What is DEV Community's Domain Rating?

dev.to has an Ahrefs Domain Rating (DR) of 91 out of 100. DR measures the strength of a site's backlink profile; links from higher-DR sites generally carry more weight.

DEV Community

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Developer blogging community. A build write-up with a link back works better than an ad.

Domain Rating

Ahrefs DR, 0-100

Backlink

Nofollow

Traffic, not SEO

Pricing

Free

Type

Community

Should you submit to DEV Community?

dev.to has a very strong Domain Rating of 91. Listings on DEV Community get a nofollow link. It can still send visitors, but search engines don't count it toward your rankings.

Listing on DEV Community is free, though some free directories ask for a backlink or put new submissions in a queue. DEV Community is a community rather than a listing site. Self-promotion only lands when you share something useful, so read its rules first.

Submit for the audience, not the backlink: the value here is the people who see your launch.

Before you submit

Write a one-line tagline and a short description once, and reuse them across directories.
Have a square logo and two or three screenshots ready.
Note the date you submitted, so you can follow up if the listing doesn't go live.

DEV Community FAQ

Is DEV Community free?: Listing on DEV Community is free, though some free directories ask for a backlink or put new submissions in a queue.
Is DEV Community dofollow or nofollow?: Listings on DEV Community get a nofollow link. It can still send visitors, but search engines don't count it toward your rankings.
What is DEV Community's Domain Rating?: dev.to has an Ahrefs Domain Rating (DR) of 91 out of 100. DR measures the strength of a site's backlink profile; links from higher-DR sites generally carry more weight.
Is DEV Community worth submitting to?: Submit for the audience, not the backlink: the value here is the people who see your launch.

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