## Google Sites

Google Sites is a free website builder tied to Google accounts. A public Google Sites page can host buttons, text links, embedded content, and resource pages that point to an external project or company site.

- URL: https://sites.google.com/
- Guide: https://backlinkbadger.com/provider/sites-google/
- Link type: dofollow
- Free option: yes
- Backlink value: 3/100
- Spam score: 1/100
- Difficulty: 35/100
- Estimated time: 30 minutes
- Requirements: Google account, Public site name and path, Useful page content, Destination URL

Google Sites works as a backlink source when you publish a real mini-site, portfolio page, documentation hub, or resource page that belongs on a public Google Sites URL. The fastest path is to create a public site, add your destination URL as a button or text link, and publish the page so anyone with the URL can view it.

### Recommended method: publish a small public site with a visible external link

1. Open [sites.google.com/new](https://sites.google.com/new) while signed in to a Google account.
2. Choose a blank site or a template, then give the site a clear name and page title.
3. Add enough context for the page to stand alone: who the project is for, what the linked resource does, and why the link is useful.
4. Add your backlink as a **Button**, text link, or embedded HTML section. Keep the anchor text descriptive rather than using a bare URL everywhere.
5. Click **Publish**, choose a public web address, and confirm the sharing settings allow public visitors to view the site.
6. Open the published `sites.google.com/view/...` URL in a private browser window and confirm the link is visible without signing in.

The public Flexbox Froggy example below shows a Google Sites page with a grid of external links to Codepip, social profiles, and the Flexbox Froggy website. Browser DOM inspection found those example anchors without a `nofollow`, `ugc`, or `sponsored` rel token, so the method is dofollow-looking. Treat that as link-attribute evidence, not a guarantee that every Sites page will receive meaningful SEO value.

[Image: Google Sites public page showing external resource links in the site content]

### What to verify before you rely on the link

Google Sites is useful for a legitimate hosted page, but it is not a shortcut to Google's domain authority. Publish a page that would make sense for users even if SEO did not exist: a project landing page, classroom/resource hub, portfolio, event page, or lightweight documentation site. After publishing, check the live page source or rendered DOM for your specific link, because Google Sites pages are JavaScript-heavy and the practical crawl/indexing behavior can vary by layout and embedded content.

If you need a custom domain, use Google Sites' custom-domain workflow after the public page is working. The backlink opportunity still comes from the page content itself; a custom domain mostly changes branding and URL control.