How to get a backlink from ReverbNation?
ReverbNation is best treated as an artist-profile backlink source. If you have a real music project, the useful path is to create or update an artist profile and add your official website in the public web-links area so fans, promoters, and searchers can leave ReverbNation for your own site.
Method: add your website to a public artist profile
- Start at the ReverbNation account creation page and create an artist account.
- Complete the artist profile enough that it looks legitimate: artist name, location, genre, bio, profile image, and at least basic music or event context.
- In the profile-editing controls, look for the website, social links, or “around the web” links area.
- Add your official website URL and save the profile.
- Open the public profile while logged out or in a private browser window and confirm the link appears in the profile sidebar.
A current public example is The Railers profile. Its sidebar renders an external therailers.com link in the “around the web” style profile-links area:
Link quality notes
The inspected profile link is a direct rendered link to http://therailers.com/ and the browser DOM did not show a rel="nofollow" token on that anchor. However, the final website link was not present as a fully hydrated anchor in the raw fetched HTML; it was inserted by ReverbNation’s client-side profile code. Because of that, this page should not sell ReverbNation as a clean dofollow SEO backlink. Use it for a real artist web presence, referral traffic, brand/entity consistency, and fans who discover the profile.
ReverbNation also has paid Premium tools for distribution, opportunities, fan reach, promotion, and EPK features. Those can matter for music marketing, but they are not the same thing as the basic public profile website link. Do not buy a plan just for the backlink unless your current account UI specifically gates the public web-link field behind a paid feature.
Backlink signals
Editorial estimates for comparing this provider.
- Dofollow links Usually nofollow 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.
- 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 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.
- 8/100 . 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 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.
- 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 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.
- 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 estimate Typical setup 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.
- ~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 option No required spend 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.
- 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
ReverbNation is a music-promotion platform where artists can publish public profiles, songs, events, and industry-opportunity submissions. The practical backlink path is the public artist profile link area, where an artist can list an official website alongside other web links.
Minimum requirements to get a backlink from ReverbNation
- ReverbNation account
- Artist or band profile
- Public website URL
- Basic music profile details
Key challenges to get a backlink from ReverbNation
- Music-only fit: The profile route is useful for musicians, bands, labels, and music projects, not general businesses.
- Rendered link: The inspected website link appears in the browser DOM but is hydrated client-side, so treat it as a visibility/referral link rather than a proven clean dofollow SEO link.
- Profile quality: Empty or obviously promotional profiles are less useful; add music, a bio, images, and real artist details before relying on the link.