Please let me know if I have bad backlinks...

[AutoGlassRescue]

I'm not sure of all the parameters in determining a quality backlink or not.  The following is a link to my backlinks, can you please let me know what backlinks need to go now for SEO purples?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmifXCdkpTl5dEgyT1U3d2FHYUx6MUJxT0I3WVBDc0E

Thanks in advance!

[DorotheaKettler]

dofollowforums.org? Starting a link building campaign with building forum signature links is NOT a wise choice. If I were Google, this is where I'd start checking  for "bad links"...

[AutoGlassRescue]

Thank you again for the response.  Did you see anything else that stood out?

[MarketingOfAmerica]

You can also search the net for a tool called detox, it is a start, but after the report I highly suggest you use SEOMOZ to make sure that the tool worked correctly.   The tool helps people that need to pin point bad links out of thousands quickly.

Have a great night.

[Unity]

Are the websites that link to your website thematically in-line with your website? It's good to get links that are related to your topic.

[SoftzSolutions]

_In have checked some of the back links of yours and seems like most of them are coming from low quality directories. Though directories are not bad necessarily, you need to put a cap on the number. There are some reference of forum, but could not figure it out whether they are the spammy signature links or natural links coming from them. And the most important thing, are you using exact matched keywords while building links. You need to bring some varieties in the process of earning links. Just do not make the whole process too predictable. _

[ShaMenz]

Hi AutoGlassRescue,

The report you have made available here does not provide sufficient information to make an informed decision on your backlink situation...this report provides only the domains that link to your site.

Within this list I see root domains that may well be hiding large numbers of hosted sites that might have been created for manipulative purposes.

For example:

1. wordpress.com could host just a few subdomain.wordpress.com blogs, or perhaps hundreds or even thousands. Without the actual URL list, (as you would get from the most recent links report in Webmaster tools), it is impossible to know.
2. yahoo.com could be playing host to some harmless posts from answers.yahoo.com, or it could be concealing an orchestrated effort to manipulate search results via bogus posts on the groups.yahoo.com subdomain. Again, there might be just a few, or hundreds, or even thousands.

There are a number of sites that offer individuals the option of claiming a subdomain which is essentially independent of the domain owner. These also include blogspot.com (and a range of country specific duplicates), tumblr.com and more.

This Link Removal flowchart from the Bruce Clay blog will give you an idea of what to look for when analyzing your backlink profile, but you will need to be looking at individual URLs to get a clear picture of your situation.

You could also take a look at our October Webinar recording and slide deck which focused on link analysis for some more information.

Hope that helps,

Sha