Link Building Communities

FAQ

What are link building communities?

Communities for SEOs and marketers focused on earning high-quality backlinks. Slack is the main platform, with curated communities facilitating crowdsourced SEO workflows and direct outreach between site owners looking to build mutually beneficial link relationships.

What are the best link building communities to join?

Growth Partners, Link Building - ML, and Marketing Lad Slack Community have the highest review scores in the Hive Index directory of communities. Reviews come from Hive Index members and reflect their experiences, not an editorial ranking. See more rated listings in the Hive Index directory of communities on Hive Index.

Which platforms host the most link building communities?

Slack (5), Facebook (3), and LinkedIn (2) are the most common platforms for link building communities in the Hive Index directory of communities.

Are there free link building communities?

8 of 11 (73%) are marked as free to join, including Link Building - ML, SEO Backlinks, Guest Posting Sites, Buy Link Building, SEO Marketplace, Guest Posting, Link Building and Blogger Outreach, and Get Pro Links. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

Are there paid link building communities?

3 of 11 (27%) require payment, an application, or both. Notable paid listings include Marketing Lad Slack Community.

What features do these communities offer?

Forum is the most common (64%). Others that show up often include Live Chat and Requires Application. Use feature filters on Hive Index to narrow results.

How large are link building communities?

Hive Index lists 11 link building communities in the Hive Index directory of communities. The largest include SEO Backlinks, Guest Posting Sites, Buy Link Building, SEO Marketplace (35K members), Link Building and SEO (30K members), and r/linkbuilding (28K members). Median reported size is about 7K members (9 listings with member data). We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.

How do I grow my Link Building community?

List your Link Building community for free on Hive Index to reach people already searching for Link Building communities. Paid promotion can feature your community more prominently across relevant pages and send more qualified visitors to your listing.

How does Hive Index collect and rank listings?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for topic relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available. Member counts are approximate. Popular reflects visitor interest in the Hive Index directory of communities, with richer profiles breaking ties. Ratings, Largest, and Newest use review scores, reported member counts, and listing age instead. From time to time, paid ads may appear in promoted placements across the directory. These listings in the Hive Index directory of communities were last updated 9/3/2026.