Checklist Link Monitoring
Weekly Link Health Check
A weekly routine for monitoring the health and status of your backlink profile
For SEO Manager
Related feature: Link Monitoring
Why Weekly Checks Matter
Links disappear silently. Partners remove them, pages get restructured, or technical issues break them. A weekly health check catches problems before they compound.
Weekly Health Check Routine
Monday Morning (20 minutes)
- Review Linkorite’s link status dashboard for any alerts from the past week
- Check for any links that have changed from dofollow to nofollow
- Identify any linking pages that now return 4xx or 5xx errors
- Review any links flagged as potentially removed
Investigation (15 minutes)
- For each flagged link, manually verify the issue in a browser
- Check if the issue is temporary (server downtime) or permanent (page deleted)
- Note any anchor text changes that were not agreed upon
Action Items (15 minutes)
- Send a polite inquiry to partners whose links have issues
- Update your exchange records with current link status
- Escalate persistent issues (links down for 2+ consecutive weeks)
- Remove your outbound links for exchanges where partners have permanently removed theirs
What to Track Weekly
| Metric | Target |
|---|---|
| Active links verified | 100% |
| Links with issues | Under 5% |
| Issues resolved within 7 days | Over 80% |
| New links lost this week | Under 2% |
Automation Tips
Set up Linkorite’s automated monitoring to run daily checks. Use the alert system to get notified immediately when a link status changes, so your weekly review becomes a confirmation step rather than a discovery process.