dare.co.uk — backlinks analysis
DARE.CO.UK · BACKLINKS ANALYSIS · 5 JULY 2026
Source: SEMrush Analytics API (full backlink graph) · Date: 2026-07-05 · 728 backlinks from 443 referring domains · Authority Score 9
TL;DR
- 728 backlinks / 443 referring domains — Authority Score 9/100 (a small, aged archive site).
- Follow / nofollow split: 558 follow · 191 nofollow.
- 141 of 457 sampled referring domains are a bookmark/PBN spam wave (all authority ≈ 6, one link each, recently first-seen) — classic auto-listed link-farm noise, likely negative-SEO backwash.
- The genuine core is small but real: 31 editorial domains at authority ≥ 12 (top:
bio.site,erasmusu.com,gamedeveloper.com,mmorpg.com,singletrackworld.com).
Referring domains by category
| Category | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Search engine | 2 | 0% |
| Editorial / genuine | 31 | 7% |
| Low-authority / long-tail | 283 | 62% |
| Bookmark / PBN spam | 137 | 30% |
| Spam-adjacent / throwaway TLD | 4 | 1% |
Categorised all 457 referring domains SEMrush returned, ranked by authority (the overview endpoint counts 443). The long tail is overwhelmingly more of the same bookmark spam.
Notable referring domains
The genuine, higher-authority links — the ones worth knowing about. Search engines and editorial domains at authority ≥ 12.
The bookmark / PBN spam wave
A large cluster of near-identical social-bookmarking domains — authority ≈ 6, a single backlink each, mostly Cloudflare-fronted, first-seen through late 2025–2026. This is an automated link farm (or negative-SEO backwash), not something dare.co.uk earned. A sample:
7prbookmarks.com, admiralbookmarks.com, adsbookmark.com, advicebookmarks.com, agendabookmarks.com, allyourbookmarks.com, apollobookmarks.com, ariabookmarks.com, artybookmarks.com, atozbookmarkc.com, bookmark-dofollow.com, bookmark-master.com, bookmark-media.com, bookmark-share.com, bookmark-template.com, bookmarkalexa.com, bookmarkangaroo.com, bookmarkbells.com, bookmarkbirth.com, bookmarkbooth.com, bookmarkfavors.com, bookmarkforce.com, bookmarkfox.com, bookmarkfriend.com….
Top anchor texts
| Anchor | Ref. domains | Backlinks |
|---|---|---|
| dare.co.uk | 152 | 280 |
| https://www.dare.co.uk/ | 207 | 207 |
| hello dan | 1 | 122 |
| dare | 35 | 35 |
| 13 | 20 | |
| dare+ | 3 | 7 |
| https://dare.co.uk/ | 2 | 7 |
| illustration posted by dan sellars | 2 | 6 |
| another image he posted (in 2009) ‘characters for an epic tale’. | 1 | 5 |
| high quality dofollow backlinks da 50 pa 40 premium pbn network ser… | 4 | 4 |
| yamashita | 1 | 4 |
| roof top images | 2 | 3 |
| 15 things charles and ray eames teach us | 2 | 2 |
| chaise longue – product x - dare | 2 | 2 |
| dan sellars | 1 | 2 |
Caveats + what to do
- SEMrush ranks the returned graph by authority; the categorised sample above is the high-signal head. The unshown tail is overwhelmingly more bookmark spam.
- Disavow is rarely needed: Google discounts this kind of auto-generated bookmark spam on its own. Only file a disavow if Search Console shows a manual action or ranking drop that lines up with the spam wave.
- The genuine editorial links (design blogs, gaming/culture press) are the profile worth nurturing — a few are decade-old and still live.
Generated 2026-07-05 10:14:43 EDT via dare_backlinks_semrush.py (SEMrush Analytics API).
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