How to identify spammy website before making backlinks on them

[Shervin]

Hi, I search in google but didnt find a proper answer for this! maybe search an incorrect keyword!

The question is, How can I find out a website that I'm going to make a backlink on is a spammy website?

For example I did this guest bloging on this good website: Best Sure-Shot Organic Pest Control Approaches Every Gardener Should Know | Balcony Garden Web

But it seems to be spammy because I use SEO POWERSUIT software that shows this backlink is 20% risk of google penalty!

Is it right!? So how can we rest assured for making a quality backlink? I can not think any other way

[Andy.Drinkwater]

You can't use how a site looks or feels to you to get an indication of if it is safe or not...

You need to be checking, aside from the MOZ spam score, through something like SEMrush, what their traffic is like. Have they had any penalties that might be affecting them?

Use The Wayback Machine as well to check the history of the site. This can tell you if it was ever a site you would rather not be associated with or if it has been recently purchased because it has good history and links. Expired domains can surface very frequently and people will charge for gues blogging and lins etc.

You should also check who else links to the site. Are there reputable sites that link to it for a good reason?

Just a few more tips to keep an eye on.

-Andy

[Mustansar]

Hi I would say to check few things if you're not sure is the site is spam or not. Mostly, the site impression, feel and looks say it as soon as you land on any site. However, there are possiblity you still remain unsure. I personally use the Google Chrome Plugin to see if the hostname are not suspicious or some wired name. I have MOZ bar plugin again to give domain overview, it also provide me DA and PA, which helps me to understand overall where is that domain stand.

Off course, these all primary elements helps to determin the site we are going to post content or aiming to get back link is not going to harm us anyway.

[JordanLowry]

Also check out the Moz trust ranking too so you can make quick judgement calls.

[JordanLowry]

Use Moz's opensite explorer or the Moz tool bar to check the website's spam score quickly.