Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longform | 40 | — | 0 | 100 | 96 96% |
| Longform.org | 12 | — | 0 | 13 | 13 100% |
| Longform Podcast | 10 | — | 0 | 24 | 23 95.8% |
| longform.org | 9 | — | 0 | 11 | 10 90.9% |
| 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% | |
| interview | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| https://longform.org/archive/writers/jared-carter | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| here | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Web Site | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| https://longform.org/sections/fiction?p=45 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| longform | 2 | — | 0 | 22 | 22 100% |
| Elif Batuman | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Angels and Demons | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% | |
| entrevista | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| John Jeremiah Sullivan | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| NYT’s Ben Smith. | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| on Longform‘s website | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| NYT’s Tejal Rao | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| this Longform podcast | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Link | 1 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Longform Podcast ep. 183 “Jia Tolentino” | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Longform Podcast #527: Mary Childs | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| "Fiction Pick of the Week." | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| caviling with the interviewing style | 1 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| new episode | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Biafra: A People Betrayed | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Longform Podcast #43: Margalit Fox | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| פודקאסט | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| to hear Daniel Alarcon tell it | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| a story from the mid-90's on a string of murders of gay men in Texas | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Longform.org (general interest reading()(RSS) | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Formato largo | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Ο Διάβολος και ο Τζον Χολμς | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Carol Loomis’s career of firsts | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| https://longform.org/archive/publications/the-pennsylvania-review | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Round-up of great elephant stories—e.g., on the similarities between the reactions of elephants and humans to childhood trauma. | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Elon Green | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Picture | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| http://longform.org | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| http://longform.org/ | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| https://longform.org/posts/moving-the-obelisk-by-jared-carter | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Sexual Assault at God's Harvard | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Gay Talese remembers the late Peter O’Toole | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Longform Podcast #97: Ta-Nehisi Coates | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Vladimir Nabokov outlined in his "Playboy" interview: | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| “He Should Have Been A Boy,” | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Longform Media | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| article | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Katie Engelhart | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to longform.org?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to longform.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 longform.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 longform.org have?
The anchor text report for longform.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.