Thanks to AI? Links to my site started arriving from an unexpected route
Описание и применение
Автор обнаружил неожиданные внешние ссылки на свои блоги, преимущественно из AI‑генерируемых заметок и автоматически вставленных ссылок компании. Ссылки не повлияли на поисковый рейтинг из‑за nofollow‑тегов.
Задача
The author discovered an unexpected influx of external links to their blog posts, primarily from AI-generated or automatically inserted references, and wanted to understand the source, impact, and implications of these links.
Результат
The unexpected links originated mainly from AI-generated note articles and an automated reference system on a company site. They did not affect search rankings, likely due to nofollow tags. The pattern suggests AI tools are citing the site as a source.
Рабочий процесс
- Open Search Console Links report
- List top linked pages with external links
- Filter to blog posts and list linking sites
- For note links, use note API to fetch article details
- Analyze reference sections and citation format
- Check company site reference cards and tags
- Compare Search Console impressions before/after citations
- Assess search impact
Доказательства
I opened the Links report in Search Console for a site I run. It showed 799 external links in total.
The 2 older ones mentioned my site as part of the writer's own experience. The 29 from 2026 looked completely different.
All 11 reference-card links on the company site were also nofollow.
No post visibly rose in search after being cited. For now, I see no effect on search.
- Дата записи: 2026-10-16T00:41:09.140Z