Posts tagged links
How to check if your Squarespace website has any backlinks / inbound links

🎵 Let’s get down, let’s get down to…. backlinks! 🎵

Lollllll sorry not sorry I’ve got Tiesto’s tunes on the brain today!

Jokes aside, if you’ve ever perused my website you’ll know that I LOVE backlinks and am aways preaching how they’re an often overlooked pillar of Squarespace SEO.

Anytime another website links to yours, it’s a backlink (also known as an inbound link). In Google’s eyes, backlinks indicate that your website is legit and has authority because otherwise no one would be linking to you. So, if search engines see that your website has lots of backlinks from credible, high quality websites, they will reward you for this.

Which brings us to today’s blog post/video tutorial topic! Today, I’m going to show you the super quick & deada$$ simple way to see if your Squarespace website has any backlinks!

You want them, you need them… but do you already have them? Have you been oblivious to the fact that you already have backlinks working in your favour? Or is your website an island alone in the interwebs, completely unconnected to anyone else?

Follow my simple steps and you’ll know for sure!

As a Squarespace SEO expert and leader in this super random little niche, it’s my job/pleasure to introduce you to things like this and present it in a way that makes you think, OK hunni I can handle this!

This is the kind of insider info that I share with my Squarespace SEO consulting clients and students in my online course, Top Squarespace SEO. But since I’m not one for secrets and truly want the best for anyone with a website, I’m giving you the summarized goods here - totally for free!

Read the blog post or watch the video tutorial below - either way, take a look at the back end of your Squarespace website to see if you have any backlinks.

Some of you reading this might be totally new to Squarespace SEO and are looking for an introduction to this topic, someone to hold your hand and show you it’s not actually that scary. On the flip side, you might already be familiar with a few points on this list already but maybe you are looking for confirmation that you’re on the right track and haven’t missed anything important. No matter where you are in your Squarespace SEO journey, I know you’ll benefit from this info!

Alright, now that you’ve got that song stuck in your head and you’re hyped for this quick win on the Squarespace SEO front, let’s get straight to it - read the post and watch the video tutorial below to check if there are any inbound links to your Squarespace website!

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The real reason why URL redirects are so important for Squarespace SEO

Gather round, hunnis, for a much-requested topic today about everyone’s favourite topic - Squarespace SEO!

In my ongoing quest to educate the world wide web about Squarespace SEO, I’m coming at you with a brand new lesson/feature/strategy for you to try out on your own website - yippee!

Don’t let the technical term “URL redirect” freak you out - it’s not a scary topic and I know you’ll be pleasantly surprised by how easy they are to set up.

URL redirects are often used to make things simpler and easier for users and visitors who are accessing your website - which makes sense, because we can give them sort and sweet links instead of a crazy long URL slug. People often think about user experience as the first & foremost reason to set up a URL redirect.

But that’s not the only reason why URL redirects are so helpful, useful and effective.

One of my favourite things about URL redirects is how well they can be used from an SEO point of view! That’s right, setting up URL redirects can have some significant SEO effects and may help your website appear higher in search results :)

SEO is hugely valuable because it’s basically free marketing, but that doesn’t mean that it’s easy to master. Honestly, there are so many moving parts and things to keep track of that it’s no wonder people are scared off by those three little letters.

That’s why I’m so keen to share this post and video tutorial with you today so that you can learn all about URL redirects and see how much value they have for SEO.

But before we dive into URL redirects, please make sure that you’re all caught up with my other blog post about URL

If you aren’t totally sure about URL slugs in the first place and you have no clue what a permalink is, please go read this blog post first and then meet us back here when you’re ready:

Remember that SEO is an art, not a science. There’s so much to learn about Squarespace SEO which is why I have written about it a lot - it’s the most popular topic on my blog by far.

SEO can be hella confusing so if you have any questions, you are welcome to leave a comment below and I’ll do my best to respond. I personally work with select consulting and strategy clients every month so if you’re interested in that, please get in touch. I also share SEO tips with my newsletter (which you can sign up for here). Check out my Squarespace SEO page for more resources, blog posts & video tutorials and get your copy of my Squarespace SEO Checklist below for free. Phew!

Sit back, relax, and let’s start tinkering with those links!

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