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    • primomc
      primomc last edited by

      HI GUYS,

      I don't know how to classify backlinks types. Any kind of software can process those backlinks? Thank you.

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      • justin-brock
        justin-brock last edited by

        Does Compete.com do that? I've never used them, but I know they offer competitive metrics. Traffic Travis does some link breakdowns, but it doesn't have a report exactly like that. It will tell you:

        • Backlink URL
        • Page authority
        • Alexa Rank
        • The number of urls the page links to
        • Whether the page is indexed
        • Follow/no-follow
        • Anchor text
        • IP address
        • TLD (.com, .gov, .edu, and so on)

        RavenTools also has a really cool link manager. However, I'm not sure whether or not you can use this on competitors' sites.

        You may also be able to accomplish this in a moderately automated fashion with a combination of Excel and Majestic SEO. You could identify a lot of blog links, for instance.

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        • Christy-Correll
          Christy-Correll Staff last edited by

          Sorry, no, I do not know of a similar tool, but I will keep my ears open!

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          • primomc
            primomc @Christy-Correll last edited by

            Hi dear,

            As you said, I use opensiteexploer to get thousands of competitor's backlink, I want break down these link to specific types like the picture.  Before LinkDetective can go, but now this site can't work. So i'm looking for other software that's similar to linkdetective. Do you know anything?

            Thank you! O(∩_∩)O~

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            • Christy-Correll
              Christy-Correll Staff last edited by

              In general, Open Site Explorer, aHrefs, and Screaming Frog are excellent tools for exploring a site's back link profile. What characteristics would you like to use to classify backlinks? That is, what do specifically mean by backlink "types", and what are you hoping to accomplish?

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