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Weekly Backlink Monitoring for Posticy Placements
Track backlinks from placements delivered through Posticy. Checks run once per week, with email reports about detected status changes.
Link Monitoring Features
Review delivered placements for backlink status, reported index status, destination errors, and detected anchor or link-attribute changes.
Google index status
Review the reported index status of the article containing your backlink. Being indexed does not guarantee rankings, traffic, or conversions.
Placement Status Codes
Use status codes to identify checks needing follow-up: 403 indicates restricted access, 404 a missing page, and 500 a server error. Inspect the live page before deciding what action to take.
Anchor and Link Changes
Review detected changes to anchor text, link relationship, or landing-page destination. Compare the live article with the publication terms agreed with the publisher.
Landing pages and anchors
Review destination errors, including reported 404 responses. Check the landing page and redirect path, then coordinate corrections with the publisher where needed.
E-mail notifications
Receive email reports with detected placement status changes. Reports support follow-up; they do not provide real-time detection or guarantee that every change will be identified immediately.
Backlink monitoring
Delivered placements are checked once per week. Changes between checks may appear in a later report; review important placements directly when your campaign needs an immediate check.
Question
Why Monitor Backlinks?
Published articles and links can change after delivery. Monitoring helps you identify placements that need review, compare them with agreed terms, and contact the publisher about corrections. It does not measure the exact ranking value of a link or guarantee that a placement will remain live.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does monitoring start?
The publisher must submit the published article URL through Posticy’s official delivery step. Sharing the URL only in a message or outside that flow does not activate automatic tracking.
How often are backlinks checked?
Once per week. Email reports cover detected status changes. This is not real-time monitoring, so check the live article directly when an urgent review is needed.
What do WA, WR, and WLP mean?
WA indicates changed anchor text, WR a changed link relationship such as nofollow or sponsored, and WLP a different landing-page destination. Review the article and agreed placement terms before contacting the publisher.
Is backlink monitoring included?
Backlink monitoring is included with Posticy placements delivered through the platform. Placement prices and proposal-related Connects costs are separate. See Posticy pricing for Free Plan, Connects, and Premium details.
Is this the same as a backlink checker?
Monitoring tracks delivered Posticy placements. A backlink checker serves a different purpose: researching links recorded by a data source.
Where can I find the delivery and tracking instructions?
Read the Backlinks Monitoring help article for delivery requirements and status codes. The current check frequency is once per week.