How to list your website on Server Fault
A profile and answers on the Stack Exchange site for system and network administrators, suited to infrastructure and DevOps products.
- Link
- Nofollow link
- Cost
- Free
- Effort
- Moderate
- Reach (our estimate)
- High authority
- Region
- Worldwide
- When
- Weeks 2 and 3
Short answer
Server Fault 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 Server Fault
- Step 1: Sign up or log in with your Stack Exchange account.
- Step 2: Complete your profile with your website.
- Step 3: Answer professional sysadmin questions in your field.
- Step 4: Disclose affiliation when your product is part of an answer.
You need
A Stack Exchange account and professional administration experience.
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
- serverfault.com
- Category
- Q&A communities
- Reach (our estimate)
- High authority
- When to do it
- Weeks 2 and 3
- Position
- 4 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
- SaaS
On these lists
Questions about Server Fault
Are Server Fault links dofollow?
No. Server Fault marks its links rel="nofollow", so they pass little ranking value. They still bring visitors and help show your business is real.
Is Server Fault free?
Yes. Listing on Server Fault is free.
How much work does a listing on Server Fault take?
A full profile with screenshots or a verification step: about an hour. How long approval takes is up to Server Fault: many sites review a listing before it goes live.
Plan it, then tick it off.
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