How to get a backlink from Motley Fool Community
Backlink signals
Editorial estimates for comparing this provider.
- Dofollow links Usually nofollow
- 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.
- Authority rating Editorial estimate
- 18/100 : We score the actual backlink surface—not the provider homepage—using Domain Authority when available, otherwise a conservative Backlink Badger editorial estimate. This approximate comparison number may not match third-party tools or the live page's real strength.
- Spam rating Lower is better
- 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 difficulty Lower is easier
- 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 estimate Typical setup
- ~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 option No required spend
- 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.
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.
We score the actual backlink surface—not the provider homepage—using Domain Authority when available, otherwise a conservative Backlink Badger editorial estimate. This approximate comparison number may not match third-party tools or the live page's real strength.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Example backlink
Open example
discussion.fool.com
Submission page
Open submission page
discussion.fool.com
Keywords
Industry
financial services