Parasite SEO Sites List for 2025

Looking for a list of legit parasite SEO sites that arent just shady backdoors and scammy tactics? I got you.

But first:

You ever try to yell in a library and get away with it?

Yeah, weird question, I know. But that’s basically what parasite SEO is. You’re using someone else’s giant, authoritative website (the library) to shout your own message (your affiliate link, your product, whatever) and piggyback on their credibility with Google.

Everyone’s suddenly acting like this is some brand new hack for 2025. It’s not. It’s been around forever, just with a new flashy name to sell courses. I mean come ON. The idea is simple: find a site with massive authority that lets users post content, and then rank that page for your keywords.

But it’s not as easy as just spamming your junk everywhere. You’ll get nuked. So if you’re looking for a real parasite SEO sites list for 2025, not some fluff piece, here’s the deal. Pay attention.

The Big Players: Giants Like Medium and LinkedIn

Look, these are the obvious ones. The ones everyone and their mom tries to use. They work, but the competition is insane and they are getting smarter about outbound links and pure spam.

1. Medium: Still a beast. HUGE authority.

   • Traffic: Like 140M+ a month. It’s nuts.
   • Posting Tips: DON’T just copy/paste some garbage article and slap a link in it. They’ll clap you. Write something genuinely good. Something that belongs on Medium. Make it long-form, tell a story. Link out to other authority sites, not just your own. Your link should be a resource, not the entire point of the article. Think 1 link per 1000 words. And if you can get it into a publication on there? Golden. Some of these can even get you into Google News, which is a whole other level of traffic… but that’s a whole different strategy.
   • My Rating: 8/10. Still works like a charm if you actually put in the effort.

2. LinkedIn Articles: The “professional” parasite.

   • Traffic: The entire LinkedIn network… so, like, a billion people? lol.
   • Posting Tips: This is for B2B stuff, mostly. Don’t post an article about “10 Best Dog Toys.” It’s just dumb. Post about industry trends, case studies, career advice. The goal is to look smart. Engage in the comments. The algorithm rewards engagement. I saw a guy on a marketing forum complaining his article got zero views… turns out he wrote 300 words of nonsense and expected a miracle. You gotta provide REAL value here. Be a thought leader, or at least pretend to be one.
   • My Rating: 7/10. Great for B2B, kinda useless for everything else.

3. Quora: The question-and-answer king.

   • Traffic: Massive. 400M+ monthly visits.
   • Posting Tips: Find questions related to your niche. And for the love of everything, DONT just drop a link. Write a detailed, helpful, legit answer. The best answers are mini-blog posts. Then, at the very end, you can add a source link like, “I wrote about this in more detail here if you’re interested.” Quora mods are aggressive. One whiff of spam and your answer is gone. Poof.
   • My Rating: 6/10. High chance of deletion, but can drive super targeted traffic if you do it right.

The Q&A and Community Goldmines

These are a bit more old-school but man, they can still pack a punch. People forget that real communities are where your customers actually hang out.

4. Reddit: The front page of the internet.

   • Traffic: Billions of pageviews. It’s a universe unto itself.
   • Posting Tips: This is the most dangerous one on the list. Redditors can smell a marketer from a mile away and they will eat you alive. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT just join and post a link. You need to become a real member of a subreddit. Comment, post memes, be part of the community for WEEKS before you even think about posting something promotional. And when you do, it better be 99% value and 1% a tiny, casual mention of your site/product. Honestly, marketing on Reddit is an art form. Mess it up and you’re toast.
   • My Rating: 9/10 for potential, 2/10 for ease. High risk, high reward.

5. Stack Exchange Network: For the nerds (and I say that with love).

   • Traffic: Huge in the tech/dev/academic space.
   • Posting Tips: This is NOT a marketing platform. It’s for experts answering expert questions. The only way to “parasite” here is to have a profile with a link in it and then be an incredibly valuable member of the community. That’s it. Any promotional answers will be downvoted into oblivion and deleted.
   • My Rating: 3/10. Only for specific niches and you gotta be a legit expert.

6. QuintoAndar (and other international high-DA sites): Think outside your bubble.

   • Traffic: Varies, but many non-US sites have huge DA and let you create profiles or post. This one is a Brazilian real estate site with a DR of 75+.
   • Posting Tips: Create a profile. That’s usually the easiest entry point. Sometimes they have blog sections. You might need Google Translate, but it’s a way to get a link from a high-authority domain that your competitors are definately not on.
   • My Rating: 5/10. A bit of a long shot, but creative.

The “Professional” Angle: Business & Tech Sites

This is where you put on your corporate tie, even if you’re working in your boxers. These sites have high trust factors with Google, especially for B2B keywords.

7. G2
8. Capterra
9. Trustpilot

All of these are software/business review sites. They have insane domain authority. The trick? List your own (or a client’s) software/service. Or, more commonly, just create a user profile and review other products thoughtfully. Your profile has a spot for a website link. It’s a simple profile backlink, but from a DA 80-90 site? Yeah, I’ll take it.

10. Crunchbase: Tech company database.

    • Traffic: Solid, high-quality B2B traffic.
    • Posting Tips: You can create a profile for your company or even just a personal profile. Link back to your site. It’s a trusted source in the eyes of Google for business info.
    • My Rating (for this whole group): 6/10. Not gonna rank you overnight, but great for building a foundation of trust and authority.

11. GitHub: Not just for code.

    • Traffic: Every developer in the world is on here.
    • Posting Tips: You can create a README.md file on a public repository and write a whole article in it using Markdown. You can add images, links, whatever. People are ranking these for super technical keywords. It’s wild. If you’re in the tech space, this is a no-brainer.
    • My Rating: 8/10 for tech niches.

The Wild West: Other High-Authority Platforms

This is a mix of other platforms that have user-generated content features and high authority. Some are weird, some are obvious. All of them can work.

12. Yelp: Yeah, the restaurant review site. Create a business profile. Even for a digital business.
13. SoundCloud: Audio platform. Your profile description can have links.
14. About.me: A simple, one-page profile site but it has good authority.
15. Issuu: Document hosting. Turn a blog post into a PDF, upload it, and link back from the description.
16. Behance: For creatives. Post a project and link back.
17. Product Hunt: Launch something. Even a free tool or a newsletter. Massive traffic potential.
18. Instructables: DIY stuff. If your niche is hands-on, this is perfect.
19. DeviantArt: Don’t laugh. It’s a DA 90+ site. A link from a profile or art description is still a link.
20. Patch.com: Local news. You can sometimes post events or news releases. Kinda spammy but hey, it’s there.

This whole parasite thing is really just about good keyword research and then finding a platform that ranks for those terms. It’s not rocket science. It’s just grunt work.

The Golden Rule of Not Getting Banned

You wanna know the secret to making this work long-term?

Don’t be selfish. Oh, and don’t put some genuine and helpful or insightful content out there 

That’s it. That’s the secret.

You think you can just show up to a party, puke on the floor, and expect to be invited back? No. The same goes for these sites. You are a guest in THEIR house.

• Provide value first. Your primary goal should be to add something useful to the platform. The link is a bonus.
• Look like a real person. Fill out your profile. Add a picture. Engage with other people’s content. In other words: be a real person, not just try to look like one.
• Don’t be aggressive. One or two links in a long, helpful post is fine. 10 links in 300 words is spam. Simple.

Many people complain “parasite SEO is dead, my Medium post got deleted!” Yeah, because you wrote a 500-word garbage post that was a thinly veiled ad for a dropshipping store. What did you expect? lol.

The platforms are getting smarter. The algorithms are getting better. The only thing that will work in 2025 and beyond is playing by their rules and being a good netizen. It might be annoying, but it’s the truth.

This ain’t a magic bullet. It’s a grind. But if you’re smart about it, you can definately siphon off some of that sweet, sweet authority juice from the big guys.

Now go do the work.

Stay hustlin’,
Stephen

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