What Are Backlinks?

Backlinks are links on other websites that point back to your website. Think of them as digital referrals — every time another site mentions you and links to you, it’s like they’re vouching for your business.

The more trustworthy sites that link to you, the more authority your own website builds.

Types of Backlinks

Not all links are created equal. A strong backlink profile includes:

• Editorial mentions — Articles, news stories, features.
• Directory listings — High-quality business directories, industry hubs.
• Local authority links — Chambers of commerce, city blogs, niche community sites.
• Industry links — Vendor pages, partner sites, associations.
• Content-driven links — Blogs or resources citing your content.

Good vs. Bad Backlinks

Good backlinks come from reputable, relevant websites with a real audience.
Bad backlinks come from spammy, unrelated, or low-quality sites — and can actually hurt your ranking.

Tentacull’s backlink scoring system evaluates each backlink’s relevance, trust, domain diversity, and spam risk so you can see your strong links at a glance.

Why Backlinks Matter for Your Business

Backlinks are one of the strongest signals Google uses to rank websites. A healthy backlink profile directly supports your growth.

How Tentacull Improves Your Backlink Profile

The Tentacull platform is built to make backlink analysis easy, visual, and actionable. Here’s how:

1. Complete Backlink Breakdown

Every business profile includes:

• Total backlinks
• Referring domains
• Domain diversity
• Spam score
• Top anchor texts
• High-authority domain sources
• Historical changes over time

You don’t just see the numbers — you see the story behind them.

2. Competitor Backlink Comparison

Tentacull automatically compares your backlinks to local, state, and national competitors:

• What domains link to them but not you
• Which backlinks you share
• Where your competitors are getting authority boosts
• Gaps in your presence
• Opportunities to outrank them

We turn backlink data into a visibility map that shows where you stand.

3. Monthly Backlink Tracking

Your backlink profile doesn’t stay still — it grows, drops, and shifts. Tentacull tracks it month-to-month so you can see:

• Gained backlinks
• Lost backlinks
• New referring domains
• Improvements to authority
• Emerging risks (spam/shadow links)

This makes it easy to measure your marketing or SEO efforts.

4. Backlink Suggestions & Growth Opportunities

Tentacull analyzes your:

• Services
• Keywords
• NAICS category
• Competitor backlinks

…to generate actionable backlink opportunities such as:

• Local directories you’re missing
• Industry-specific sites commonly used in your field
• Resource articles you can reach out to
• City/state authority sources
• Sponsorship or community links common in your niche

We identify where you should be linked — and show you how to get there.

5. Spam & Toxic Link Detection

You’ll never have to guess which links are hurting you.

Tentacull flags domains with:

• High spam scores
• Unrelated industries
• Known link-farms
• Suspicious patterns
• Duplicate or artificial links

This ensures your backlink profile stays healthy and penalty-free.

Why Businesses Trust Tentacull

Tentacull uses a combination of OSINT techniques, SEO metrics, and competitor intelligence to produce real, meaningful insights — not generic “SEO tools” data.

You get:

• Clear backlink charts & visualizations
• Easy competitor benchmarking
• Keyword + service synergy analysis
• Historical performance graphs
• Monthly improvement tracking
• Clean, accurate, enriched business profiles

Tentacull is built for real businesses that want actionable intelligence, not overwhelming dashboards.