How to get a backlink from Motley Fool Community?
Motley Fool Community is useful only when your link belongs in an investing conversation. The practical backlink path is a public Discourse post or reply that cites an outside source, research page, chart, product page, or company document that helps the thread.
Best method: add a source link in a relevant discussion
- Start from Motley Fool Community signup or log in to an existing account.
- Choose a category or existing topic where your source genuinely supports the conversation. The public forum includes investing and personal-finance categories, so off-topic promotion stands out quickly.
- Write a useful post or reply first. Add the backlink as supporting evidence, not as the whole reason for the post.
- Publish the post and check the public topic while logged out if possible.
- Expect the link to be a nofollow UGC community link. In inspected public topic HTML/API output, external anchors were direct but carried
rel="noopener nofollow ugc".
A public example topic with external source links: https://discussion.fool.com/t/monday-com-2022-q1-results/68444
Link quality notes
This is not a clean dofollow backlink source. It is a public, topical community mention where the value is more likely to come from referral traffic, brand visibility, and having a source attached to an indexed discussion. Use it for genuinely helpful investing references; do not create a new account just to drop a commercial link.
Anonymous checks showed public topics and categories, while topic creation is disabled for logged-out users. That means the real workflow depends on signing in and following the community’s category rules and moderation norms.
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NofollowFree
- 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.
- 10/100. 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.
- 55/100. 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.
- ~30 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
Motley Fool Community is the public discussion forum attached to The Motley Fool. Members can publish investing discussions and replies, and relevant external source links appear inside public Discourse topics.
Minimum requirements to get a backlink from Motley Fool Community
- Motley Fool Community account
- Relevant investing source
- Non-promotional discussion context
Key challenges to get a backlink from Motley Fool Community
- Nofollow UGC links: Public post links are tagged
nofollow ugc, so treat them as referral and visibility links rather than clean dofollow SEO links. - Moderation risk: Promotional link drops do not fit the investing community and may be removed.
- Account trust: Logged-out visitors cannot create topics; category permissions and reply access depend on the signed-in account.
Ready to get this backlink?
Submission pageOpen submission page at Motley Fool Communitydiscussion.fool.comWhere you place the link - have your URL and a short description readyExample backlinkOpen example at Motley Fool Communitydiscussion.fool.comA live example - inspect its rel attribute to verify the nofollow/dofollow claim