Review backlink prospects in Slack each week
Keep backlink opportunities visible with a scheduled Ahrefs scan and a short Slack summary.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
Potential backlink prospects are easy to overlook when research happens only during a dedicated SEO session.
- Put backlink research on a predictable schedule.
- Receive a concise prospect summary in Slack.
- Reduce the need to reopen Ahrefs just to remember what to review.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ahrefs and Slack to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis the name and prompt from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Ahrefs to identify backlink opportunities and summarize the most relevant prospects in Slack.
- 4Pick a recurring Notis schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real backlink research example.
Questions about this workflow
Can this workflow send a scheduled scan?
Yes. Choose a recurring schedule as the Notis trigger.
Does the scan guarantee a backlink placement?
No. It surfaces research opportunities for review; outreach and placement are separate work.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ahrefs to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ahrefs triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
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Webhook trigger
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Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
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Add emoji
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Add reaction to message
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ahrefs and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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