Backlink Prospect Checker · for comment link building

Find the backlink prospects worth your time.

Paste the list of URLs you already have. WebDiagnosis opens every page and tells you which ones take a comment, whether the link is dofollow, the Ahrefs DR and the spam risk, so your team only works the pages worth it.

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Less tab switching. Better decisions.

From a raw list
to a focused review.

Stop repeating the same questions across dozens of browser tabs. Put the answers next to each prospect, then review the pages that deserve a closer look.

  1. 01

    Bring your list

    Paste URLs or upload a CSV or Excel file. Start with the prospects you already found.

    Input → URLs, CSV or Excel
  2. 02

    Choose your checks

    Keep the five core checks, or add extras such as topic and relevance. You see the cost before you start.

    Check → choose fields and see the cost
  3. 03

    Build your shortlist

    Search and sort the report, review the evidence, then take the results into your spreadsheet.

    Output → filter, review, copy or export
See the complete workflow

From export to evidence

A high DR doesn’t tell you
if the page takes a comment.

A prospect export tells you where to look. It doesn’t tell you whether comments are open, whether the links there are dofollow, or whether the comment section is already full of spam.

The starting list

URLs and domain metrics

Two posts on the same website share its Domain Rating. They can still have completely different comment settings.

Same example domain
DR 72
Current article
Needs review
Archived article
Needs review
After checking the exact pages
Invented examples showing why a domain score cannot establish comment opportunity
Prospect pageWhat is visibleYour next step
Current articleOpen Form and existing linksReview relevance and link evidence
Archived articleClosed Comments disabledSkip for a comment-link campaign

Illustrative examples, not a scan of a customer’s website. An open form does not guarantee approval or SEO value.

Useful answers, not another data dump

What does a prospect
report tell you?

Every row answers the questions you would otherwise open the page for: can you comment, is the link dofollow, how strong is the site, and how spammy are the comments already there.

Explore the checks
01 Can you leave a comment?
See whether the comment form is open, closed, missing, or could not be checked.
OpenClosedNoneUnknown
02 Is the link worth having?
See whether the links already in the comments are dofollow or nofollow, the site’s Ahrefs DR, and how spammy the comment section looks. When there is nothing to read, it says Unknown instead of guessing.
Link TypeAhrefs DRSpam Risk
03 Does it fit your client?
Turn on Topic & Relevance to add the site category, page topic and content type, so you only pitch pages that match the client you are building for.
Site CategoryPage TopicContent Type

Original WebDiagnosis research

A prospect list can look useful.
The pages tell a different story.

Our published review followed 1001 rows from one purchased list, including 999 distinct URLs across 467 hosts. Here is the narrowing that an export alone did not reveal.

1,001Rows reviewed
788Pages readable
183Comment forms open
37Followed-link opportunities
37 / 1,001

Rows with a followed-link opportunity

That is 3.7% of the submitted rows, not a promise of placement or ranking value. Only ten also met the study’s readable, low-spam-risk criteria. Manual review still matters.

Reviewed 7 September 2026. One purchased list and one mix of sites; these rates are not a benchmark for your campaign.

Read the findings and method →

How the checks work · Source: the WebDiagnosis research library. Definitions, denominators and limitations stay attached to the findings.

The WebDiagnosis workspace

SEO tools built around
the next useful decision.

Start with prospect research today. Our broader direction is practical SEO diagnostics and workflow tools, with availability shown clearly for each product.

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Backlink Prospect Checker

Paste a list of prospect URLs and see which pages take a comment, whether the link is dofollow, the Ahrefs DR and the spam risk. Add Topic & Relevance when you need pages that fit a client.

Explore the current tool →
Planned · not available

Prospect List Sorter

Campaign-based list organization is a future direction. Today, use the prospect-review framework to judge relevance yourself.

Available now

Backlink Verifier

Enter your client’s domain and the pages where links were built. See every link to the client on each page, with its exact target URL, anchor text and link type. Pages that cannot be read say so instead of being counted as missing.

See the Backlink Verifier →

Built for the work between discovery and outreach

A better handoff,
whoever reviews the list.

Built for link building agencies, SEO teams and VAs who work from prospect lists. Today it checks blog-comment opportunities specifically.

For your own campaigns

Start with prospects from your own research or a tool export. Review the core signals together, then check relevance, editorial standards and usefulness on the pages you select.

Review an Ahrefs export →

For agency teams

Give a client or teammate a consistent set of fields to review. Keep source URLs and uncertainty visible, then add ownership and campaign decisions in your own spreadsheet.

Follow the vetting checklist →

For VAs

Work through a vendor list the same way every time. Skip the pages with no comment form, and flag the rows that need a closer look.

Evaluate a vendor list →
Find your workflow

Start with your own list

500 credits.
Room to try the workflow.

Free to start. Your unused credits do not expire.

Quick Check
1 credit / URL 5 core checks · up to 100 URLs
Detailed Check
2–3 credits / URL 6–12 checks · up to 50 URLs
Daily top-up
Back to 100 Only when your balance is below 100
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Clear expectations

It does the checking.
You make the call.

What can it actually check?

Public pages anyone can open. Pages behind a login or a CAPTCHA come back as Unknown rather than guessed. It never posts a comment and never tries to get past a login or CAPTCHA.

Does a positive result guarantee a good backlink?

No. An open form or observed follow link is evidence, not a promise of approval, indexing or ranking value. Review relevance and quality before acting.

What happens to my report?

The free workspace keeps your latest report until you replace it, delete it or sign out. Export anything you need to keep. Copy and exports follow the active table filters. Clear filters when you need the complete list.

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