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WHERE ARE MY BACKLINKS

How Many Backlinks Do You Have

SHOW ME THE BEEF

We are often asked by people who order campaigns "When will I see the backlinks in Google?" The answer is: maybe never. That's doesn't mean they aren't there or aren't working - Google will not show you how many backlinks you really have. 

GOOGLE BACKLINKS

Google does NOT show all the backlinks pointing to a website. Google will not show all the backlinks to prevent people from manipulating the search results. If they showed you exactly what backlinks are used to get a site to the top - then their algorithm would be compromised.

Google fiercely guards it's algorithm. They are not going to tip their hand - to us OR to the their own search engine competitors (Yahoo, et al)

HOW CAN WE COUNT BACKLINKS

First - do not use Yahoo Site Explorer or any site that uses data from Yahoo. Since MSN (Bing) merged with Yahoo the stats are no longer relevant. If you want to check how many backlinks you MAY have visit this page: http://www.majesticseo.com/ .... make sure you check the box for Historic index

But finding out exactly how many backlinks you have is virtually impossible. It is - at best - a guess

Obviously there is a major discrepancy in backlink checking.

Try looking at your Google Webmaster Tools. But - again - remember they will NOT show all the backlinks. 

Trust me, we have more than 644 backlinks. The Yahoo backlink checker is woefully inadequate.

The bottom line is Google will only show a faction of the backlinks that you have. That DOESN'T mean they aren't there or they aren't working. If the page on which the backlink is situated is publically accessible, and if the backlink is DO FOLLOW - then we can assume that Google has access to it.

Try not to fret too much on whether or not Google shows the backlinks. Worry about getting the links themselves - and then monitor your position for your keyword phrases. The bottom line is NOT how many backlinks you can see - but where you rank in the search engines.