusted domains. They fill out the branded side of your link profile, so it does not look like every link you have was built for one keyword. They give AI assistants and search engines more places to confirm that your brand exists and which website it owns. They also give you a free, indexable page you control, which is useful when your own site is brand new.
What they do not do: they do not move rankings for competitive keywords. They do not replace links from real articles. They will not rescue a site with thin content or weak technical health. Anyone selling you 500 profile links as a ranking package is selling you busy work.
One more change worth knowing. The list of sites that still work shrinks every year. Of the names we started with, 67 had to be dropped. Before you work through any list, including ours, open a few of the links and check for yourself.
For the wider version of this topic, including platform by platform notes, see our main guide to high authority profile creation sites. If you would rather work through a shorter starter set first, our beginner friendly profile creation website list covers the basics.
Frequently asked questions
what is profile creation in seo
Profile creation in SEO means registering on a website and filling in a public bio page that includes a link to your site. It is an off page tactic. The goal is a crawlable brand mention on a trusted domain. Most of these links are nofollow, so the benefit is visibility rather than ranking power.
are profile backlinks safe
Yes, when you build them like a normal user. Using a public profile feature is not against Google’s guidelines. Risk comes from the pattern, not the link: mass signups in a short window, keyword anchors in the website field, and profiles on sites unrelated to your business. Keep it slow, branded and relevant.
how many profile links should i build
Between 20 and 40 is enough for most websites. Spread them over four to six weeks. Choose sites that match your industry and have a strong domain. After about 40, each extra profile adds very little, and your time is better spent earning links from real articles and resource pages.
are profile submission sites dofollow or nofollow
Most are nofollow. A handful pass a dofollow link, and some change it without notice. We list the link type as “Not checked” in the table because we did not read the live markup on a published profile. Check the page source of your own finished profile if you need to know for certain.
do profile submission sites still work in 2026
They work for brand presence, entity signals and small referral traffic. They do not move rankings for competitive keywords. Treat them as a one time setup task for a new site, not an ongoing link building strategy. The pool of working sites also shrinks each year, so verify before you submit.
which profile submission sites have instant approval
Most of them. Gravatar, GitHub, WordPress.com, Vimeo, Behance, Linktree, Medium and Tumblr all create your profile the moment you confirm your email. Business directories such as Manta and Yellow Pages run an editorial review first, so those take longer and may ask you to verify ownership.
can i use the same bio on every profile submission site
Write two or three versions instead. Many platforms auto flag duplicate text, and a copied bio reads as automated to a human moderator. Keep your brand name, logo and website link identical on every site, but vary the wording of the description. It takes ten extra minutes and it noticeably improves approval rates.
