The purpose of checking the backlink history for a domain is to determine if those links are spammy or not. For example, if the domain has 1,500 links and the domain where the link is located (the referring domain) is in another language or is a questionable source, then these links are considered poor quality and could interfere with rankings.

1. 1. log into majestic.com
   2. enter the domain and search
      1. there are 2 variations you want to search:
         1. www.domain.com
         2. domain.com
   3. for each search, here’s what to look for:
      1. check out the fresh and historic external backlinks
      2. review the Ref Domains (what sites the links are on) to evaluate is these are quality links
   4. Based on these results, we can proceed with:
      1. domain is clean and good-to-go (backlinks are good/no issues)
      2. domain has questionable links and should be monitored
      3. domain has spammy links and advise the client to use a different domain
   5. Make a note in the client SEO Log in the backlinks tab