Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grist | 411 | — | 0 | 6841 | 6805 99.5% |
| 78 | — | 0 | 354 | 300 84.7% | |
| grist.org | 45 | — | 0 | 122 | 93 76.2% |
| feeling the pain at the pump | 36 | — | 0 | 345 | 345 100% |
| here | 34 | — | 0 | 45 | 43 95.6% |
| Grist.org | 33 | — | 0 | 44 | 44 100% |
| Ayurella Horn-Muller | 19 | — | 0 | 20 | 20 100% |
| overbuy in a panicked frenzy | 16 | — | 0 | 16 | 16 100% |
| Matt Simon | 14 | — | 0 | 17 | 17 100% |
| Grist Magazine | 13 | — | 0 | 195 | 195 100% |
| reports | 13 | — | 0 | 30 | 29 96.7% |
| article | 11 | — | 0 | 12 | 12 100% |
| www.grist.org | 10 | — | 0 | 12 | 10 83.3% |
| Jake Bittle | 10 | — | 0 | 10 | 9 90% |
| reported | 9 | — | 0 | 10 | 7 70% |
| grist | 8 | — | 0 | 11 | 11 100% |
| Joseph Winters | 8 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| David Roberts | 8 | — | 0 | 8 | 7 87.5% |
| GRIST | 8 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| Read more | 7 | — | 0 | 9 | 7 77.8% |
| Kate Yoder | 7 | — | 0 | 17 | 17 100% |
| Read More | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 2 33.3% |
| report | 6 | — | 0 | 8 | 5 62.5% |
| list | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| said | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 5 71.4% |
| Katie Myers | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Rebecca Egan McCarthy | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| announced | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| https://grist.org/ | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Zoya Teirstein | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 5 83.3% |
| Naveena Sadasivam | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| environmental | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| piece | 5 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| more | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Inside the historic effort to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive | 5 | — | 0 | 808 | 728 90.1% |
| wrote | 5 | — | 0 | 8 | 7 87.5% |
| deadly fires | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 4 80% |
| story | 5 | — | 0 | 17 | 17 100% |
| climate change | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 4 80% |
| The Death of Environmentalism | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Trump could withhold federal wildfire aid | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 3 75% |
| Overshoot: The world is hitting point of no return on climate | 4 | — | 0 | 428 | 349 81.5% |
| ocean acidification means | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| told Grist | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| writes | 4 | — | 0 | 11 | 8 72.7% |
| Record High | 4 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| The Grist | 4 | — | 0 | 7 | 6 85.7% |
| Grist reported | 4 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Lisa Hymas | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| private companies are stepping in | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to grist.org?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to grist.org, sorted by the number of referring domains using each anchor. Anchor texts range from branded terms (like the domain name itself) to keyword-rich phrases that describe the linked content. The distribution of anchor texts reveals how other websites perceive and describe grist.org.
What is anchor text?
Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. Search engines use anchor text as a signal to understand what the linked page is about. For example, if many sites link to a page using the anchor text "best running shoes," search engines infer that the page is relevant to that topic. Anchor text appears in several forms: exact-match (contains target keywords), branded (uses the company or domain name), generic (like "click here"), and naked URLs.
Why is anchor text analysis important for SEO?
Anchor text analysis helps identify potential SEO risks and opportunities. A natural backlink profile has diverse anchor texts including branded terms, generic phrases, and topic-relevant keywords. Over-optimization, where too many backlinks use the same exact-match keyword anchor, can trigger search engine penalties. Conversely, understanding which anchors drive the most authority (measured by referring domain count and DR) helps prioritize link building efforts.
How many unique anchor texts does grist.org have?
The anchor text report for grist.org displays all distinct anchor texts grouped by their hash. Each row shows how many unique referring domains use that anchor, the total number of links, and the dofollow percentage. A high number of unique anchors generally indicates a healthy, natural backlink profile with diverse link sources.