Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Kleon | 132 | — | 0 | 1071 | 1062 99.2% |
| Show Your Work | 15 | — | 0 | 19 | 19 100% |
| Steal Like an Artist | 14 | — | 0 | 16 | 16 100% |
| Steal Like An Artist | 12 | — | 0 | 12 | 12 100% |
| 8 | — | 0 | 87 | 86 98.9% | |
| Keep Going | 8 | — | 0 | 11 | 10 90.9% |
| austinkleon.com | 7 | — | 0 | 11 | 7 63.6% |
| here | 6 | — | 0 | 9 | 6 66.7% |
| Show Your Work! | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Source | 5 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Newspaper Blackout | 5 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| austin kleon | 4 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| www.austinkleon.com | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| blog | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon | 3 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Show Your Work by Austin Kleon | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| website | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Show your work | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| books | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Steal like an artist | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| How to Read More | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| https://austinkleon.com/ | 3 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| got the idea for Working | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Show Your Work!: Ten Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered, by Austin Kleon | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| How To Steal Like An Artist (And 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me) - Austin Kleon | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Austin Kleon’s blog | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Austin Kleon’s | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Austin Kleon. | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| via | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| steal like an artist | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Credit is Always Due | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Everything has been saved from a wreck | 2 | — | 0 | 49 | 49 100% |
| https://austinkleon.com/steal | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Austin Kleon's | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| he quotes the cartoonist Seth (Gregory Gallant) | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Website | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Kleon | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| AUSTIN KLEON | 2 | — | 0 | 34 | 34 100% |
| Keep Going by Austin Kleon | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Steal Like and Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, by Austin Kleon | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| The year is too young to be this long | 2 | — | 0 | 185 | 185 100% |
| Play with blocks | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| blackout poems | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| How to read more | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| keep going | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| my life's work | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Year with Thoreau | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| the creative process being like the movie Groundhog Day | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| a mark | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| sur le blog d’Austin Kleon | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to austinkleon.com?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to austinkleon.com, 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 austinkleon.com.
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 austinkleon.com have?
The anchor text report for austinkleon.com 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.