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How to use Backlink Audit

Review referring domains, authority signals, anchor text, suspicious link patterns, and link quality so you can protect growth without overreacting to every low-quality link.

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Traffic

128K

+12%

Keywords

4,820

+8%

Links

37K

+5%

Example report view

Backlink Audit

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Best use cases

  • Monthly backlink health checks
  • Pre-campaign link audits
  • Finding risky anchor text concentration

Metrics to read first

  • Referring domains
  • Authority signals
  • Anchor text
  • Spam indicators
  • New and lost links

Practical tips

  • A weak link is not automatically toxic. Look for patterns, not isolated ugly URLs.
  • Prioritize links that have topical relevance and real organic traffic over raw authority scores.

Recommended workflow

  1. 1

    Enter the domain you want to audit.

  2. 2

    Sort referring domains by authority, traffic, and relevance.

  3. 3

    Review anchor text distribution before deciding whether a link is risky.

  4. 4

    Create an action list for links to keep, investigate, or disavow manually.