Urgent correction! 99% of people make mistakes in external link auditing
Still anxious about junk backlinks and frequently using Disavow? Stop it! 🛑  The SEO strategy for 2025 has long changed.
       
Many of the previous methods are not only outdated, but may also harm your website. This note helps you update the system and tells you how professionals can do external link audits now.
       
🤖  Step 1: AI batch filtering, reject human flesh
       
Open Ahrefs/Semrush, don't look at DR first! Use AI risk assessment or Link Audit function directly, and focus on these 3 high-risk modes:
       
PBN/site group mode: a linked network clearly marked by AI tools.
       
Anchor text exception: A large number of "gambling/medicine" or unrelated foreign language words appear.
       
Abnormal link speed: Suddenly surge thousands of external links within a day.
       
▶ Goal: Only identify a few "top suspects" instead of all low scoring links.
       
Official confirmation, only based on GSC
       
Google Search Console is the only 'judge'.
       
Core: First, let's look at manual operation. As long as it displays' No issues detected 'here, it means that Google is not manually punishing you, don't scare yourself.
       
Remember: GSC's link report is only for an overview, not a 'clean-up list'!
       
Manual review, using E-E-A-T
       
Perform final manual judgment on the few high-risk links marked by AI. Forget about grades, just ask yourself these two questions:
       
Is the source professional?
▶ Does the content of the article reflect real experience and expertise? Is the author a real expert or an anonymous' editor '?
       
Is the intention pure?
▶ Is the existence of this link to assist readers or to manipulate Google? A trustworthy source, usually with the intention of the former.
       
⚠️  Disavow tool, the last nuclear weapon
       
This is the most easily abused and dangerous tool.
       
When should I use it? There are only two situations:
       
Received GSC 'manual operation' penalty. (Must be handled)
       
Confirmed to have been subjected to a large-scale malicious attack, and the ranking has plummeted. (Extremely rare)
       
All other situations, please trust that Google can automatically ignore them and do not misuse them! The harm caused by using the wrong link is far greater than that caused by garbage.
       
Summary: New formula for external link audit in 2025
       
Active monitoring (AI)+precise diagnosis (E-E-A-T)+cautious handling (Disavow)
       
Put 99% of your energy into creating value and acquiring good links, rather than cleaning up the "digital noise" that algorithms automatically filter.
#Xiaohongshu can now send files # Cross border e-commerce # shopify # Google SEO # SEO optimization # SEO tips # External link construction # Independent website # External links # Digital marketing

Urgent correction! 99% of people make mistakes in external link auditing
Still anxious about junk backlinks and frequently using Disavow? Stop it! 🛑  The SEO strategy for 2025 has long changed.
       
Many of the previous methods are not only outdated, but may also harm your website. This note helps you update the system and tells you how professionals can do external link audits now.
       
🤖  Step 1: AI batch filtering, reject human flesh
       
Open Ahrefs/Semrush, don't look at DR first! Use AI risk assessment or Link Audit function directly, and focus on these 3 high-risk modes:
       
PBN/site group mode: a linked network clearly marked by AI tools.
       
Anchor text exception: A large number of "gambling/medicine" or unrelated foreign language words appear.
       
Abnormal link speed: Suddenly surge thousands of external links within a day.
       
▶ Goal: Only identify a few "top suspects" instead of all low scoring links.
       
Official confirmation, only based on GSC
       
Google Search Console is the only 'judge'.
       
Core: First, let's look at manual operation. As long as it displays' No issues detected 'here, it means that Google is not manually punishing you, don't scare yourself.
       
Remember: GSC's link report is only for an overview, not a 'clean-up list'!
       
Manual review, using E-E-A-T
       
Perform final manual judgment on the few high-risk links marked by AI. Forget about grades, just ask yourself these two questions:
       
Is the source professional?
▶ Does the content of the article reflect real experience and expertise? Is the author a real expert or an anonymous' editor '?
       
Is the intention pure?
▶ Is the existence of this link to assist readers or to manipulate Google? A trustworthy source, usually with the intention of the former.
       
⚠️  Disavow tool, the last nuclear weapon
       
This is the most easily abused and dangerous tool.
       
When should I use it? There are only two situations:
       
Received GSC 'manual operation' penalty. (Must be handled)
       
Confirmed to have been subjected to a large-scale malicious attack, and the ranking has plummeted. (Extremely rare)
       
All other situations, please trust that Google can automatically ignore them and do not misuse them! The harm caused by using the wrong link is far greater than that caused by garbage.
       
Summary: New formula for external link audit in 2025
       
Active monitoring (AI)+precise diagnosis (E-E-A-T)+cautious handling (Disavow)
       
Put 99% of your energy into creating value and acquiring good links, rather than cleaning up the "digital noise" that algorithms automatically filter.
#Xiaohongshu can now send files # Cross border e-commerce # shopify # Google SEO # SEO optimization # SEO tips # External link construction # Independent website # External links # Digital marketing