google backlinks question

georgechristodoulou · 12-13-2006, 05:43 AM

hi all

little question for all you SEO folk out there

Im a little confused about backlinks, if i type for instance link: then my domain name into google, it only shows up very little links back, however I know my website link is on many more websites, directories etc,

does google only show backlinks that it takes into consideration when working out page rank/listings etc?

this might be a really stupid question, but im quite new to alot of this SEO stuff

**Cricket** · 12-13-2006, 06:06 AM

In Google, the link command displays only a SAMPLING of your backlinks.
http://www.google.com/support/webmas...topic=&type =

In addition, Matt Cutts (from Google) mentioned back in 2005 that although originally they only displayed a sampling of PR4 or above backlinks, they changed to also including lower PR pages, but still just a sampling.

Quote:

"Only SEOs and librarians do backlink searches. Historically we decided to dedicate a subset of our servers to backlinks. Only a sampling of backlinks would be displayed but only for a threshold of PageRank 4 or higher pages. A suggestion was made to show backlinks for lower PageRank pages too. We liked that idea so we now show a random sampling of backlinks, including low PageRank scoring pages too. We show twice as many backlinks as shown before, but still it’s only a sampling of the backlinks."
Matt Cutts at SES San Jose 2005

SeLFiE_12 · 12-13-2006, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cricket

In Google, the link command displays only a SAMPLING of your backlinks.
http://www.google.com/support/webmas...topic=&type =

Thanks Cricket actually had the same question...anyway i can't open your given link...error on the page...thanks again

georgechristodoulou · 12-13-2006, 12:32 PM

oh, thanks for the info. I did not know they only showed a sampling. Thanks alot!

George

**Cricket** · 12-13-2006, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeLFiE_12

Thanks Cricket actually had the same question...anyway i can't open your given link...error on the page...thanks again

Sorry about that. Here ya go ...
http://www.google.com/support/webmas...ks&topic=&type=

SeLFiE_12 · 12-13-2006, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cricket

Sorry about that. Here ya go ...
http://www.google.com/support/webmas...ks&topic=&type=

it's ok...anyway thanks again...

nuttaphong191 · 12-13-2006, 01:31 PM

Thanks Cricket very good

georgechristodoulou · 12-13-2006, 01:38 PM

I knew there was something strange...I checked all his posts because he left one of those, "Great Answer!" posts. I like them...there ...useful...