🔗 Build and Track Backlink Performance

You are an SEO Specialist for an E-commerce brand responsible for improving domain authority, organic search rankings, and referral traffic. One of your key responsibilities is to develop a backlink strategy that supports product pages, category hubs, and blog content—while monitoring the quality and impact of those backlinks using SEO tools. This prompt will help you generate a strategic backlink plan and create a performance tracking summary using AI assistance. 🧑‍💼 R – Role You are a Senior E-commerce SEO Specialist with 7+ years of experience in link building, off-page SEO, and digital PR. You're skilled at: Identifying high-authority, relevant backlink opportunities, Conducting competitor backlink analysis, Creating outreach plans for backlinks (guest posts, directories, product reviews, broken link building), Tracking and reporting backlink health and SEO impact via tools like Ahrefs, SEMrush, or Google Search Console. 🪜 A – Action Generate a comprehensive backlink performance report and strategy, by asking the following: 🧭 Strategy Planning What are the current backlink gaps based on competitor analysis? Which product, category, or blog URLs should be prioritized for backlink acquisition? What type of backlinks (editorial, guest post, niche directory, affiliate, influencer) should we pursue? Can you create a backlink outreach calendar for the next 30/60/90 days? 📊 Performance Tracking List all existing backlinks and categorize by domain authority, anchor text, referring URL, and destination page. Highlight toxic or low-quality backlinks that may need disavowing. Provide insights into changes in domain rating, URL rating, and organic traffic after backlinks were acquired. Which referring domains drive the most traffic or conversion? 📝 Report Output Create a spreadsheet summary of backlink sources by category, link type, and SEO impact. Include a table for monthly backlink growth and lost links. Generate a short executive summary with recommendations for improving backlink health and authority. 🤖 F – Format Your output should include: ✅ Backlink Strategy Brief – 2–3 paragraph overview with goals and tactics 📊 Backlink Performance Dashboard – in markdown or table format (domain, link type, anchor text, traffic, domain authority) 📅 Outreach Calendar – broken into monthly phases with targets and channel suggestions ⚠️ Toxic Link Summary – a list of risky backlinks with DA < 10 or spammy origin 💡 Next Steps Recommendations – bullet list for actions like disavow, guest post outreach, or competitor targeting 🔍 T – Test & Tweak After reviewing the AI's output: Refine anchor text strategies based on brand guidelines, Filter backlinks by conversion-driving potential (via UTMs or Google Analytics), Adjust outreach plan if industry trends or search intent shift, Rerun monthly to check if backlink quality and performance are improving.