How to get a backlink from Flipboard?
Flipboard is useful when you already have an article, guide, resource page, or announcement that belongs in a curated Magazine. The practical backlink path is not a profile website field; it is a public Flipboard item that points readers from a Magazine card to the original source.
Best method: flip a useful URL into a public Magazine
- Create or sign in to a Flipboard account.
- Open your profile and create a new Magazine. Flipboard’s help center says to use Create a New Magazine, add a title and description, and choose whether the Magazine is public or private.
- Keep the Magazine public. A private Magazine will not create a useful public backlink surface.
- Add, or “flip,” a relevant URL into that Magazine. Flipboard’s help center says Magazines can contain articles, videos, Notes, photos, or URLs.
- Open the public Flipboard item and check that it shows a Read more on… link to the original source.
The inspected public example below is a Flipboard item for an Ars Technica article. Its visible CTA says Read more on arstechnica.com, but the raw HTML uses a flipboard.com/redirect?url=... link with rel="noopener nofollow".
What the link is worth
Do not count Flipboard as a clean dofollow backlink source. The inspected example routes the outbound click through Flipboard’s redirect endpoint and marks the anchor nofollow, even though Flipboard’s RSS feed also exposes direct source URLs with Flipboard tracking parameters.
That still leaves a legitimate use case: a relevant public Magazine can send referral traffic, give your source URL another discovery surface, and make the piece easier for Flipboard users to share. It is most useful for publishers, bloggers, resource curators, and companies with genuinely interesting articles—not for dropping a homepage link into an empty account.
Keep the Magazine credible
A single self-promotional flip in a blank Magazine looks weak. Add a clear Magazine title, a short description, and a small set of related stories so your own link fits the collection. If the source page is thin, off-topic, or purely commercial, expect little value even if the item technically publishes.
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.
- 5/100. 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.
- 2/100. 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.
- 35/100. 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
Flipboard is a social magazine and content-discovery platform where users collect links, articles, videos, and notes into public Magazines. A backlink comes from flipping your own useful URL into a public Magazine, but the inspected web link is routed through Flipboard and marked nofollow.
Minimum requirements to get a backlink from Flipboard
- Flipboard account
- Public Magazine
- Useful URL or article
Key challenges to get a backlink from Flipboard
- Nofollow redirect: The public article CTA uses a Flipboard redirect URL with
rel="noopener nofollow", so treat this as referral and discovery exposure rather than a clean SEO link. - Content fit: Empty or purely promotional Magazines are unlikely to attract followers or clicks.
- Logged-in setup: Creating Magazines and adding flips requires an account, and the editor UI is only available after signup.