seo-link-audit

Run a link audit by analyzing referring-root diversity, anchor-text distribution, and velocity spikes to flag likely toxic referrers and paid-link risk patterns. The process applies an escalation rule for unverified checks, producing a severity-ranked report with cited evidence and fix directions.

Competitor backlink gap analysis compares your domain against same-niche, same-DR-tier competitors to surface high-value missing referring domains. It identifies authority growth gaps and opportunities like unlinked mentions, generating a prioritized list of targets backed by evidence.

Anchor text distribution health checking assesses over-optimization risk by evaluating the concentration and topical fit of anchor phrases pointing to your domain. It identifies manufactured-mention signals and severity levels, helping you avoid ranking suppression from unnatural link profiles.

You can diagnose link profile risks using parallel websearch and webfetch for the free path, without paid backlink-tool inputs. The audit evaluates authority surface scoring and toxic-neighborhood exposure, though optional paid-tool inputs provide additional data when available.

You need a link profile risk diagnosis when rankings get suppressed or before they do, to identify authority strengths and toxic-neighborhood exposure. It applies to both domains and specific URLs, evaluating velocity spikes and manufactured-mention signals with a severity matrix.

The best way to identify paid-link risk patterns is through severity-ranked link audits that flag likely toxic referrers and apply escalation rules for unverified checks. This approach evaluates topical fit and manufactured-mention signals, producing evidence-backed findings with capture-date context.