How to list your website on Ask Ubuntu
Answers and a profile on the Stack Exchange site for Ubuntu and Linux users, a fit for developer tools and open source projects.
- Link
- Nofollow link
- Cost
- Free
- Effort
- Moderate
- Reach (our estimate)
- High authority
- Region
- Worldwide
- When
- Weeks 2 and 3
Short answer
Ask Ubuntu is free to join, and the link is nofollow, so its value is visitors and trust rather than ranking. To get listed, sign up or log in with your Stack Exchange account; it takes about an hour.
How to get listed on Ask Ubuntu
- Step 1: Sign up or log in with your Stack Exchange account.
- Step 2: Add your website and a short bio to your profile.
- Step 3: Answer Ubuntu questions your tool or knowledge can solve.
- Step 4: Keep any link to your project relevant and disclosed.
You need
A Stack Exchange account and Linux or Ubuntu expertise.
Good to know
Answer links and profile links are nofollow, and promoting your own product without disclosing affiliation is treated as spam.
Have these ready before you start
- Business or product name, written the same way everywhere
- Website address (the exact page you want linked)
- A 50-word and a 150-word description
- Logo, plus two or three screenshots or photos
- Contact email, and address and phone for a local business
At a glance
- Website
- askubuntu.com
- Category
- Q&A communities
- Reach (our estimate)
- High authority
- When to do it
- Weeks 2 and 3
- Position
- 3 of 10 in Q&A communities
About the link
The link carries rel="nofollow": it brings visitors and trust signals, little ranking value.
Best for
- Developers
On these lists
Questions about Ask Ubuntu
Are Ask Ubuntu links dofollow?
No. Ask Ubuntu marks its links rel="nofollow", so they pass little ranking value. They still bring visitors and help show your business is real.
Is Ask Ubuntu free?
Yes. Listing on Ask Ubuntu is free.
How much work does a listing on Ask Ubuntu take?
A full profile with screenshots or a verification step: about an hour. How long approval takes is up to Ask Ubuntu: many sites review a listing before it goes live.
Plan it, then tick it off.
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