Backlink Monitor
Watch your backlink profile for new wins + sudden losses.
What it is
Tracks your project's secured backlinks over time. Surfaces newly-earned links (celebrate!) and lost/broken links (recover them) week-over-week. Pulls live status checks on your declared backlinks to catch silent drops.
Why it matters
Losing 10 high-authority backlinks in a week can crash your rankings. Catching it the day it happens means you can email the site owner and recover most of them. Without monitoring, you find out months later when traffic has already cratered.
How to use it (step-by-step)
Follow these in order. Each step is 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
- 1
Add backlinks via the Submitter (auto-populated)
Every backlink you mark 'live' in the Submitter flows here automatically.
- 2
Run a fresh check
We HEAD-request each backlink URL → if 404 or 410, mark as broken.
- 3
Recover broken ones
Use the Outreach Engine to email the site owner asking them to restore the link. ~50% recovery rate when caught early.
Pro tips
- →Don't obsess over a single lost link. Patterns matter — losing 5+ in a week is the signal.
- →Pair with the Backlinks Discoverer to find NEW links you didn't earn manually (organic wins).
How we compare
Honest comparison — where we win and where the big tools win.
vs. Ahrefs Alerts
Ahrefs has alerts but you pay $129/mo. We bundle it.
Related modules
These work great together with Backlink Monitor.
Ready to use Backlink Monitor?
Open the module and try it on one of your projects. Come back here whenever you need a refresher.