Guides
How backlinks actually behave, written from what our own checker reads on real pages rather than from the usual advice. Every one of these refuses at least one number the rest of the internet is happy to invent.
Directory submission SEO
The cheapest first backlinks a new product can get, why most submissions produce nothing, and where the channel stops paying.
Dofollow vs nofollow
Dofollow is the absence of a rel, not a value you write. Why nofollow is not a bad link, and why dofollow alone does not mean it counts.
How long do backlinks take to work?
Five stages between a form and a link that counts. Which one yours is stuck on is checkable, and the answer is usually not patience.
Link exchanges and reciprocal links
Why the limit on swaps is a ratio of your dofollow profile rather than a count, and what a homepage slot really costs.
Link equity
Not a substance, a chain of permissions. The four conditions a link has to meet before it passes anything, and why a break is total rather than partial.
Lost backlinks
Links disappear through ordinary maintenance and nothing notifies you. The four ways one dies, including the two a human eye accepts.
Domain Rating vs Domain Authority
Two vendors, two indexes, two estimates, and Google uses neither. Why they disagree about the same site, and why comparison articles pick winners.
How to rank on ChatGPT
No rankings exist and no factors are published. What is checkable: which AI agents you allow, whether pages stay indexable, and whether an answer can be lifted out.
How many backlinks do you need?
Nobody can give you a number, including us. What actually decides it, and why the count you think you have is probably wrong.
Check it yourself
Every claim in these guides is something you can verify on a page you care about. The 10 checkers are free and need no account.