how to check backlinks to my domain?

[popo00]

hi

my seo company claim they build 2000 links, but i use few tools and non says 2000.

what is best to check bl?

 

[WHUK]

To get a rough figure of backlinks, you may visit backlinkwatch.com or install a WebRank Toolbar in Mozilla Firefox. Hope it helps

 

[SpringerWebsiteDesign]

To find out for free use the following

In Google in the search box type
link:www.yourdomain.com

In Yahoo type
linkdomain:www.yourdomain.com

Yahoo tends to show more links however I use another paid for tool to get links from other engines which shows even more, however I am still not convinced every link shows but the important ones do.

Check out this video by Matt Cutts at Google on the link operator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjQ2QVQpaK0

I think if you want to check what this company have done, ask them to give you a report on the links created, most companies will keep a record. You can then click on the links and verfiy all has been done.

Remember that just like your website these links need to be crawled to show up in the search engines, it isn't always instant.

Have they told you what PR pages these links are comming from? More importantly have you had a change in ranking?

Mike.

 

[Vacman2000]

Or you can just use yahoo site explorer

 

[experttalk]

Check Yahoo For Back link .........Google will not give Exact Links.........

 

[Vacman2000]

To find out for free use the following

In Google in the search box type
link:www.yourdomain.com

In Yahoo type
linkdomain:www.yourdomain.com

Yahoo tends to show more links however I use another paid for tool to get links from other engines which shows even more, however I am still not convinced every link shows but the important ones do.

Check out this video by Matt Cutts at Google on the link operator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjQ2QVQpaK0



Mike.

I do that but i get nothing
link:www.masterclean.com
Am I missing something

 

[carolcl]

i use firefox plus plugin

 

[SpringerWebsiteDesign]

I get the same for the Google results to, however yahoo is showing 396.

Looking through the list of back links I see you have requested several backlink jobs do you how many you had after each job? If not you better ask for a report, I am sure they will be able to help.

Using my software I see 969 links in total with the majority being Forum Profiles, Forum Comments and blog comments - It is very rare for Google to show these types of links under the link: operator.

 

[Vacman2000]

These are pushing me up google im on
page 5 for keyword carpet cleaning
Page 2 for keyword carpet cleaning london
All in about 6 weeks
But my domain is almost 13 years old. i think

 

[VertigoProductions]

(SpringerWebsiteDesign)

What he said

 

[Vacman2000]

(SpringerWebsiteDesign)

What he said

Refresh my memory on what he said

 

[iaintwoeyes]

Use yahoo co uk and

enter your full www domain name with speech marks at each end. This filters the search to exactly your domain name with no variations.

Good luck

 

[Vacman2000]

Use yahoo co uk and

enter your full www domain name with speech marks at each end. This filters the search to exactly your domain name with no variations.

Good luck

can you give me an example please.

 

[pageonetraffic]

HI Vacman

Neither Google or Yahoo reports all the links. If you want to know that they have done their job - then ask for a report - and check they(the links) exist. Its the only way to be sure.

The important point is that if you have bought a backlink packet that you have varied the anchor text so that you don't get an overoptimisation penalty. If you have used an SEO company to build the links - then they should do that for you anyway.

Sounds like you are making progress anyway...the important part is not to expect overnight progress. Steady increase over 90 days is better than rocketing up in 30 days only do be wiped out for overoptimisation.

looks good.

 

[pageonetraffic]

Use yahoo co uk and

enter your full www domain name with speech marks at each end. This filters the search to exactly your domain name with no variations.

Good luck

This won't show backlinks..only pages that meet the search criteria which is what the op wanted to see.

 

[Vacman2000]

HI Vacman

Neither Google or Yahoo reports all the links. If you want to know that they have done their job - then ask for a report - and check they(the links) exist. Its the only way to be sure.

The important point is that if you have bought a backlink packet that you have varied the anchor text so that you don't get an overoptimisation penalty. If you have used an SEO company to build the links - then they should do that for you anyway.

Sounds like you are making progress anyway...the important part is not to expect overnight progress. Steady increase over 90 days is better than rocketing up in 30 days only do be wiped out for overoptimisation.

looks good.

I am optimising a 13 year old domain
This might help a little

 

[ShoppingCentreEvents]

Try linkdiagnosis. com you could then do this for your competitors listing as will which will give you some ideas of place to get future links.

 

[hilhilginger]

I learned that paid tools are best for bl creation.However you may try some professional freelancers from the odesk to do the bl for you.It is time consuming and boaring work as i am felt over the years.

 

[GoodMovers]

I didn't that SEO's use backlinks to increase google ratings.
very helpfull info guys. thanks all! I will try check the links for my site.

 

[JohnnyCash]

If you paid an seo company to build links, then its pointless any 3rd party wasting time trying to explain to you how to use a link checker...

If the links the seo company built aren't indexed yet then they obviously won't show up. The seo company should be providing you a report of what they done, and it will be far more accurate than any of the suggestions you've had here. If they can't/won't provide a list, then that in itself is a pretty worrying sign.

 

[bocanet]

I was myself trying to find out how to find those backlinks myself. I used the two methods for finding our backlinks in Yahoo and Google and got viable results. Thank you.

 

[Miss E]

If you would like to check a full list of backlinks, you should refer to yahoo instead of google

 

[Ydeveloper]

You can use the following tools to find out the backlinks to your site,
backlinkwatch.com
linkdiagnosis.com

The another way is to type, inurl:yourdomain.com into Google and find the list of link where your site will be linked in the form of text link, direct link or anchor text.

 

[JohnnyCash]

You can use the following tools to find out the backlinks to your site,
backlinkwatch.com
linkdiagnosis.com

The another way is to type, inurl:yourdomain.com into Google and find the list of link where your site will be linked in the form of text link, direct link or anchor text.

Those first 2 (and 99% of other free tools like them) just pull data in from Yahoo anyway, so you might as well just go to the source yourself, rather than give a 3rd party access to your data. There is a warning against using linkdiagnosis here.

Using Google is a really bad way to see backlinks, as they deliberately don't even come close to giving you all the data. From the free sources, Yahoo are by far the best way.

 

[GoodMovers]

If links benefit and help all sides involved in google rankings, then why are so many website so reluctant to link?
It doesn't make sense!

 

[numbergroup]

I'd recommend a program called IBP. I don't really think the number of backlinks is that important, quality is the key

 

[johncraig]

Linkdomin with http) is the easiest, simple and perfect way to check your backlinks .. but if you didn't find any thing !! so its mean that you haven't make any backline .. do lots of free directories, do follow blog commenting, articles and much more ... make 2000 backlinks is not a piece of cake

 

[robertwhite]

may be your seo company cheating with you.. :| you should change your seo company if they claim that they made 2000 back links .... give them prove ( all back links url and files )