link:search in google

[troy]

Hi all,

When I use this in google link:www.mydomain.com/

I always get only very few links and they are all very old.
How come?

Are these the links google uses to determen how important your site is?

Thanks

[Sean416]

Google doesn't show all your backlinks, just some. And it's not updated in real time, they update whenevr they feel like it.. so a link you got last week wouldnt be showing in there yet.

And yes, backlinks are a factor in determining how "important" your site is, but its amongst many other factors as well.

[troy]

Thanks Sean |thumb

[Linkster]

Using yahoo - links:www.domain.com - is usually a better representation :)

[troy]

Thanks Linkster,

This is a different story
Now I see a lot of incoming links I don't know about.
I get incoming links from linkfarms.
http://www.linkamania.com/
http://www.lightspeed-university-cheerleaders.com/
www.gnet.snngr.net/g_013500_net.html

I can't find my link but I don't know if I must be happy with this

I don't see any of my regular trades I made though.

[Linkster]

troy - sorry bout that - I messed up - it should be:
link:http://www.domain.com - I forgot you have to use the http and the link not links :)

[troy]

Thats much better Linkster
This is good info, thanks again

[ronnie]

I don't think google has ever given the correct linkbacks, ever.

ronnie

[Linkster]

ronnie - up until the summer of 2003 they did :)

[ronnie]

ronnie - up until the summer of 2003 they did :)

Did they? Shows how much I know...:)

Guess I never really followed it. Seems it's been wrong for so long.

ronnie