Link Auditing
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Anyone have any useful ways to link audit? I'm stuck picking up the slack from a previous worker who decided buying links was a great idea for our clients.
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There's lots already written about this, but here are my quick thoughts:
-Don't rely on an automated tool.
-Get links from all available sources - GWT sample, GWT most recent, ahrefs, majestic, OSE, Bing Webmaster Tools if available.
-Break it down to one link from each domain.
-Check each domain and determine whether the link is one that was made for SEO purposes.
-If you're not sure, err on the side of disavowing.
-See if the client was given a list of links that were made for them. If so, then start by disavowing those.
Hope that helps!
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Thanks Andy! This will save me time!
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Hi
I was going to write a in-depth answer, but this previous blog article is my bible for link auditing. I would only be duplicating everything that is mentioned and as we know duplicate content isn't good for SEO.
http://moz.com/blog/link-audit-guide-for-effective-link-removals-risk-mitigation
Thanks
Andy
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