Pink PostWon-link tracking with live checks
Know when a won link disappears
Won link tracking re-checks the pages where you earned links. For every deal marked Link live, Pink Post fetches the published URL and searches the page for your target URL. If it is found the link is live; if not it is marked missing; if the page fails to load it is marked error.
Why it matters
Know the moment a paid or earned link disappears.
For every won link, Pink Post fetches the page where it lives and checks that it still links to your target URL, marking it live, missing or error with the time of the last check.
How to use it
Set it up in a few steps
- 01
Fill in "Page URL where link lives" and "Your URL it should
Fill in "Page URL where link lives" and "Your URL it should link to" on the pipeline card.
- 02
Pink Post checks all backlinks on a schedule (or on demand)
Pink Post checks all backlinks on a schedule (or on demand).
- 03
A badge on the card shows link live or link missing
A badge on the card shows link live or link missing.
Under the hood
How it works
How the check works
Pink Post requests the published page and searches its HTML for the URL you are promoting. It does not depend on a third-party backlink index, so changes are seen on the next check.
What triggers an alert
A change from live to missing or error flags the deal and can send a Slack, Telegram or webhook alert.
Limits by plan
Free 25, Solo 250, Pro 2,500 and Agency 10,000 link checks a month.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Input | Published URL + your target URL |
| Statuses | live, missing, error |
| Checks per month | 25 / 250 / 2,500 / 10,000 by plan |
| Alerts | Slack, Telegram, webhook |
Tips
Get more from it
Tip 1
Follow up politely as soon as a link shows missing; most removals are accidents.
In a campaign
Where won-link tracking with live checks fits in link building outreach
Pink Post runs a link building campaign in seven steps, from prospect list to a live link that keeps being checked. Here is where this feature does its work.
- Step 1
Import prospects
Upload a CSV, Excel file or Google Sheet of sites and contacts; Pink Post dedupes, blocklists and verifies them.
- Step 2
Pick a playbook
Start from a guest post, link insertion, broken link, resource page, skyscraper or partnership template.
- Step 3
Write the sequence
Edit the pitch and one or two follow-ups with conditions, placeholders and spintax; test subjects with A/B variants.
- Step 4
Send safely
Emails go out at a safe pace with rotation, warm-up, limits and DNS checks.
- Step 5
Handle replies
Replies land in one inbox with labels; follow-ups stop on reply.
- Step 6
Close the deal
Move the deal to Negotiating and Deal done with the agreed price.
- Step 7 ยท this feature
Keep the link
Mark it Link live and let Pink Post re-check the page.
Compared
Pink Post vs the usual setup
| Won-link tracking with live checks in Pink Post | Typical cold email tool | Spreadsheet + Gmail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Checks the exact page you won | Manual | ||
| Statuses live / missing / error | |||
| Alerts on lost links | |||
| Tied to the deal and price |
Plans
Won-link tracking with live checks on every plan
| Free | Solo | Pro | Agency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per month | $0 | $19 | $39 | $129 |
| Mailboxes | 1 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Prospects | 500 | 5,000 | 25,000 | 100,000 |
| Emails per month | 300 | 3,000 | 15,000 | 50,000 |
| Users | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Live link checks per month | 25 | 250 | 2,500 | 10,000 |
Won-link tracking with live checks works the same way on every plan; plans only change the limits above. Yearly billing costs $16, $32 and $108 a month. Compare plans in full.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Does it check nofollow?
The check confirms your URL is on the page; review the link attributes yourself if you agreed a dofollow link.
What if the page blocks bots?
The deal is marked error so you can check it manually.
Is this the same as Ahrefs lost links?
No. Ahrefs reports from its index; Pink Post checks the exact pages you won links on.
Does it work with Gmail and Outlook mailboxes?
Yes. Pink Post works the same with Gmail, Google Workspace, Outlook, Zoho, Hostinger and any SMTP/IMAP mailbox you connect.
Is won-link tracking with live checks on the free plan?
Yes. Every plan includes it; plans differ by mailboxes, prospects, emails per month, users and live link checks. Free has 1 mailbox and 300 emails a month, Solo $19 has 3 mailboxes, Pro $39 has 10 and Agency $129 has 30.
How is won-link tracking with live checks different from a cold email tool?
Cold email tools are designed for sales pipelines. In Pink Post every feature feeds a link deal: replies move deals, deals hold prices, and live links keep being checked, so the result of the campaign is a list of live links with their cost.
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