{"id":1015,"date":"2026-10-28T10:09:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2026-10-28T11:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T11:46:11","slug":"how-to-identify-risky-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/how-to-identify-risky-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Identify Risky Websites During Link-Building Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Websites with strong backlink profiles may have an advantage over competitors with fewer backlinks. However, more backlinks don\u2019t always <a href=\"https:\/\/eseospace.com\/blog\/what-makes-a-website-strong-and-competitive-in-search-results\/\">guarantee better rankings or more organic traffic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>A link-building campaign aims to create backlinks to improve the <a href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/domain-authority-explained\/\">website\u2019s domain authority<\/a> and build trust with both human visitors and search engine bots.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there is always a risk involved, as building low-quality, spammy, and manipulative backlinks could negatively affect the rankings. Therefore, be cautious and avoid such risky, low-quality backlink opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this blog post, we\u2019ll discuss how you can effectively identify risky websites during link-building campaigns and minimize the risk of a potential ranking drop in algorithm updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/how-to-identify-risky-websites\/#What-are-Risky-Websites-for-Link-Building\" >What are Risky Websites for Link Building?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/how-to-identify-risky-websites\/#How-to-Detect-High-Risk-Sites-During-Link-Building\" >How to Detect High-Risk Sites During Link Building<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/how-to-identify-risky-websites\/#Websites-Publishing-Content-Outside-Their-Niche\" >Websites Publishing Content Outside Their Niche<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/how-to-identify-risky-websites\/#Websites-Publishing-Misleading-Content\" >Websites Publishing Misleading Content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/how-to-identify-risky-websites\/#Declining-Overall-Traffic-Graph\" >Declining Overall Traffic Graph<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/how-to-identify-risky-websites\/#Unnatural-Backlink-Pattern-is-Noticeable\" >Unnatural Backlink Pattern is Noticeable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/how-to-identify-risky-websites\/#High-Spam-Score-Detected\" >High Spam Score Detected<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/how-to-identify-risky-websites\/#Check-the-Outbound-vs-Inbound-link-imbalance\" >Check the Outbound vs. Inbound link imbalance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/how-to-identify-risky-websites\/#Wrapping-Up\" >Wrapping Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-are-Risky-Websites-for-Link-Building\"><\/span>What are Risky Websites for Link Building?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Websites that violate most search engine spam policies, promote unethical activities, or scam their visitors are usually considered risky websites for link building. These websites may look normal, but an expert analysis could identify the potential risk factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, linking to or getting links from such sites could potentially hurt the overall <a href=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/in\/seo-services\">SEO growth<\/a>. That&#8217;s why it\u2019s important to identify risky websites and avoid linking from them during the link-building campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-Detect-High-Risk-Sites-During-Link-Building\"><\/span>How to Detect High-Risk Sites During Link Building<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pay close attention to the following signs to identify risky websites and maintain a higher visibility in the SERPs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Websites-Publishing-Content-Outside-Their-Niche\"><\/span>Websites Publishing Content Outside Their Niche<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A website that publishes articles across various niches fails to stand out in one niche. Publishing articles on marketing, sports, AI, and travelling all on the same website won\u2019t work. Instead, choose a niche and stick to it because authority is built with consistency, accuracy, and uniformity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, if you see this pattern on the website you\u2019re looking to get a backlink from, then think twice before doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Here\u2019s an example of such a blog:<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This blog publishes content across multiple niches, such as freelancing, blogging, SEO, motivation, AI, startups, technology, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-6-1024x449.png\" alt=\"Example of blog publishes content across multiple niches\" class=\"wp-image-1018\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.2857142857142856;width:624px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-6-1024x449.png 1024w, https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-6-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-6-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-6-1536x674.png 1536w, https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-6.png 1818w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, it gets difficult for search engines to understand the blog\u2019s niche. Therefore, such blogs don\u2019t build topical authority on any topic whatsoever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The website\u2019s content quality and audience engagement could be phenomenal, but it still may not be a viable opportunity for link building, as they have expanded their content across several niches. Plus, search engines may not see them as an authoritative source of information on one subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pro tip:<\/strong> <em>It is best to pick a specific niche and stick with it, as publishing multi-niche content stops websites from becoming authority sites.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Websites-Publishing-Misleading-Content\"><\/span>Websites Publishing Misleading Content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some websites share misleading content or invalid information to attract visitors. Their goal is to get attention. Websites with such practices are a red flag and search engines strictly discourage them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Take a look at this example:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, a website might publish outdated statistics as current facts, present unverified claims as established facts, or use figures without citing reliable sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, it&#8217;s better to check the website content yourself. This would surely eliminate the risk of getting a link from a website that promotes and shares misleading or unhelpful content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Declining-Overall-Traffic-Graph\"><\/span>Declining Overall Traffic Graph<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organic traffic is a huge indicator of a popular website. However, it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean every high-traffic website is worth getting a backlink.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides a website\u2019s relevance, there is an important yet ignored red flag that most SEOs tend to forget. It\u2019s the <strong><em>declining traffic graph<\/em><\/strong>. There could be so many reasons for the traffic drop. For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A search engine manually penalized the site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A recent algorithm update changed the positions in the SERP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The website stopped publishing fresh content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The website pages have never been updated in years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The webmaster accidentally deleted the high-traffic pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And many more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-5-1.png\" alt=\"Graph showing decline\" class=\"wp-image-1017\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5036144578313253;width:624px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-5-2.png 688w, https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-5-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make sure that the traffic trend on the site you\u2019re getting a backlink from is on an upward trajectory. A backlink from a website that\u2019s experiencing continuous traffic declines could affect your website\u2019s SEO performance as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unnatural-Backlink-Pattern-is-Noticeable\"><\/span>Unnatural Backlink Pattern is Noticeable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Search engines value backlinks that are gained organically. However, an unnatural backlink pattern means the website is manipulating the search engine rankings by building similar backlinks across multiple sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Identifying risky websites gets easier if repeated anchor texts appear on several backlinks across different websites. The reason it raises eyebrows is that it may start to look like the website is building excessive backlinks that are over-optimized and using the same commercial anchor texts over and over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This unnatural backlinking behavior would immediately appear as a shady backlinking strategy. Therefore, it\u2019s best to let go of these types of link-building opportunities rather than risking your entire SEO campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"High-Spam-Score-Detected\"><\/span>High Spam Score Detected<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before reaching out to the website owner during the link-building campaign, don\u2019t forget to check the spam score of the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spam score is a 3rd party SEO metric calculated between 0% and 100% that predicts how closely a website resembles sites that have been penalized or banned by Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can easily check spam score of any website through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.da-checker.org\/spam-score-checker\">spam score checker<\/a>, a free online tool. The below screenshot demonstrate its working:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-5-1024x135.png\" alt=\"Spam Score Checker\" class=\"wp-image-1016\" style=\"aspect-ratio:7.518072289156627;width:624px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-5-1024x135.png 1024w, https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-5-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-5-765x101.png 765w, https:\/\/webmarlins.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-5.png 1529w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tool quickly checks the spam score of the provided site and reports the score within seconds. The higher the spam score of a domain, the bigger the risk involved. Usually, SEO experts suggest avoiding websites with a spam score higher than 5%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, pay attention to spam score when evaluating websites for link building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check-the-Outbound-vs-Inbound-link-imbalance\"><\/span>Check the Outbound vs. Inbound link imbalance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep an eye on the difference between the outbound and inbound links of a website. If the website has a massive gap between the number of websites it points to and the number of websites that point to it, then it\u2019s a problem. Try any free backlink checker to analyze the link imbalance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usually, high-traffic and established websites get a ton of backlinks based on their popularity, rankings, and topical authority; they may have slightly more inbound links than outbound links. So, it won\u2019t be an issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, if a new website with fewer pages and almost no outbound links immediately starts to gain inbound links, then it surely would not look natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, avoid linking-building opportunities on websites that have a huge difference in their outbound and inbound links, as it could harm your website\u2019s reputation too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping-Up\"><\/span>Wrapping Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most website owners usually don\u2019t understand the technical aspects of link building and get backlinks without any consultation or due diligence. Sometimes, a few bad backlinks could affect the website&#8217;s ranking and credibility.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this blog post, we discussed what risky websites are and how to identify them when building links. The purpose of this blog post is to ensure that you don\u2019t build links on those websites, as this may negatively affect your site\u2019s SEO performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now you may have a comparatively better understanding of what to look out for when running a link-building campaign and what red flags to detect on websites before building backlinks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Websites with strong backlink profiles may have an advantage over competitors with fewer backlinks. However, more backlinks don\u2019t always guarantee better rankings or more organic traffic. A link-building campaign aims to create backlinks to improve the website\u2019s domain authority and build trust with both human visitors and search engine bots. 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