You have just launched your website but you have no visitors at all? That’s completely normal: nobody knows about it yet. To get started, you need links from high-traffic websites.
Of course, there are backlink acquisition services, but they come with the risk of devastating effects on your SEO—especially if you don’t know how to distinguish a good backlink from a bad one. Yet there are free solutions to attract real, targeted traffic, often within 24 hours.
You already know many of them, but you are not using them yet for your website. Here are 12 very high-traffic websites, free, with instant registration, that can quickly bring you targeted visitors.
1- Product Hunt
Product Hunt is a review website featuring thousands of digital services available online. These SaaS and software products range from sales and marketing to finance, productivity tools, and design applications.
How to open a Product Hunt account?
It’s simple: create an account by choosing a name—preferably your personal name, although using a company or product name also works. Fill in your biography in the “About” section and, most importantly, add links to your social networks and of course to your website.
How to promote your website on Product Hunt?
Your first publication on Product Hunt should be posted in the Launches section. This is where you introduce your digital product to the world. Be as appealing as possible to encourage other members to comment and ask questions.
You will also find sections with many forums.
Immediately afterward, go to the Introduce Yourself and Self Promotion sections, where you publish your presentation and comment on others. Look for digital products you already use, share your opinion, and ask questions to their creators.
When will you get visitors from Product Hunt?
You can receive visits from people interested in your product on the same day as your first publication. Why? Because entrepreneurs go to Product Hunt specifically to find services similar to yours. If you are confident in your product, also try review websites.
2- LinkedIn
LinkedIn is the largest—and arguably the only true—professional social network in the world. It is crucial to open a personal profile as well as a company page, as this is where Google gathers most information about your expertise and authority. If you want to be mentioned in generative search results (AI-powered), LinkedIn is an essential asset.
How to open a LinkedIn account?
LinkedIn allows you to open a free account, which is more than enough to make your skills known worldwide. LinkedIn also offers a paid plan that lets you send more private messages to other professionals.
You can open a personal account for yourself—which is mandatory anyway—but you can also create a company page. If your company has several activities with distinct semantics, you can create one page per business area.
How to promote your website on LinkedIn?
The first thing to do is to clearly state your product name on your LinkedIn profile. You can of course add a clickable link, allowing you to receive targeted visits immediately.
You then have two ways to communicate with your audience, whether paid or free.
First option: post regularly, even daily, with tips, polls, or questions. The goal is to encourage engagement, which attracts LinkedIn’s algorithms and increases the visibility of your publications.
The most effective solution to get free, targeted traffic from LinkedIn is to write articles. You can publish articles just like guest blog posts, with links, visuals, and images. LinkedIn articles are indexed by Google (its owner) and are considered good backlinks by Google.
LinkedIn is clearly a self-promotion platform, but do it tactfully: don’t brag, provide solutions.
When will you get visits from LinkedIn?
You can expect targeted visitors from LinkedIn from your very first posts. However, you must take care of your profile so that it inspires trust and curiosity. You can also contact members of your network via private messages, subject to their prior consent.
3- Freelancer.com
Freelancer.com is the largest marketplace connecting service providers and clients. The platform receives several hundred thousand visitors per month. Competition is strong, but there are ways to stand out.
The platform is not designed for mass public exposure, but its structure allows you to display links that a genuinely interested audience will naturally want to visit. One of Freelancer.com’s strengths is that users are in a transactional intent.
How to open a Freelancer.com account?
Freelancer.com offers free and paid professional accounts. Paid accounts allow you to apply for more projects. If your goal is mainly reputation and targeted traffic, the free account is more than enough.
You will still need to go through an identity verification process, which can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours.
How to promote your website on Freelancer.com?
The first thing to do is to add a link to your activity on your profile.
There are options that make your profile discoverable by search engines.
Most importantly, Freelancer.com allows you to publish articles in the community, which are visible to the public and indexed by Google. Make sure your content answers a real user question.
Don’t forget to participate in some project listings to keep your profile active. Bonus: you can also find clients directly on Freelancer.com—it’s designed for that.
When will you get visits from Freelancer.com?
Freelancer.com is not primarily designed to bring you traffic, but work. Results will therefore be slower than on other platforms, but you will gain visits and, above all, reputation depending on the quality of your articles. Links from Freelancer.com should appear quickly in your Search Console.
4- Medium
Medium.com is the largest and most well-known guest blogging platform in the world. Articles are public, though some require membership to read in full. This does not prevent content from being indexed by Google and benefiting from more than 60 million monthly visitors.
How to open a Medium.com account?
Opening a Medium.com account is simple and free. Create a complete writer profile, add a link to your website, and don’t forget your profile picture—Medium values personalization.
How to promote your website on Medium.com?
There are two ways to gain visibility on Medium. The first is by publishing articles—but publishing alone is not enough. You must publish something genuinely interesting. Research topics beforehand to match what Medium readers are actually looking for.
You can also comment on other publications and ask questions. This should be done strategically by identifying content that aligns with your audience and engaging thoughtfully.
When will you get visits from Medium.com?
If your articles provide clear and effective answers to user problems, you can get traffic relatively quickly. However, Medium mainly improves your reputation through engagement and reading time. Strong performance helps Medium promote your content internally.
An interesting Medium article can appear in both traditional and generative search results, helping you build long-term credibility.
5- YouTube
There is no need to introduce YouTube, the world’s leading video streaming platform. Its reach is global, and videos can be published in multiple languages. French users spend 37 minutes per day on YouTube, Americans around 50 minutes.
How to create a YouTube account?
Creating a YouTube account is extremely easy using your Google account. If your topic falls under YMYL (Your Money Your Life), it is highly recommended to link to your LinkedIn profile to demonstrate your expertise.
How to promote your website on YouTube?
On YouTube, you can publish videos of any length, comment on other videos, and write posts. This gives you many ways to reach your target audience.
Videos can be Shorts or long-form content. There are dozens of tools to generate videos, using AI or traditional editing methods.
Be careful: many videos never get more than a few views. YouTube is highly sensitive to search intent. Make sure your topic answers a real user question. The longer users watch your videos, the more visibility and clicks you’ll get.
When will you get visits from YouTube?
As with most social platforms, if your content is interesting, visits can arrive immediately. You can add a link in your profile, in comments, or in posts, always pointing to your website.
Beyond virality, YouTube plays a major role in Google’s Gemini search results, which heavily rely on perceived expertise and authority from YouTube channels.
Publish consistently, comment, reply, and ask questions. The more visible you are on YouTube, the more Gemini is likely to cite you.
SlideShare is a user-generated content platform focused on ebooks and presentations. Some content can be downloaded for free, while other files require a paid account. It is an excellent solution for anyone capable of creating practical guides.
How to open a SlideShare account?
You can open a SlideShare account for free in one click by linking your LinkedIn account. Add a link to your website in your profile and write a clear bio that describes your skills. If you already have a Scribd account, you can connect it to SlideShare.
How to promote your website on SlideShare?
The principle of SlideShare is simple: create a short ebook, add relevant links to your activity, and offer it for free public download.
The viral potential is huge, as ebooks can be shared freely.
Bonus: you can embed your SlideShare PDF almost anywhere, and many websites are happy to accept informative content for their visitors.
So what should you publish on SlideShare? Answer: how-to guides. If your topic is PVC garden sheds, publish guides on installation and assembly. If your topic is convection ovens, publish downloadable recipes.
When will you get visits from SlideShare?
If Google can properly detect your SlideShare presentation, you’ll need flawless content to generate downloads and clicks. If you truly answer a user question, you may start receiving clicks within the first week, and for a long period of time.
7- ListAndFuse
ListAndFuse.com is a website review exchange platform. You submit your website URL and are immediately assigned another site to review. You answer four questions related to user experience and design. Once you complete the review, another user will review your site.
How to open an account on ListAndFuse?
You do not need to create an account to publish on ListAndFuse.com. By visiting the submission page, you simply need to accept the Terms of Service to open the chatbot.
The chatbot is powered by artificial intelligence. It publishes your review along with a link to the reviewed website. Note: the AI does not create the content—you do.
How to promote your website on ListAndFuse?
You don’t promote your own website on ListAndFuse—someone else does it for you. The system is based on a review exchange. When you submit your website, you are assigned another user’s site to review.
You answer a few questions provided by the chatbot, and the review is published. Once completed, another user will be invited to review your website. The review will include a link to your site at the bottom.
You can then share this review on your social networks to gain reputation and traffic.
When will you get traffic from ListAndFuse?
ListAndFuse mainly brings reputation. However, if your design and UX are well executed, visitors’ impressions will be positive.
You can reasonably expect a few visitors quickly, and your link should appear in your Search Console within 1 to 3 weeks after the review is published.
ListAndFuse is especially suited for newly launched websites.
8- Facebook
Once the star of the 2010s, the famous social network has lost market share to privacy-focused alternatives. However, in 2025 Google began indexing public Facebook posts. Facebook remains a giant, with 3 billion monthly users and 200 million businesses using it.
How to create a Facebook account?
You can create a Facebook account for free using your email, Google account, or Instagram account. For professional visibility, you can create a business page or a group.
Groups are more discussion-oriented, while pages represent your business. In all cases, you can add a link to your website in your bio.
How to promote your website on Facebook?
If you want to create engagement around your topic, start a Facebook group. The group should focus on answering user questions related to your activity.
For example, if you are in plumbing, users might ask “how to fix…” questions. You respond with the intention of helping, which builds reputation and traffic.
You can also create a page to share your company news. Note that Facebook groups often attract more users than pages.
When will you get traffic from Facebook?
If your posts are interesting, you can receive your first visits the same day. Make sure your posts are public and allow Google indexing.
The more members you have, the more traffic you can expect.
Tip: organize quizzes or contests to engage your target audience.
9- Instagram
Instagram is owned by Facebook and is one of the most widely used photo and video sharing social networks in the world. Essential for influencers, Instagram is primarily focused on visual content.
How to open an Instagram account?
You can open an Instagram account for free using your existing Facebook account, Google account, or email address. You must allow Google indexing and make your profile public.
Instagram also allows you to create a free professional account for your business page. This is highly recommended, as it improves your visibility and credibility in search engines.
How to promote your website from Instagram?
Instagram is a media-sharing platform whose public profiles and pages have been indexed by Google since summer 2025. If your product is related to pets, fashion, or lifestyle, you are in the right place. Otherwise, you will need a clear content strategy.
Start by identifying popular posts in your niche and analyze which ones get the most likes and comments.
Be careful: URLs placed in captions are not clickable and may trigger automated moderation. Instagram is mainly about building expertise and authority. Publish explanatory images or videos and expand on them in the description—this is what Google and Gemini can read.
When will you get traffic from Instagram?
If Instagram does not allow clickable links in posts, there are third-party tools to display links in your bio. If your content is engaging, you can get clicks from your bio quickly—sometimes the same day.
10- Pinterest
Pinterest is a social network dedicated to sharing ideas. It is especially effective for shopping, fashion, art, coaching, and inspiration. Pinterest posts have long been indexed by Google, and its internal search engine is very powerful.
How to open a Pinterest account?
You can open a Pinterest account for free using your email address or other social media accounts.
You can create both a personal page and a business page. Add links to your website in your bio and get started.
How to promote your website on Pinterest?
On Pinterest, the more you publish, the more visibility you gain. You can post daily or a few times per week. The key is to publish images or videos that directly answer user questions.
Each post includes a CTA button linking to your website. This link is also read by Google’s algorithms.
To appear in Google and Gemini search results, you must stand out. If you sell leather shoes, focus on a specific leather feature or comfort detail. On Pinterest, you must dig deep into the topic to differentiate yourself.
When will you get traffic from Pinterest?
Pinterest has over 500 million monthly users. Competition is strong, but quality makes the difference. If your post solves a real problem, you can receive targeted visits the same day.
Pinterest is ideal for fashion and e-commerce: users have a strong purchase intent, and 80% of them buy products they discovered on the platform.
11- Quora
Quora is a multilingual question-and-answer platform with more than 20 million daily users. Google indexes Quora questions and answers, making it an excellent visibility channel.
How to open a Quora account?
You can open a Quora account for free using your social media accounts or email address. You will be asked to select your interests. Don’t forget to add a link to your professional activity in your bio.
How to promote your website on Quora?
Warning: Quora moderation is strict. Do not self-promote, or you risk being banned without warning.
However, you can gain strong exposure through the link in your profile. Your profile should not be sales-oriented—you are on Quora to help.
To get traffic from Quora, focus on providing genuinely helpful answers. Unlike social networks, your answers can remain visible for months. High-quality answers stand out over time.
When will you get traffic from Quora?
Traffic from Quora takes longer, as you cannot add links to answers. You should also avoid mentioning your services by name.
Quora mainly builds reputation. Google reads positive engagement signals to assess your expertise. Google and Gemini may surface Quora answers, and users can still click your profile link.
If one of your answers stands out, you may receive visits within hours of publication.
12- Reddit
Reddit is the largest forum in the world. It is both a discussion platform and a Q&A site where ideas and products can be presented. Reddit posts are indexed by Google and analyzed by AI-powered search engines.
How to open a Reddit account?
You can open a Reddit account for free. The paid version does not significantly improve visibility, so the free version is sufficient.
Reddit is mostly in English, but there are subreddits in French and other languages. You are assigned a username, which you can customize later after earning enough karma.
How to promote your website on Reddit?
Reddit does not allow clickable links in your bio. However, you can mention your company name, which helps Google associate your brand with your profile.
As on LinkedIn, you can ask questions, answer others, and comment on discussions.
One powerful option is to create your own subreddit as a support forum for your product. You can link to this subreddit from your website and invite users to ask questions there.
This allows you to include clickable links in your answers, directing users to your content.
When will you get traffic from Reddit?
Traffic from Reddit can arrive within the hour after publication. You may get clicks on links, brand searches, and private messages.
Reddit allows you to send private messages with links, but always ask for permission first—too many refusals can lead to moderation penalties.
Like Quora—and unlike Facebook or Instagram—Reddit posts can remain visible in Google search results for several months.