Insights, Tutorials & Best Practices

Link Building

When a publisher changes your anchor text after publishing

The link is still live and still followed, but the anchor you negotiated now reads something else. Why an edited anchor matters, how to spot it, and how to get the words you paid for put back.

Andrei

Jun 05, 2026 • 9 min

Link Building

When a paid backlink gets switched to nofollow (and how to catch it)

A removed link screams; a nofollow swap whispers. How to spot when a publisher quietly switches your paid dofollow link to nofollow, what it really costs you, and how to get it restored or refunded.

Andrei

Jun 05, 2026 • 9 min

Link Building

Backlink guarantees, decoded: what "permanent", "replacement", and "refund" actually promise

Every link listing sells a guarantee — permanent, lifetime replacement, money-back. Here's what each one really obligates, the fine print that voids it, and how to collect when a paid link drops.

Andrei

Jun 03, 2026 • 8 min

Link Building

How to vet a link seller (and spot the ones who won't keep your links alive)

Every lost paid backlink traces back to a seller you trusted. How to vet a link vendor before you pay, the red flags to walk from, and how to build your own record of who actually keeps links live.

Andrei

Jun 03, 2026 • 8 min

Link Building

Backlink recovery email templates (to restore, replace, or refund a paid link)

A paid link dropped and now you have to email the seller. The templates that get a link restored, replaced, or refunded — and the tone, timing, and evidence that decide which one you get.

Andrei

Jun 03, 2026 • 8 min

Link Building

How long do paid backlinks last?

Bought a backlink and assumed it stays forever? It does not. What sets a paid link lifespan, what the decay data says, and how to know the day one dies.

Andrei

Jun 02, 2026 • 7 min

Link Building

How to recover a lost paid backlink (or get a refund)

A paid backlink vanished before its term? Here is the buyer-side playbook to get it restored, get a refund, and track which sellers actually honor their word.

Andrei

Jun 02, 2026 • 10 min

Link Building

Dofollow vs nofollow links: what they are and when each matters

A nofollow link won't pass ranking credit like a regular link does, but calling it worthless is wrong. What dofollow, nofollow, sponsored, and ugc do, and how to check any link in seconds.

Andrei

May 29, 2026 • 10 min

Link Building

Why I don't charge for the size of your backlink portfolio

Every backlink monitor I looked at charges by the number of links in your account. Add link 1,001, get bumped to a pricier tier — even for links you never check. I went the other way: you pay for checks performed, not links stored. Here's the reasoning, a worked month of token math, the real comparison against Linkwatcher and Linkody, and where a flat subscription still wins.

Andrei

May 20, 2026 • 9 min