Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Arment | 55 | — | 0 | 210 | 186 88.6% |
| Marco.org | 17 | — | 0 | 1226 | 1226 100% |
| Marco | 13 | — | 0 | 17 | 17 100% |
| Quitter | 7 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| marco.org | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| 5 | — | 0 | 24 | 24 100% | |
| Apple has lost the functional high ground | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| this | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| here | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Quitter for Mac | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| marco.org/2016/07/06/tesla-autopilot | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 0% |
| Twitter spam and motivation to report it | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Marco's blog post | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Introducing Instapaper 4.0 for iPad and iPhone | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Apple’s actual role in podcasting: be careful what you wish for | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Retreating to Safety | 2 | — | 0 | 876 | 876 100% |
| http://www.marco.org/2015/09/18/just-doesnt-feel-good | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Fertile Ground | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| wrote | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| blog | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| “Then this happened:” → | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Marco on declining web relevance | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| The best laptop ever made | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| A rare disagreement | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| The next SOPA — Every few years, the MPAA's lobbying power … | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Replacing WWDC — Marco.org | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| do not have a backup until that backup is tested | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Planet Calacanis — I've seen a lot of people quoting and linking … | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Supporting older versions of iOS while using new APIs | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Quote of the Day: Marco Arment → | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| The reason Overcast came into being | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| My favorite point in John Siracusa's excellent Apple Tablet post is the focus on software. | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Overcast for Apple Watch | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| toward developers | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| iOS Address Book Access Should Prompt the User for Permission | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Post-Reader RSS Subscriber Counts – Marco.org | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Worked things out with The Wirecutter | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Customer culture | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% | |
| …in iOS 5, there’s an important change… via Marco.org | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Corrupt App Store Binaries Crashing on Launch | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| More on that new Apple TV’s likely SOC | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| MP3 är dött – länge leve MP3! | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| What i expect | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| What it’s like to be way too popular for a day | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| reason | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Marco Arment, creador de InstantPaper | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| he pulled from the App Store shortly after release, citing a guilty conscience as the reason | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| App Store Top Lists and App Rot | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| “Political Views” | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to marco.org?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to marco.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 marco.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 marco.org have?
The anchor text report for marco.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.