13 step-by-step guides on every screen in RankBridge — from reading your backlink profile to competitor gap analysis, toxic link detection, link velocity tracking, and DataForSEO-powered prospecting.
Every panel, every button, every workflow — explained with the exact navigation path and UI labels.
The main profile dashboard — total backlinks, referring domains, DR distribution chart, dofollow vs. nofollow split, TLD breakdown, and the 30-day link velocity sparkline.
Guide 01The Referring Domains table — DR, traffic, first seen date, link count per domain, anchor text distribution, and the domain trust score. How to sort, filter, and export.
Guide 03How to add up to 5 competitors in the Gap Analysis panel, the Venn diagram view of shared vs. unique domains, and the Opportunity Score that ranks which competitor sources are worth pursuing.
Guide 05The Toxic Links panel — how RankBridge calculates toxicity score, the risk level tiers (High/Medium/Low), the disavow export format, and how to submit the disavow file to Google Search Console.
Guide 07The Link Velocity chart — acquired vs. lost links per day/week/month, the spike detector that flags unusual patterns, and how to interpret velocity data alongside rankings in RankTracker.
Guide 09The Prospecting tab powered by DataForSEO — keyword-based prospect search, filtering by DR/traffic/niche, the contact discovery integration, and exporting prospect lists to CSV for outreach.
Guide 12New users: start with Guide 01. Link builders: Guide 05 (competitor gap) is your fastest win.
Total backlinks, referring domains, DR distribution chart, dofollow vs. nofollow split, TLD breakdown, country map, and the 30-day link velocity sparkline — what each metric means and what to act on first.
The full Referring Domains view — DR score, estimated traffic, first seen date, link count per domain, anchor diversity score. How to sort by DR, filter by TLD or country, and export to CSV.
The Backlinks table — URL source, anchor text, target URL, link type (dofollow/nofollow/UGC/sponsored), first seen, last checked date, and the lost link indicator. How to filter by anchor, type, or status.
The Anchor Text breakdown chart — branded vs. exact-match vs. partial vs. generic distribution, what a healthy vs. over-optimised profile looks like, and how to identify the anchors dragging your profile down.
How to open Gap Analysis, add up to 5 competitor domains, read the Venn diagram of shared/unique referring domains, and use the Opportunity Score to rank which sources are worth pursuing first.
How to apply the DR range filter, minimum traffic threshold, and niche relevance filter to the gap list — narrowing 500 opportunities down to the 20 worth actually pursuing.
The Toxic Links panel — how toxicity score is calculated, risk level tiers (High/Medium/Low), how to review each toxic link before disavowing, and how to export the disavow.txt file for Google Search Console.
The Lost Links tab — filtering by date range, sorting by DR of lost link, identifying whether the loss was a removal or a 404, and the outreach re-engagement flow for high-DR lost links.
The Link Velocity chart — daily/weekly/monthly view, the spike detector that flags unusual acquisition patterns, how to cross-reference velocity spikes with algorithm updates, and reading velocity alongside RankTracker rankings.
How to configure the alert settings (email, RankTalk), set DR thresholds for notifications, enable lost-link alerts, and manage alert frequency to avoid notification overload.
The Prospecting panel — keyword-based prospect search, DR/traffic/country filters, the contact discovery integration, prospect scoring, and exporting to CSV for outreach campaigns.
How to enable the RankLinks connector from Settings, which prospect domains surface as available in the RankLinks marketplace, and how to click through to place an order without leaving RankBridge.
How to generate a branded backlink report — selecting which metrics to include, adding the client logo and custom commentary, and scheduling monthly auto-send to client email.
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