Back Links from other sites

tubanewsrose · 03-12-2005, 10:54 AM

Hi gurus,

When I do a search in google for links to my site using the link: feature, It only comes up with a few, but in reality over 200 sites are linking to mine. Are these links not being counted by google, or are they just being missed? My page rank doesn't seem to be suffering, it's a 4 and all other sites in my field are a 4 or lower - I'm in the top 50 results for my keyword.

Thanks for any advice!
-Rose Schweikhart
co-editor, TubaNews.com
http://www.tubanews.com

tubanewsrose · 03-12-2005, 11:31 AM

And another thing, most of the links that show up are from my own site! That seems odd - most sites I google with the link: feature show only external links.

Stuff2Do · 03-12-2005, 11:55 AM

its like that with me, it dont show some sites that are linking to me, dont worry about it

skagwaypilot · 03-31-2005, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tubanewsrose

Hi gurus,

When I do a search in google for links to my site using the link: feature, It only comes up with a few, but in reality over 200 sites are linking to mine. Are these links not being counted by google, or are they just being missed? My page rank doesn't seem to be suffering, it's a 4 and all other sites in my field are a 4 or lower - I'm in the top 50 results for my keyword.

Thanks for any advice!
-Rose Schweikhart
co-editor, TubaNews.com
http://www.tubanews.com

I have a similar problem.
Until a few days ago, my link report showed that I had over 500 inbound links.
Now, if I enter
'link:www.nightvisionstore.com', Google tells me that I have only 22 links
but if I enter
link(space):www.nightvisionstore.com
I have 337 links shown
and if I enter just my url name 'nightvisionstore', there are more than 500 references shown.
So far, there appears to be no adverse effects to this change - my page rank is still the same and my page is well located when I enter the key words 'night vision'.
Should I be worried?

DrakeWurrum · 03-31-2005, 07:44 PM

No, you shouldn't be worried. It just has to do with the way Google searches. If it's being reported that you have 500+ links, then you have 500+ links.
It is best, when searching for sites with a link to your site, to simply enter your URL. Adding 'link:' to the beginning causes Google to look for web sites with the text "link: <insert url>" The 'link:' at the beginning is totally unnecessary.

skagwaypilot · 04-01-2005, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrakeWurrum

No, you shouldn't be worried. It just has to do with the way Google searches. If it's being reported that you have 500+ links, then you have 500+ links.
It is best, when searching for sites with a link to your site, to simply enter your URL. Adding 'link:' to the beginning causes Google to look for web sites with the text "link: <insert url>" The 'link:' at the beginning is totally unnecessary.

Thank you for your prompt reply... This forum is very helpful...
Can you explain why the links shown by the 'link:' query changed from 500+ to 22 almost overnight?
My competition's link report didn't change.

clasione · 04-01-2005, 05:13 PM

when checking for backlinks, use Yahoo - it's much more reliable... Google hides your backlinks, but it knows they are there...

unnjiop · 04-23-2005, 06:39 PM

i also faced the same problem most of the links are from my own site. i think if we can make a list of web pages that link to us and give google bot a chance to crawl it ,that links also may be listed ..try it and tell me the results.

bentong · 04-28-2005, 04:16 AM

also try checking you ibl's on msn..

pricey74 · 04-30-2005, 03:28 AM

How do you check ibl's in msn?

03-12-2005, 10:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
tubanewsrose Noogle Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Back Links from other sites Hi gurus, When I do a search in google for links to my site using the link: feature, It only comes up with a few, but in reality over 200 sites are linking to mine. Are these links not being counted by google, or are they just being missed? My page rank doesn't seem to be suffering, it's a 4 and all other sites in my field are a 4 or lower - I'm in the top 50 results for my keyword. Thanks for any advice! -Rose Schweikhart co-editor, TubaNews.com http://www.tubanews.com

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tubanewsrose Noogle Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	And another thing, most of the links that show up are from my own site! That seems odd - most sites I google with the link: feature show only external links.

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Stuff2Do Elite Googler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,118 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	its like that with me, it dont show some sites that are linking to me, dont worry about it

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DrakeWurrum Senior Googler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 189 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No, you shouldn't be worried. It just has to do with the way Google searches. If it's being reported that you have 500+ links, then you have 500+ links. It is best, when searching for sites with a link to your site, to simply enter your URL. Adding 'link:' to the beginning causes Google to look for web sites with the text "link: <insert url>" The 'link:' at the beginning is totally unnecessary.

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clasione Junior Googler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	when checking for backlinks, use Yahoo - it's much more reliable... Google hides your backlinks, but it knows they are there...

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unnjiop Noogle Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: india Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i also faced the same problem most of the links are from my own site. i think if we can make a list of web pages that link to us and give google bot a chance to crawl it ,that links also may be listed ..try it and tell me the results.

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bentong Google Freak Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 271 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	also try checking you ibl's on msn..

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