How to Make Sure Your Website Has Affiliate Links: Step-by-Step Guide

In the world of SEO, it’s important not only to get new links but also to know where they are placed and whether they work properly. Link monitoring helps you detect link removals, attribute changes (e.g., from dofollow to nofollow), or technical errors.

In this article, we’ll discuss several methods to find and check links to your website — from simple manual techniques to automated solutions.

Why You Should Check Your Links Regularlyня

If you don’t monitor backlinks, you risk:

• losing the SEO signal a link provides;

• losing traffic from organic sources;

• missing harmful changes made by dishonest webmasters.

Regular monitoring is especially important if you invest in guest posts, paid placements, or run large-scale marketing campaigns.

How to Manually Find Links to Your Website

1. Google Search

Type:

link:yourdomain.com

or

"yourdomain.com"

This will help you find pages that mention your site.

Downside: Google only shows part of the results.

2. Search Operators

Example:

"yourdomain.com" -site:yourdomain.com

This filters out your own site and shows mentions on other domains.

Tools for Link Quality Evaluation

Google Search Console

Provides basic backlink data, but updates are delayed.

Ahrefs, SEMrush, and Serpstat

Powerful paid tools offering detailed reports on anchor text, dofollow/nofollow attributes, and link history.

VanDi Link Flow — One-Click Quick Check

Our tool allows you to:

• check if a link exists on the specified page;

• detect attributes (dofollow, nofollow, sponsored);

• see if the page is open for indexing;

• automatically track changes.

Link Monitoring Tips

1. Create a schedule — weekly or monthly depending on your workload.

2. Track attributes — dofollow is essential for passing link equity, but nofollow can also bring traffic.

3. Record results — use Google Sheets or an SEO CRM.

Regular backlink monitoring is essential for maintaining rankings and optimizing link building.

Try VanDi Link Flow to automate the process and get accurate results without wasting time.