How I built 300+ backlinks for my SaaS without outreach

Source: Dev.to

Overview

Like most devs, I hate link building.
Cold emails, guest posts, follow‑ups — slow, noisy, and hard to scale.

While launching my SaaS, I used a boring but effective approach: listing the product on AI & SaaS directories. At scale.

Why it works

• 300+ real backlinks from niche‑relevant directories
• Submissions spread over 7–10 days (no spam signals)
• Mostly do‑follow links
• Clean anchors (brand / URL only)
• Manual submissions — no automation, no PBNs

Best use cases

• New SaaS domains
• Indie hackers shipping fast
• SEO foundations before outreach

This won’t replace content or authority links, but as a baseline backlink layer it’s one of the fastest wins I’ve seen.

I ended up turning this into a small service after friends asked for it.

Happy to answer SEO or technical questions in the comments.