How to list your website on GitHub
Profile, organization and repository pages with your website in the profile and README.
- Link
- Nofollow link
- Cost
- Free
- Effort
- Quick
- Reach (our estimate)
- High authority
- Region
- Worldwide
- When
- Weeks 2 and 3
Short answer
GitHub is free to join, and the link is nofollow, so its value is visitors and trust rather than ranking. To get listed, create a GitHub account and an organization for your company; it takes under 15 minutes.
How to get listed on GitHub
- Step 1: Create a GitHub account and an organization for your company.
- Step 2: Add your website to the profile and organization settings.
- Step 3: Publish useful open-source code, docs or examples.
- Step 4: Add your website to each repository's About field.
You need
Free account.
Good to know
Links in profiles and READMEs are nofollow; the value is developers discovering your work.
Have these ready before you start
- Business or product name, written the same way everywhere
- Website address (the exact page you want linked)
- A 50-word and a 150-word description
- Logo, plus two or three screenshots or photos
- Contact email, and address and phone for a local business
At a glance
- Website
- github.com
- Category
- Developer communities
- Reach (our estimate)
- High authority
- When to do it
- Weeks 2 and 3
- Position
- 2 of 28 in Developer communities
About the link
The link carries rel="nofollow": it brings visitors and trust signals, little ranking value.
Best for
- Developers
- SaaS
- Startups
- AI products
On these lists
Questions about GitHub
Are GitHub links dofollow?
No. GitHub marks its links rel="nofollow", so they pass little ranking value. They still bring visitors and help show your business is real.
Is GitHub free?
Yes. Listing on GitHub is free.
How much work does a listing on GitHub take?
A profile or listing form: under 15 minutes. How long approval takes is up to GitHub: many sites review a listing before it goes live.
Plan it, then tick it off.
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