# Seo Backlinks

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- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-01clauding-claude-seo-skill-seo-backlinks`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [01clauding](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/01clauding)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [AI & ML](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/ai-and-ml)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [01clauding](https://github.com/01clauding)
- **Source:** https://github.com/01clauding/claude-seo-skill/tree/main/skills/seo-backlinks
- **Website:** https://clawpond.com/seo-skill

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-01clauding-claude-seo-skill-seo-backlinks
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# seo-backlinks — Backlink Analysis & Outreach Strategy

## Backlink Profile Analysis

### Key Metrics
| Metric | What It Measures | Healthy Range |
|--------|-----------------|---------------|
| **Referring Domains** | Unique linking domains | Growth >5%/month |
| **Domain Rating (DR)** | Site authority (Ahrefs 0-100) | Industry-dependent |
| **Domain Authority (DA)** | Site authority (Moz 0-100) | Industry-dependent |
| **Authority Score (AS)** | Site authority (SEMrush 0-100) | Industry-dependent |
| **Link Velocity** | New links per month | Steady growth, no spikes |
| **Toxic Score** | Harmful link percentage | 15% |
| **LSI/Related** | 5-10% | "customer management tool" | Low risk |

### Link Attribute Distribution
| Attribute | What It Means | Ideal Mix |
|-----------|---------------|-----------|
| **Dofollow** | Passes link equity | 60-80% |
| **Nofollow** | No equity, still valuable for traffic | 15-30% |
| **UGC** | User-generated (forums, comments) | 5-10% |
| **Sponsored** | Paid/affiliate links | <5% |

## Competitor Backlink Discovery

Inspired by automated competitor backlink monitoring workflows.

### Discovery Process
1. **Identify competitors** — 3-5 direct competitors + 2-3 aspirational
2. **Fetch new backlinks** — Weekly lookback window via Backlinks API
3. **Quality filter** — Apply minimum thresholds:
   - DR ≥ 30 (adjustable by industry)
   - Organic traffic ≥ 500/month
   - Relevance score: same industry/topic
   - Exclude known PBNs, link farms, directories
4. **Gap analysis** — Identify domains linking to competitors but not you
5. **Prioritize** — Rank by: authority × relevance × acquisition feasibility

### Competitor Backlink Matrix
```
              | Your Site | Comp A | Comp B | Comp C |
|-------------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|
| Total Refs  |    450    |  1200  |   800  |   600  |
| DR 60+      |     45    |   180  |   120  |    80  |
| Common Refs |     --    |   120  |    95  |    78  |
| Unique Refs |     --    |   280  |   150  |   110  |
| Link Gap    |     --    |   280  |   150  |   110  |
```

### Common Referring Domains
Domains linking to 2+ competitors but not you = highest priority prospects.

## Outreach Strategy Generation

### Strategy Types by Source
| Strategy | Best For | Success Rate | Cost | Time |
|----------|----------|-------------|------|------|
| **Guest Posting** | Authority building | 10-25% | Medium | 2-4 weeks |
| **Resource Page** | Niche directories | 15-30% | Low | 1-2 weeks |
| **Broken Link** | Quick wins | 5-15% | Low | 1 week |
| **Skyscraper** | Competitive niches | 5-10% | High | 4-8 weeks |
| **HARO/Connectively** | Brand mentions | 3-8% | Low | Ongoing |
| **Digital PR** | Brand authority | 2-5% | High | 4-12 weeks |
| **Unlinked Mentions** | Easy wins | 20-40% | Low | 1 week |

### Outreach Email Template Structure
1. **Subject line** — Personalized, reference their content
2. **Opening** — Specific compliment about their work (not generic)
3. **Value proposition** — What's in it for them
4. **The ask** — Clear, specific, low-friction
5. **Social proof** — Brief credibility signal

### Follow-up Cadence
| Attempt | Timing | Approach |
|---------|--------|----------|
| Initial | Day 0 | Full pitch with value prop |
| Follow-up 1 | Day 5 | Brief reminder, add new angle |
| Follow-up 2 | Day 10 | Different value proposition |
| Follow-up 3 | Day 21 | Final attempt, FOMO or new hook |

### Prioritization Formula
```
Priority Score = (DR / 100) × Relevance × (1 / Difficulty)
```
Where: Relevance = 0-1 topic match, Difficulty = 1(easy) to 5(hard)

## Link Quality Scoring

### Single Link Quality Score (0-100)
| Factor | Weight | Scoring |
|--------|--------|---------|
| Source DR/DA | 30% | DR 0-100 mapped directly |
| Topical relevance | 25% | 0=unrelated, 50=adjacent, 100=exact |
| Link placement | 20% | Editorial/body=100, sidebar=40, footer=20 |
| Source traffic | 15% | Log scale: 0=no traffic, 100=10K+ |
| Dofollow status | 10% | Dofollow=100, Nofollow=50, Sponsored=25 |

### Toxic Link Indicators
- Gambling, adult, pharma sites linking without context
- PBN patterns (same IP range, thin content, reciprocal networks)
- Paid link networks (footer-wide, sidebar widgets)
- Redirect chains (301 → 301 → target)
- Foreign language sites with no topical relevance

## Internal Link Analysis

### Orphan Page Detection
Pages with zero internal links pointing to them — invisible to crawlers navigating via links.

### Link Depth Analysis
| Depth | Description | SEO Impact |
|-------|-------------|-----------|
| 1 click | Linked from homepage | Highest crawl priority |
| 2 clicks | Linked from main nav pages | Good visibility |
| 3 clicks | Linked from category/section pages | Moderate |
| 4+ clicks | Deep in site hierarchy | Low — may be under-crawled |

### Internal Link Optimization
- Important pages should have 5+ internal links pointing to them
- Use descriptive anchor text (not "click here")
- Distribute PageRank from high-authority pages to target pages
- Create topic clusters: pillar page ↔ cluster pages with bidirectional links

## Link Building ROI Projection

### By Strategy
| Strategy | Avg Cost/Link | Success Rate | Links/Month | DR Impact |
|----------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
| Guest Post | $150-500 | 15% | 2-5 | +0.5-1 |
| Broken Link | $50-100 | 10% | 3-8 | +0.3-0.5 |
| HARO | $0-50 | 5% | 1-3 | +0.5-2 |
| Digital PR | $500-2000 | 3% | 1-2 | +1-3 |
| Unlinked Mentions | $0 | 30% | 2-5 | +0.2-0.5 |

### Monthly Target Setting
Based on competitive gap and current growth rate:
- **Aggressive**: Close 50% of competitor gap in 6 months
- **Moderate**: Match competitor link velocity
- **Maintenance**: Preserve current position, focus on quality

## Reference Files

Load on-demand: `references/backlink-metrics.md` for DR/DA/AS cross-reference tables, industry benchmarks, and DataForSEO API endpoint reference.

Cross-reference: `seo-data-tools` skill for third-party API integration details.

## Scoring

| Category | Weight |
|----------|--------|
| Backlink profile health | 25% |
| Competitor link gap | 20% |
| Link quality distribution | 20% |
| Internal link structure | 15% |
| Outreach strategy readiness | 10% |
| Anchor text distribution | 10% |

## Output Format

Generate backlink report with:
1. **Backlink Health Score** (0-100)
2. **Profile Summary** (total links, referring domains, DR, link velocity)
3. **Anchor Text Audit** (distribution vs ideal, over-optimization risk)
4. **Toxic Link Report** (flagged domains with disavow recommendations)
5. **Competitor Gap Analysis** (link opportunities sorted by priority)
6. **Internal Link Map** (orphan pages, depth issues, optimization targets)
7. **Outreach Strategy** (prioritized prospect list with email templates)
8. **ROI Projection** (monthly targets, expected DR growth, timeline)

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [01clauding](https://github.com/01clauding)
- **Source:** [01clauding/claude-seo-skill](https://github.com/01clauding/claude-seo-skill)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://clawpond.com/seo-skill

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-01clauding-claude-seo-skill-seo-backlinks
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/01clauding
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