## about.me

about.me lets people publish a simple public profile page at an about.me username URL. The backlink opportunity is a profile button or social/website link, not an editorial citation, and inspected public examples mark those outbound links as nofollow.

- URL: https://about.me
- Guide: https://backlinkbadger.com/provider/about/
- Link type: nofollow
- Free option: yes
- Domain authority: 8/100
- Spam score: 2/100
- Difficulty: 18/100
- Estimated time: 15 minutes
- Requirements: Email, Public profile, Destination URL, Short bio

about.me is best treated as a lightweight profile backlink source. You create a public page, add a button or social/website link to your destination, and use the page as an identity hub. The catch is important: inspected public profile links are direct outbound anchors, but they include `rel="nofollow"`, so do not count this as a clean dofollow SEO placement.

### Steps

1. Start at [about.me/signup](https://about.me/signup) and create an account.
2. Choose your about.me username so the public page lives at an `about.me/yourname` URL.
3. Fill in enough profile context to make the page look legitimate: name, headline, location or role, short bio, and profile image if relevant.
4. Add your destination URL as the main Spotlight button or as a social/website link. Use a human-readable label such as your company, portfolio, newsletter, or resource name.
5. Publish the profile and open the public URL in a logged-out browser to confirm the button or icon is visible.

A public example profile shows both a large Spotlight button and social links pointing to external sites:

[Image: about.me profile showing public external profile links]

### Link quality notes

The inspected example page at [about.me/leagulino](https://about.me/leagulino) included a Spotlight button with `rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"` and social links with `rel="me nofollow noopener noreferrer"`. That means the safest classification is **nofollow**. The link can still help users verify your identity, discover your main site, and click through from a branded profile, but it should not be sold internally as a dofollow authority link.

### Make the page worth keeping

Do not publish an empty about.me page with only a keyword-stuffed button. Add a concise bio, a real photo or brand image, and links that match the identity on the page. If you only need a direct dofollow link, choose a different provider; about.me is more useful as a public profile and referral surface.