How to get a backlink from BrandYourself?
BrandYourself is a fit when you want a public professional profile for yourself, with a link to your own site. It is not a general company directory. The useful location is the profile’s Links section, where public examples show direct outbound website links with rel="nofollow".
Build a personal profile and select your website
- Open BrandYourself’s signup page. The current form asks for your full name, email and password, then offers Submit & Start Scan. Use the name people actually search for when looking you up.
- Follow the official profile-building guide. It describes opening Profile in the Reputation Builder, then choosing Build My profile. These are the documented labels; the signed-in editor was not independently tested for this guide.
- Upload a professional photo and complete the relevant Basics, Experience and Education sections. The guide specifies a 125 × 125 pixel photo. Write a genuine biography rather than a block of target keywords, and save each section.
- Add your own website to Properties. In the profile’s Links section, select that property to display it publicly. The guide also describes Link to all, but selecting only relevant properties keeps the profile focused. If the website does not appear as a choice, check that you added it to Properties first.
- Save your changes and open the public profile link shown in the editor. Check its Links page while signed out: the website should be visible and the actual destination should match your intended URL.
The public Patrick Ahern Links page shows the result: a list of professional links that includes a personal website.
Check the actual link, not just its label
The example displays https://patrickahern.com/, but its HTML anchor actually points to http://patrickahern.com/ and includes rel="nofollow". That mismatch is a useful reminder to test your own saved destination rather than trusting the displayed text. A second inspected public Links page also marks its website links nofollow.
Some separate social-profile anchors use rel="me". That does not change the classification of the website-link method described here: treat it as nofollow, not a clean dofollow backlink.
Free profile, modest expectations
The official profile guide says profiles are available to both free and Premium members, with domain customization listed as a Premium option. A paid reputation-management service is not required by that documented basic profile method. Check your account’s current options before upgrading; the authenticated editor and checkout were not tested.
A new personal subdomain starts with little authority of its own, regardless of BrandYourself’s root-domain reputation. Use the profile to help people connect your name, professional background and website—not as a promise of rankings or link equity. Only add sites you genuinely represent, and avoid publishing personal details you do not want publicly accessible.
Backlink signals
Editorial estimates for comparing this provider.
- Dofollow linksUsually nofollowWe set this after checking whether the recommended backlink method on this provider typically outputs a dofollow link in the page HTML. If attributes vary by page type, we use the realistic default for that path and explain the nuance in the guide.
- No. We set this after checking whether the recommended backlink method on this provider typically outputs a dofollow link in the page HTML. If attributes vary by page type, we use the realistic default for that path and explain the nuance in the guide.
- Backlink valueEditorial estimateBacklink value is our 0-100 editorial estimate of how much authority a page you create here would actually carry. We score the page you would end up with - not the provider homepage - from how strongly the platform links to and indexes that page type, how much editorial review stands behind it, and what comparable pages are worth in practice. Most new pages anywhere are worth little; a few platforms hand a fresh page real strength straight away. It is a comparison estimate, not a measurement, and it will not match any third-party tool.
- 2/100. Backlink value is our 0-100 editorial estimate of how much authority a page you create here would actually carry. We score the page you would end up with - not the provider homepage - from how strongly the platform links to and indexes that page type, how much editorial review stands behind it, and what comparable pages are worth in practice. Most new pages anywhere are worth little; a few platforms hand a fresh page real strength straight away. It is a comparison estimate, not a measurement, and it will not match any third-party tool.
- Spam ratingLower is betterWe use spam score when we have a defensible value for the relevant domain or surface, otherwise a conservative Backlink Badger editorial estimate from platform quality and spam patterns. Treat it as an approximate comparison guide, not a guarantee of how search engines evaluate the site.
- 3/100. We use spam score when we have a defensible value for the relevant domain or surface, otherwise a conservative Backlink Badger editorial estimate from platform quality and spam patterns. Treat it as an approximate comparison guide, not a guarantee of how search engines evaluate the site.
- Acquisition difficultyLower is easierBacklink Badger assigns this 0–100 score from editorial review of signup friction, content requirements, approval gates, and account trust for the recommended path. It is an approximate comparison estimate, not a measured difficulty metric.
- 30/100. Backlink Badger assigns this 0–100 score from editorial review of signup friction, content requirements, approval gates, and account trust for the recommended path. It is an approximate comparison estimate, not a measured difficulty metric.
- Time estimateTypical setupWe estimate the minimum minutes a prepared user needs to sign up, set up, and publish or submit the backlink, including obvious waiting steps we can reasonably predict. This Backlink Badger estimate is approximate - your first attempt or extra verification may take longer.
- ~20 min. We estimate the minimum minutes a prepared user needs to sign up, set up, and publish or submit the backlink, including obvious waiting steps we can reasonably predict. This Backlink Badger estimate is approximate - your first attempt or extra verification may take longer.
- Free optionNo required spendWe mark Yes when the recommended backlink path can be completed without paying the provider for access, placement, or a required plan. If only paid tiers unlock the link, or payment is commonly required in practice, we mark No.
- Yes. We mark Yes when the recommended backlink path can be completed without paying the provider for access, placement, or a required plan. If only paid tiers unlock the link, or payment is commonly required in practice, we mark No.
Provider overview
BrandYourself offers personal reputation-management software with a public profile that can link to your website and other professional profiles. The inspected website links in its Links section are nofollow, so use it as a personal-brand reference rather than a dofollow SEO shortcut.
Minimum requirements to get a backlink from BrandYourself
- BrandYourself account and email
- Real name and professional bio
- Profile photo
- Personally relevant website URL
Key challenges to get a backlink from BrandYourself
- Personal identity: The DIY software is designed around an individual's name, not a business listing.
- Nofollow links: Website links in the inspected public Links sections carry nofollow, even where separate social links use me.
- Editor access: Profile setup requires an account; the steps below follow the official guide rather than an independently tested signed-in editor.
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