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  • AFARiva
    AFARiva last edited by Jun 11, 2018, 10:09 AM

    I'm trying to do an audit but I can't seem to figure out how to find .edu and .gov backlinks from the new link explorer. Can someone please help? I'm trying to learn how as open site explorer will be replaced by the link explorer.

    Thank you!

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    • A Former User
      A Former User @AFARiva last edited by Jun 11, 2018, 11:54 AM Jun 11, 2018, 11:54 AM

      It shouldn't take too long to generate 🙂

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      • AFARiva
        AFARiva @Guest last edited by Jun 11, 2018, 11:41 AM Jun 11, 2018, 11:41 AM

        I guess that's the easiest way to do it. It just takes time to generate so I looked for other ways. Thanks anyway.

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        • AFARiva
          AFARiva @NickW816 last edited by Jun 11, 2018, 11:40 AM Jun 11, 2018, 11:40 AM

          Yes, I did try the Ctrl + F but I was looking for a faster process since I can only view about 50 rows and if this certain site has thousands of linking domains then I'd have to click next and do the search command for each page. Thanks for your help by the way!

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          • A Former User
            A Former User @NickW816 last edited by Jun 11, 2018, 11:07 AM Jun 11, 2018, 11:07 AM

            Following on from Nicholas's answer. Once you are in the 'Linking Domains' section you can also choose to export as a CSV should you have numerous linking domains and search that way 🙂

            Let me know if you have any other questions!

            Eli

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            • NickW816
              NickW816 last edited by Jun 11, 2018, 11:00 AM Jun 11, 2018, 11:00 AM

              One way to do it is to enter whatever you are URL you are plugging into the Link Explorer, then go to "Linking Domains" on the left-hand menu. Once there you can do a "Command + F", or whatever the search command is on your computer, and then search .gov or .edu to see if the URL you typed in has an .edu or .gov links pointing to it.

              Although I would start with Moz's Link Explorer, this may be a good link search to cross-reference with Ahrefs, as they will show you if the Domain has any .gov or .edu links in the general overview once you enter a URL to analyze.

              Nick White
              SEO Services KC
              https://seo-kansas-city.com/

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by Jun 11, 2018, 10:26 AM Jun 11, 2018, 10:26 AM

                Hey!

                Thanks for reaching out to us!

                Would you be able to reach out to us at help@moz.com as I believe it will be easier to answer with the necessary screenshots 🙂

                Looking forward to hearing from you,

                Eli

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