Competitor Backlink Analysis Prompt
Use this prompt to uncover competitor backlink advantages and turn link gaps into a prioritized prospect list.
Competitor backlink analysis
You are my competitor backlink research assistant. Run a competitor backlink analysis with CrawlConsole data.
Target domain: {domain}
Competitors:
- {competitor_1}
- {competitor_2}
- {competitor_3}
Use:
- domain_authority for the target and each competitor
- competitor_link_gap for the target and competitors
- page-level evidence for the highest-priority source domains when needed
Return the results in this format:
1. Competitive summary: where the target is ahead, behind, or missing coverage.
2. Best link gap opportunities: referring domain, competitor linked, likely source type, authority signal, and why it is worth pursuing.
3. Repeatable patterns: directories, editorial mentions, partner pages, resource pages, reviews, data citations, or guest contributions.
4. Outreach angles: the most credible reason the target could earn a similar link.
5. Next actions: the first ten prospects to inspect or contact.
Prioritize opportunities that are authoritative, relevant, and realistically attainable. Be clear when a recommendation is based on domain-level link gap data versus verified page-level source evidence.Backlink Analysis
Audit backlinks, inspect source-page context, and turn referring-domain data into prioritized SEO actions.
Backlink profile audit
Review authority, referring domains, source context, target URLs, and the next actions worth taking.
Page-level backlink evidence
Find exact source URLs, anchors, target URLs, and surrounding text for the referring domains that matter most.
Referring-domain quality triage
Sort referring domains into keep, investigate, replicate, and low-value buckets using graph metrics.
Backlink risk pattern scan
Look for suspicious link patterns such as low-authority clusters, inflated edge counts, or odd source concentration.
Domain Stats
Summarize authority metrics, referring-domain coverage, and backlink breadth in a format an AI assistant can explain clearly.
Domain authority readout
Summarize Domain Score, Harmonic Centrality, backlink count, and referring-domain signals.
Authority metric disagreement
Explain why Domain Score, Harmonic Centrality, referring domains, and backlink edges may tell different stories.
Domain authority benchmark
Compare one domain against peers using authority metrics before running deeper competitor research.
Referrer concentration check
Estimate whether authority depends on a small group of linking domains or a broad base of referrers.
Competitor Analysis
Compare backlink profiles, find link gaps, and identify referring domains that competitors earned but you have not.
Link gap prioritization
Turn competitor_link_gap rows into a ranked opportunity list with clear qualification logic.
Shared competitor referrers
Find domains that link to multiple competitors but not the target, then group them by opportunity type.
Competitor authority gap
Compare authority metrics first, then use link gaps to explain why competitors may be stronger.