- Feb 1, 2026
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it's not necessary to purchase a paid subscription to see your site's traffic and backlinks. If you want to see your site's data, a combination of Google Analytics and Google Search Console is enough.
- Aug 9, 2017
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If its just your own sites that you want to see traffic and backlinks for, you can sign up for a free Ahrefs account and add your sites to track via a variety of means. If you want to look at other sites data though thats when you'll need to pay.
gokovic
Newbie
- Oct 15, 2026
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Thank you, I'm new fot these stuffs. I thinh some SEO firm make me plot. I believe he created spam backlins for my site and he tries to sell consulting to me
- Aug 9, 2017
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Is it this sort of stuff?
If so then yes, that is 100% generated with the sole purpose of you visiting those links and forwarding you to their service sites. These links are only there to advertise on Ahrefs etc, they don't get crawled by Google. Virtually every new domain gets these shortly after reg, and anything else that gets a hint of traffic will pick them up too.
- May 30, 2019
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If you can get a group buy, go for it
The best metrics are from GSC and Analytics
The best metrics are from GSC and Analytics
lazykoala
Registered Member
- Jul 3, 2026
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Does not pay monthly in order to see your traffic data, since GSC provides this service for free while ahrefs is more helpful when investigating competitors' links.
gokovic
Newbie
- Oct 15, 2026
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exactly
gokovic
Newbie
- Oct 15, 2026
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So can i find who did these spam backlinks ? Is it possibleexactly
Billy Thrasher
Newbie
- Oct 15, 2026
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I’m still new to SEO and trying to understand how backlinks work. Good to know there are free tools to check these things without paying right away. There’s still so much for me to learn haha.
AliesLiu
Newbie
- Jun 8, 2026
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ahrefs shows many spammy backlinks, but that does not mean that your site got hit by spam. first of all, check whether they are indexed. And have you noticed anything suspicious in google search console and ranking positions?
- Jun 25, 2015
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You don’t need a paid Ahrefs subscription to start. Try Google Search Console for free to check clicks, impressions, and backlinks.
- May 27, 2016
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If you want only to check your own website's/blog's traffic you can use the Google search console and Google Analytics for free.
- Aug 9, 2017
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If you really want to get in touch with those folks, their contact info is all over those urls.
- Feb 7, 2009
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No use to find them, disavow the links and check often the backlinks.
Triple Agency
Newbie
- Sep 21, 2026
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If your website is still small and doesn’t generate much revenue, I think Google Search Console is sufficient.
