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Backlink donor evaluation checklist: what to check before you pay

Browser-saved 22-item checklist for evaluating a backlink donor before you buy. DR/DA alone has burned through the operator consensus; this is the 2026 evaluation that survives SpamBrain.

Andrei

May 26, 2026 • 18 min

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Anchor text portfolio health checklist (what 2026 data actually shows)

Browser-saved 21-item checklist on anchor text portfolio health in 2026 — built on Ahrefs and Joy Hawkins' published data, not the <5% exact-match folk rule from 2018.

Andrei

May 26, 2026 • 17 min

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The disavow file checklist: when to use it (and when most sites shouldn't)

Browser-saved 22-item checklist on the Google disavow tool in 2026 — honest about when most sites don't need it, specific about the three cases when they do, and step-by-step on submitting it correctly.

Andrei

May 26, 2026 • 17 min

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How to manage your backlinks (without losing your mind or money)

You're losing link equity right now. 66.5% of backlinks built over the last nine years have disappeared — roughly 7% per year. This guide covers the complete backlink management process: auditing, monitoring, toxic link identification, and recovery outreach. Based on real experience managing 2M+ links across 340 projects. Includes a case study with actual numbers (8 out of 23 recovered — not perfect, but enough to matter).

Andrei

Dec 10, 2025 • 11 min

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Backlink donor evaluation checklist: what to check before you pay

Anchor text portfolio health checklist (what 2026 data actually shows)

The disavow file checklist: when to use it (and when most sites shouldn't)

How to manage your backlinks (without losing your mind or money)

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