How to get a backlink from TED?
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
- Read TED’s organizer overview and before you start guidance before treating this as a link opportunity.
- Start the TEDx license application only if you have a real local event concept, organizer capacity, and a reason to run a TEDx event beyond SEO.
- After approval, create the event record and add the official event website or social profiles where TED’s organizer workflow allows them.
- 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.
- 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 lists an external event website. In the raw HTML inspected for this page, that website anchor used rel="nofollow".
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.
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Backlink signals
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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.
- 1/100. 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.
- 90/100. 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.
- ~240 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.
- Linking domainsExternal signalWhen shown, this optional count comes from SEO research on the provider or relevant backlink surface and is rounded with a ~ prefix on the page. It is a Backlink Badger estimate for comparison and may be outdated or imprecise versus live crawlers.
- ~1,500,000. When shown, this optional count comes from SEO research on the provider or relevant backlink surface and is rounded with a ~ prefix on the page. It is a Backlink Badger estimate for comparison and may be outdated or imprecise versus live crawlers.
- Ranking keywordsExternal signalWhen shown, this count reflects researched ranking-keyword data for the provider domain or surface, displayed as an approximate ~ value. Treat it as a Backlink Badger comparison estimate that can drift as indexes and rankings change.
- ~1,000,000. When shown, this count reflects researched ranking-keyword data for the provider domain or surface, displayed as an approximate ~ value. Treat it as a Backlink Badger comparison estimate that can drift as indexes and rankings change.
- Inbound linksExternal signalWhen shown, this is an optional researched count of inbound links to the provider or relevant surface, formatted as an approximate estimate. Backlink Badger includes it only when defensible - it is not live-crawled data.
- ~1,500,000. When shown, this is an optional researched count of inbound links to the provider or relevant surface, formatted as an approximate estimate. Backlink Badger includes it only when defensible - it is not live-crawled data.
- Outbound linksExternal signalWhen shown, this optional count estimates outbound links from pages on the provider domain to other sites, included only when researched and defensible. It is a Backlink Badger approximate comparison figure, not a real-time crawl.
- ~200,000. When shown, this optional count estimates outbound links from pages on the provider domain to other sites, included only when researched and defensible. It is a Backlink Badger approximate comparison figure, not a real-time crawl.
Provider overview
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.
Minimum requirements to get a backlink from TED
- TED account
- Approved TEDx license
- Legitimate event plan
- Event website or social link
Key challenges to get a backlink from TED
- License gate: You need an approved TEDx license before an event page can exist.
- Nofollow links: Inspected TEDx event and speaker links use
rel="nofollow", so treat this as a citation and referral opportunity rather than a clean authority backlink. - High commitment: Running a TEDx event requires a real local event, speakers, venue planning, and compliance with TEDx rules.
Ready to get this backlink?
Submission pageOpen submission page at TEDted.comWhere you place the link - have your URL and a short description readyExample backlinkOpen example at TEDted.comA live example - inspect its rel attribute to verify the nofollow/dofollow claim