## TED

TED is the conference and media organization behind TED Talks and the independently organized TEDx program. The practical backlink path is not a normal TED account profile; it is the public TEDx event page that can list an approved event's official website and social links.

- URL: https://www.ted.com/
- Guide: https://backlinkbadger.com/provider/ted/
- Link type: nofollow
- Free option: yes
- Domain authority: 9/100
- Spam score: 1/100
- Difficulty: 90/100
- Estimated time: 240 minutes
- Requirements: TED account, Approved TEDx license, Legitimate event plan, Event website or social link

TED is only worth pursuing as a backlink source if you are legitimately organizing a TEDx event or supporting an approved TEDx organizer. A regular TED account is not a useful self-serve backlink profile. The backlink surface to understand is the public TEDx event page, where the event's official website and related social links can appear after licensing and event setup.

### Method: Get listed through a legitimate TEDx event page

1. Read TED's [organizer overview](https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event) and [before you start](https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/before-you-start) guidance before treating this as a link opportunity.
2. Start the [TEDx license application](https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/apply-for-a-tedx-license) only if you have a real local event concept, organizer capacity, and a reason to run a TEDx event beyond SEO.
3. After approval, create the event record and add the official event website or social profiles where TED's organizer workflow allows them.
4. Keep the linked site relevant to the event. A generic sales page, affiliate offer, or unrelated company homepage is a poor fit for TEDx and can create compliance risk.
5. Confirm the public event page after publication. TEDx event pages can display the event website and social links near the event details.

Example: the public [TEDxTelAviv event page](https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/1) lists an external event website. In the raw HTML inspected for this page, that website anchor used `rel="nofollow"`.

[Image: TEDx event page showing the external event website link]

### Link quality notes

Do not pitch TED as an easy high-DA link. The inspected TEDx event website link was nofollow, and a speaker profile example also marked the external website link nofollow. The value is credibility, referral traffic, and a public citation on a trusted site when you already have a legitimate TEDx reason to be there.

For most businesses, TED is not a practical backlink acquisition target. Use this path only when the event itself is the primary project and the link is a natural supporting detail.