A link audit, on this URL, is Worldwide Backlinks reading your backlink profile the way we already read publishers before a placement: DataForSEO first, then a human pass. You get a written keep / caution / cleanup list — not a theatre score. There is no portal SKU for audits because the hours depend on profile size and how many domains are actually spam. English guest posts remain $125–$450 if the honest next step is new placements. This page stays Enquire Now. We will not sell a “toxic link removal guarantee,” a ranking recovery package, or a disavow file as a ranking lever. Google’s spam systems are theirs. We can recommend; we cannot promise a recovery. Typical TAT is scoped on the quote — a 200-domain profile is not a 20,000-row dump. Richmond VIC. Reports use Ahrefs and Semrush as metrics we already print elsewhere, not as borrowed logos.
What the audit actually inspects
Referring domains, not a vanity “total backlinks” count that double-counts sitewide footers. We look at spam markers, sitewide vs editorial, language, and whether the host is the class we would still pitch. DataForSEO is the primary QC source we already name on the rest of the site. We do not print a fake Worldwide Backlinks 0–100 overlay on top of it.
Cleanup recs are three buckets: leave it, watch it, or candidate for removal/disavow discussion. A disavow file is a last resort, not a product. Most “toxic” profiles we see are just bad guest-post vendors. The fix is better placements going forward — guest posts — not a magical TXT upload.
This is not a live DA checker and not a backlink checker toy. Those tools explain the metrics and will not invent live Moz DA or referring-domain counts when we do not have a licensed live row. The paid audit is the human write-up.
Adult, CBD, crypto, and casino profiles need the specialised desks. An audit that pretends a gambling footprint is a SaaS footprint is how you get a useless PDF.
Who should quote a link audit
You inherited a vendor
The last agency “built 200 links.” You want to know which ones you would still defend.
You are about to disavow
Stop. Get a keep/drop list first. Blind disavow is how people kneecap the few editorial links they had.
You want replacements, not a lecture
If the rec is “replace this class,” we can quote new English GP or niche edits. Dual path lives on those pages.
How the audit runs
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Export the profile
Your CSV or a crawl we run. Size caps go on the quote so a million-row dump does not pretend to be a two-week GP.
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DataForSEO pass
The same class of checks we use before approving a host. Traffic and spam stay honest — hidden if a live hook is dark, never invented.
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Human buckets
Keep, caution, cleanup candidate. Sitewide directories are not “DR60 assets.”
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Written recs
What to stop buying. What to replace. Whether a disavow conversation is even warranted.
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Optional fulfilment
New placements stay on pricing. The audit is not a secret cheaper GP.
What you should expect to receive
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A scoped domain list (size on the quote)
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Keep / caution / cleanup buckets
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DataForSEO-based notes — no fake WWB score
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A disavow conversation only if it is warranted
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Replacement options on published GP/NE rates
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A no on ranking-recovery guarantees
Audits are not DA theatre
Moz Domain Authority is Moz’s metric. We do not license a live DA feed on this site, so we will not print one. If you came from /tools/da-checker, that landing explains the number and refuses to fake it. The audit uses DataForSEO plus a person.
We also will not sell “AI Overview recovery” as an audit add-on. AI backlinks is a separate quoted desk with no ChatGPT ranking for sale.