Authority Diagnostics™
Toxic Link Risk Check
A manual review of your backlink profile for spam networks, link farms, irrelevant placements, and other risks that may be quietly limiting your search performance. Includes clear recommendations on what to do next.
Diagnostics / Toxic Link Risk Check
What We ReviewHarmful Links Rarely Announce Themselves.
Businesses often acquire low-quality or potentially harmful backlinks without realising it. Link sellers include your site in networks without disclosure. Previous SEO campaigns leave behind placements that no longer meet Google's standards. Competitors may have pointed harmful links at your domain intentionally.
The Toxic Link Risk Check reviews your backlink profile with a strategist's eye, not a tool's automated output. We identify the links that present genuine risk, explain why they are a concern, and give you clear guidance on whether and how to address them.
Overall Backlink Profile Quality
An assessment of the health of your overall link profile, covering the ratio of credible to low-quality links and the general pattern of your backlink acquisition history.
Spam and Low-Quality Link Identification
Identification of links from known spam networks, link farms, low-quality directories, and other sources that present reputational or algorithmic risk to your domain.
Anchor Text Pattern Review
Assessment of whether your anchor text distribution shows patterns that may trigger algorithmic scrutiny, including over-optimised or unnatural anchor distributions.
Manual Action Risk Indicators
Assessment of whether your current link profile presents risks that could lead to a Google manual action, and what steps to take if risk indicators are present.
Prioritised Recommendations
Specific guidance on which links present the highest risk, what to do about them, and what to do next to strengthen your overall link profile.
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Request a Toxic Link Risk Check and receive a manual review of your backlink profile with clear guidance on what to address first.