Backlink Profile Analyzer
/backlink-auditAnalyze your site's backlink profile for quality, diversity, and risk. Scores referring domains by authority, identifies anchor text patterns, and flags potentially harmful links.
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The Backlink Profile Analyzer skill evaluates your entire backlink profile for quality, diversity, and risk indicators. It categorizes referring domains by authority tier, analyzes anchor text distribution for over-optimization signals, identifies link velocity patterns, and flags potentially toxic links. The output is a complete backlink health assessment with specific action items.
Key features
- Categorizes referring domains by authority tier
- Analyzes anchor text distribution for over-optimization
- Tracks link velocity and acquisition patterns
- Flags potentially toxic or spammy backlinks
- Compares your link profile metrics against competitors
How to use Backlink Profile Analyzer
Run the command
Type /backlink-audit with your domain. The skill pulls your backlink data and runs quality, diversity, and risk analyses.
Review the profile
The output shows your link profile summary: total referring domains, authority distribution, anchor text breakdown, and flagged toxic links.
Take action
Build links from authority tiers where you are underrepresented. Diversify anchor text if over-optimized. Disavow confirmed toxic links.
When to use it
Quarterly backlink health assessment
Identifying toxic links after a ranking drop
Benchmarking link profile strength against competitors
Preparing a disavow file for Google
Frequently asked questions
What makes a backlink high quality?
High-quality backlinks come from authoritative, relevant, and trustworthy websites. The link should be contextually placed within relevant content, use natural anchor text, and come from a site that covers topics related to yours.
How does the Backlink Profile Analyzer detect toxic links?
It flags links from known spam networks, private blog networks (PBNs), thin affiliate sites, and domains with suspicious patterns (high outbound link counts, irrelevant content, newly registered bulk domains). Each flagged link gets a toxicity score.
Should I disavow all toxic backlinks?
Not necessarily. Google's algorithm can largely ignore low-quality links. Only disavow links if you have received a manual action or see clear evidence that toxic links are harming your rankings. The skill helps you make this judgment per link.
How often should I audit my backlink profile?
Run a full backlink audit quarterly. Check for new toxic links monthly if your site operates in a competitive niche where negative SEO attacks are common. The skill stores historical data for trend comparison.
Related skills
Toxic Link Audit
/toxic-linksIdentify and evaluate potentially toxic backlinks that could harm your rankings. Generates a disavow file for confirmed harmful links with risk scoring per link.
Link BuildingCompetitor Backlink Finder
/comp-backlinksDiscover where competitors earn their backlinks. Find link sources you can replicate or outperform with better content, outreach, or partnerships.
Link BuildingAnchor Text Analyzer
/anchor-auditAnalyze your anchor text distribution for over-optimization risks. Checks the ratio of exact-match, partial-match, branded, and generic anchor text across your backlink profile.
Link BuildingLink Intersection Finder
/link-intersectFind domains that link to two or more competitors but not to you. These are your highest-probability link building targets since they already link to similar sites.
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