Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://mwl.io/ | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Michael W Lucas | 2 | — | 0 | 6 | 0 0% |
| Michael W. Lucas | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| “Sudo Mastery, Second Edition” and Cover Art | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| FreeBSD Mastery: ZFS by Michael W Lucas and Allan Jude | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| AF3e ship date and next FreeBSD talk | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Why “OpenBSD Mastery: Filesystems” is not in Amazon’s Kindle store | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| SSH Mastery | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| 'OpenBSD Mastery: Filesystems' print leaking out - Michael W Lucas | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| “SNMP Mastery” leaking out | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| doing a talk on Introductory Jails as part of FreeBSD Friday | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| MWL’s 2018 Wrap-Up | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| reading from his ‘git commit murder‘ book tonight | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| FreeBSD and OpenBSD fundraisers | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Michael Lucas talking about SNMP | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Michael Warren Lucas | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| End-Of-January Update | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| copies of his other books as rewards for every backer | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Drinking Heavy Water | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Absolute FreeBSD | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| New Sponsorships Open, and More Crowdfunding | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| BSDCan 2020 Charity Auction | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Video of live reading of “FreeBSD Journal” column | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| other books | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| FreeBSD Mastery: ZFSISBN: 978-0692452356 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| BSD Author | 1 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| The Print Book Trade, and Money | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| “FreeBSD Mastery: Jails” and a new novella | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| presenting for something like 24 hours straight | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| 98: Suffering Builds Character | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| MWL - OpenBSD Mastery Filesystems | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| https://MWL.io | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| BSDCan 2019 Auction Items, and next Beaks novel | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| https://mwl.io/nonfiction/os#ao2e | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| BSD Mastery: Jails | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| New book: “Cash Flow for Creators” | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| points out in his site redesign | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| “TLS Mastery” Covers Reveal, with T-shirts and Posters | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Two pieces by me in this month’s FreeBSD Journal | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| next book | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Why “Run Your Own Mail Server” is not in Amazon’s Kindle store | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| https://mwl.io/archives/24012 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| extra | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| He wrote an entertaining roundup of the books in the bundle | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| “FreeBSD Mastery: Jails” first draft complete | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Penguicon fundraiser, featuring Orc-Cased Orcs | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Michael Lucas wrote a wonderful short post on this in regards to Findway | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Talking Jails at Semibug, 9 April 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| https://mwl.io | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| The Six Prequels to “FreeBSD Mastery: Jails” | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to mwl.io?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to mwl.io, 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 mwl.io.
What is anchor text?
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How many unique anchor texts does mwl.io have?
The anchor text report for mwl.io 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.