The free sources you already have
- Launch platform listings (Product Hunt, directories with real audiences) — editorial when the listing includes a do-follow link to your site.
- Integration and partner pages — if you ship on another platform, their docs or marketplace often link to you.
- Communities you genuinely participate in — show notes, comparison posts, founder interviews.
- Your own content — comparison pages, data posts, and tools that others cite naturally.
Why most 'free backlink' lists are junk
Profile links, comment spam, and junk directories are indexed nowhere and weighted at zero — sometimes harmful. They feel productive because you can tick boxes, but they do not move rankings.
When you are ready to pay for a founder placement
Claim your domain on LaunchPact, then browse priced insertions and guest posts from verified founders. Pay the listed price now. The publisher reviews the copy and has 7 days to place it — or you are refunded.
That path is not free. Disclose paid links. There is no Backlink Pro plan and no monthly pact allowance.
What a founder-agreed link is worth
Owner-approved, in-content, do-follow, niche-matched, and crawl-verified at day 7, 30, and 90 — compared to junk-list alternatives that cost nothing and deliver nothing.
See also: SaaS link building, niche edits.
Frequently asked questions
Only if they are real editorial links from relevant sites — launch listings, integration partners, communities, or mutually agreed insertions on founder product sites. Profile and directory spam indexed nowhere does not count.
Use the free sources you already have (launch platforms, partner pages, communities). LaunchPact’s marketplace is paid: sellers list a price and buyers check out for a one-way placement.
The free sources on this page are not a swap. LaunchPact’s Backlink Marketplace is a cash marketplace for one-way paid placements. See our backlink exchange guide for the full mechanic.
Crawls check every placement when it is marked live and again at day 7, 30, and 90. A verified live link adds 5 Karma; pulling it later subtracts 10.
Free sources still take effort. LaunchPact placements are paid at the seller’s listed price (floor $10). LaunchPact keeps 15%. There is no free pact quota and no Backlink Pro plan.
Use the free sources first
Claim your domain when you are ready to list or buy a priced placement.
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