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Monitor Backlinks

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What is Monitor Backlinks?

Monitor Backlinks, as its name implies, allows users to be notified when websites gain or lose backlinks, and also to understand what links are good for SEO.

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If you like overpaying, go with the rest! But if you want a great value, Monitor Backlinks is the best!

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 3, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Monitor Backlinks is used by our company to monitor any link activity that we do not want happening on our site. Unfortunately, in current times, there are bots, competitors a...
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Ramon Khan
Director - Marketing
Online Marketing Director | Business Develoment
National Air Warehouse
Monitor Backlinks3 years of experience

Good backlinks or bad backlinks? Monitor Backlinks shows you fast.

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 16, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Our company's website had hundreds of low PR and low DA backlinks from spammy websites pointing to our main domain and ancillary pages. In order to determine if the links were...
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Monitor Backlinks1 year of experience
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  • No setup fee

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Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $20 per month
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Monitor Backlinks, as its name implies, allows users to be notified when websites gain or lose backlinks, and also to understand what links are good for SEO.

Monitor Backlinks starts at $20.

RavenTools and Moz Pro are common alternatives for Monitor Backlinks.

The most common users of Monitor Backlinks are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Users of this backlink monitoring tool have found it to be extremely useful for a variety of purposes. One key use case is the ability to monitor backlinks in real-time, saving users time and effort. By providing detailed knowledge of their own backlinks, users can analyze on-page issues, conduct keyword research, and evaluate the quality of links and domains. Additionally, the software allows users to stay updated on competitors' backlink activity, helping them track progress and identify new backlink opportunities. The tool's user-friendly interface makes it easy to find toxic and harmful links, as well as generate disavow links files for Google Webmaster. It also offers email notifications for new backlinks, boosting confidence and overall productivity. With features for competitor analysis, keyword research, and site SEO management, this tool provides a comprehensive solution for anyone looking to optimize their backlink strategy and improve their website's visibility in search engine rankings.

Accurate Backlink Insights: Many users have praised Monitor Backlink's accuracy in providing backlink insights compared to other SEO tools. This has helped them improve their company's online visibility and grow their business.

Comprehensive Backlink Monitoring: Users highly value the ability of Monitor Backlinks to monitor all types of backlinks, including valid, redirecting, and invalid. They appreciate being able to track backlinks by type, such as anchor text or brand backlinks.

User-Friendly Interface: The user interface of Monitor Backlinks is widely praised for its simplicity and ease of use. Users find it intuitive and appreciate how easily they can access detailed backlink knowledge, analyze on-page issues, and conduct keyword research.

Frequent server downtime and malfunctioning: Users have frequently encountered issues with server downtime and malfunctions during login, which has significantly disrupted their ability to use the platform effectively.

Poor quality and spammy links: Many reviewers have expressed frustration with the abundance of poor quality and spammy links on the tool. This not only diminishes its usefulness but also raises concerns about the reliability of the data provided.

Inaccurate keyword ranking: A notable number of users have reported discrepancies in the keyword ranking feature compared to other tools as well as manual searches on Google. This lack of accuracy undermines their confidence in relying on this particular metric for SEO optimization.

Users commonly recommend the tool for building backlinks and suggest it as an excellent option for small businesses. They advise trying the free trial to determine if the tool meets their needs and recommend testing and verifying before committing to long-term campaigns. Additionally, users suggest exploring other software options that provide more than just backlink analysis, such as content and landing page insights, which can be helpful for digital marketers. Finally, users recommend the software for its excellent support and find value in the 30-day free trial for understanding the benefits of using the tool.

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If you like overpaying, go with the rest! But if you want a great value, Monitor Backlinks is the best!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 03, 2019
RK
Ramon Khan
Online Marketing Director | Business Develoment
National Air Warehouse (Consumer Goods, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Monitor Backlinks
3 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Monitor Backlinks is used by our company to monitor any link activity that we do not want happening on our site. Unfortunately, in current times, there are bots, competitors and just overall, low-quality sites that link to high ranking domains. For this reason, we thought it was important to have such a tool to track backlink activity. Furthermore, Monitor Backlinks allows us to analyze the quality of each link and domain and quickly report it to Google Webmaster Tools to disavow links if necessary. It is also a nice tool to see all the good mentions that you get across the web as it picks up all activity.
Pros
  • It is highly recommended if you have a high ranking website that is prone to competitors building spam. It makes the process if identifying, tracking and disavowing spam links fast and easy.
  • It is a good tool to track positive mentions of your site as well and does a good job monitoring the reputation of your site by picking up mentions of your website across the web.
  • It's affordable for what it does compared to its competitors and its also very easy to use. But their customer service is always there to help out in case you need it.
Cons
  • The tool is very detailed, I did not think of any particular feature that could be needed but if I do, I will report back.
Likelihood to Recommend
It's a great tool to monitor your backlinks to prevent negative SEO attacks and track positive mentions as well as create disavow files quickly. But the tool can also be used for competitor link tracking, reputation management and as a research tool.
Monitor Backlinks Feature Ratings
SEO (8)
71.25%
7.1
Keyword analysis
N/A
N/A
Backlink management
100%
10.0
SERP ranking tracking
90%
9.0
Page grader
90%
9.0
Competitive analysis
100%
10.0
Site audit / diagnostics
90%
9.0
Site recommendations
100%
10.0
Task management
N/A
N/A
SEO Channels (4)
47.5%
4.8
Local SEO
90%
9.0
Social SEO
N/A
N/A
Mobile SEO
N/A
N/A
Global SEO
100%
10.0
SEO Platform & Account Management (2)
100%
10.0
Multi-domain support
100%
10.0
Integration with web analytics tools
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • It's hard to gauge the effect of negative SEO attacks but they have the power to bring your whole site down, so having a tool like this setup is really priceless.
  • Their cost is also very affordable when compared to similar tools that do not have the same functionality or level of detail that they offer on their analysis so from that perspective is a savings right from the start.
Alternatives Considered
Monitor Backlinks is a more niche product, while there are other tools out there that do a great job with similar features, Monitor Backlinks is great at focusing on its strengths, finding backlinks, tracking them and being able to analyze and sort them with a ton of options. It's hard to compare them to the other tools out there and the ones that are similar to Monitor Backlinks are way overpriced so I do not recommend them since this can do pretty much everything that its competitors can at a lower price. It might take a little bit more work but again, customer service is there to help you if you need it!
Other Software Used
Bug Resolution
No
Exceptional Examples of Monitor Backlinks Support
Every single time that I contacted them. Their support is great, no complaints here!
Support Rating
10
They were fast, eager to help me out on my project and very knowledgeable on how to user their product and helping me to get up and running. This gave me the confidence to purchase the product and execute my projects knowing that I could ask for help whenever needed.

Good backlinks or bad backlinks? Monitor Backlinks shows you fast.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
January 16, 2019
Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Monitor Backlinks
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our company's website had hundreds of low PR and low DA backlinks from spammy websites pointing to our main domain and ancillary pages. In order to determine if the links were spammy and potentially harmful to our site, I had to research them in Moz, which took a lot of time and effort. As our site got bigger, and our online presence increased, so too did the number of odd links. After lots of online research, I found Monitor Backlinks, and it really saves time when identifying shady backlinks. It has a helpful feature that creates a "disavow links" file to upload to Google Webmaster.
Pros
  • It "scrapes" the web and adds new backlinks to your dashboard, and each link has a wealth of information. This includes domain authority, potential spam alert, and country of origin. The backlinks appear quickly, most within a day or two of being crawled by Google.
  • You can tag spammy backlinks on your dashboard with a "disavow" button. You can either disavow the individual link or disavow the entire domain. Once finished, you can export a file with one click to get a complete list of links to upload to Google Webmaster so the links can be disavowed. Each link that you tag as "disavow" turns red, so you will always be able to see what you already disavowed.
  • Another great feature is the keyword tracker. You can add organic keywords that you track on your website, and Monitor Backlinks shows you their current organic rank on Google (best rank of all time) and estimated monthly search volume.
Cons
  • A great option would be to have the ability to create organic keyword ranks for keywords in specific categories, not just keywords for our entire website. Specifically, the ability to create custom lists for keyword groups. This would be a huge time-saver for SEOs whose websites have varied keyword groups.
  • Currently, I get email notifications from Monitor Backlinks once every week or so. These emails show new backlinks and any changes in existing backlink status. I log into the platform each morning to see what is going on, but a great addition would be real-time emails that alert you when a really low-quality backlink is uncovered.
Likelihood to Recommend
Monitor Backlinks is perfect for any small business that has a website. Every website gets hit with spammy backlinks, and being able to identify and remove them is critical to online success, and in preventing the Google penalty. In addition, it helps SEOs locate good backlinks they might not know about, which can then be posted on social networks and social bookmarking sites to generate more referral traffic. I would not recommend Monitor Backlinks for a business that does not have a website, or for a business that only has a blog.
Monitor Backlinks Feature Ratings
SEO (4)
100%
10.0
Keyword analysis
100%
10.0
Backlink management
100%
10.0
SERP ranking tracking
100%
10.0
Competitive analysis
100%
10.0
SEO Channels
N/A
N/A
SEO Platform & Account Management (1)
100%
10.0
Integration with web analytics tools
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • Our website's domain authority increased about four months after we started using Monitor Backlinks. I identified a long list of potentially spammy links and submitting a disavow link request to Google, and they were disavowed after about two months.
  • It would be too difficult to put a number on the ROI, but Monitor Backlinks has definitely helped make a positive impact on our SERP. Being able to quickly pinpoint bad links and disavow them helps improve our domain authority, page authority, and trust scores.
Alternatives Considered
I used Ahrefs Site Explorer for two years, and it is a really good platform with lots of backlink tools. Ahrefs stacks up well against Monitor Backlinks, and it has slightly more features. I opted for Monitor Backlinks because it has a simple and streamlined dashboard and just the right amount of tools and features I need.
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