Paid for a guest post, or swapped a link? Check that it’s actually there, that it’s followed, and that Google can index the page.
What we check
- Is the link there? We load the page and look for any link to your domain (or the exact URL you enter).
- Dofollow or not? We read the rel attribute: nofollow, sponsored and UGC are shown. See dofollow vs nofollow.
- Indexable? A link on a page with noindex won’t help your rankings.
- Anchor text: the clickable words. See anchor text.
Checking links automatically
Every link you buy on Linkbuilding.com goes through this same check before the publisher is paid, and again after 30, 90 and 180 days. How it works.