Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letters from an American | 54 | — | 0 | 322 | 322 100% |
| Heather Cox Richardson | 48 | — | 0 | 1455 | 1453 99.9% |
| User's avatarLetters from an AmericanBy Heather Cox Richardson | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| User's avatar | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| wrote | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| 5 | — | 0 | 13 | 11 84.6% | |
| here | 5 | — | 0 | 14 | 14 100% |
| https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/ | 4 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| Subscribe | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com | 3 | — | 0 | 5 | 4 80% |
| Letters From An American | 3 | — | 0 | 17 | 17 100% |
| HCR | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Letters from an American (Heather Cox Richardson) | 2 | — | 0 | 769 | 769 100% |
| this | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Heather Cox Richardson’s | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| January 24, 2026This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.Letters from an AmericanHeather Cox Richardson | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Substack | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| writing | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| what type of government we currently have | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Share | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| heathercoxrichardson.substack.com | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| February 8, 2026 | 2 | — | 0 | 92 | 92 100% |
| noted | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| February 7, 2026 | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| what’s happening | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| burning through the country | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-9-2026?publication_id=20533&post_id=184091532&isFreemail=true&r=ku34&triedRedirect=true | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| article | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| On heroism | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Tuesday’s edition | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| May 14, 2021 by Heather Cox Richardson | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| approved emergency declarations | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% | |
| Heather Cox Richardson has provided context–and an answer. | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| From “Letters from an American | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Trumper screams “Bolsheviks!” | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| “Letters from an American” | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| deep state conspiracy theories | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| December 27, 2021 - by Heather Cox Richardson (substack.com) | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| McConnell seems to have lost control of his caucus to the former guy. | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| 2% of American babies born each year | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| The Killing of Alex Pretti | 1 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| author of text sent to former WH Chief of Staff Mark Meadows | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| broke out online | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| in this morning’s “Letter from an American:” | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| HCR’s post that was written on a Taurus Moon | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| stated out loud | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Heather Cox Richardson’s summary | 1 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| H. C. Richardson, o4-29-2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| March 16, 2023 - by Heather Cox Richardson | 1 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is anchor text?
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Why is anchor text analysis important for SEO?
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How many unique anchor texts does heathercoxrichardson.substack.com have?
The anchor text report for heathercoxrichardson.substack.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.