Why do links not show up in link checkers?

int-mark · 10-13-2009, 10:58 AM

What are the possible reasons why links do not show up in link checkers?

Also what does 'do follow' and 'non follow' links have to do with whether they show up in link checkers?

Peter Adamson · 10-13-2009, 11:01 AM

Because the link checkers get their information from the search engines and the search engines do not show you all the links.

To the best of my understanding the nofollow tag should not influence this. (there is no 'dofollow' tag, it's just shorthand for links that don't have the 'nofollow' tag).

Marhelper · 10-13-2009, 11:04 AM

No Follow and Do Follow will show up.

AJsVRE · 10-13-2009, 04:21 PM

I saw one of those Matt Cutts videos talking about this, and he said that Google will not show you all links with the link: search. What they will do is just show you a random sampling of links. The reason was that they don't want to show all the links they know of pointing to a website, or only the links they like or "count" that go to a website, because if they did it other people could reverse engineer another site's ranking.

To combat this, what they will do is show you a random sampling of links. Sampling meaning, not all of them.

Google webmaster tools is supposed to show you all the links pointing to your site, but that takes a while for them to show up there.

andi_gt2005 · 10-13-2009, 04:52 PM

You can see these backlink checkers also:

Backlinks Checker Tool - Backlink Watch

Link Popularity Check - Marketleap Search Engine Marketing Tools

Webmasters tool (SEO) : Domain Backlinks Checker

SmartPageRank | Backlink PageRank Check

Cheers.

jitterbug978 · 10-14-2009, 12:04 AM

They gather info from Engines such as Google... and we all know Google doesnt show all of your backlinks. Use Yahoo Site Explorer...

HeSi · 10-14-2009, 04:32 AM

Even the Google webmaster tool does not show all links.

Personally I use Majestic-SEO : Competitive Link Intelligence to get a more realistic view on the links for a site. It shows about twice as many links as the webmaster tool if you exclude removed links.

Henrik

int-mark · 10-16-2009, 03:57 AM

I agree with Henrik about webmaster tools not even showing all your links.
What is the significance of no folllow and do follow links?

Do people find yahoo site explorer shows you all the links?

10-13-2009, 10:58 AM	#1
int-mark Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 87 Thanks: 22 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Why do links not show up in link checkers? What are the possible reasons why links do not show up in link checkers? Also what does 'do follow' and 'non follow' links have to do with whether they show up in link checkers?
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10-13-2009, 11:01 AM	#2
Peter Adamson Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 341 Thanks: 15 Thanked 144 Times in 55 Posts	Re: Why do links not show up in link checkers? Because the link checkers get their information from the search engines and the search engines do not show you all the links. To the best of my understanding the nofollow tag should not influence this. (there is no 'dofollow' tag, it's just shorthand for links that don't have the 'nofollow' tag).
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Marhelper Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 3,086 Thanks: 208 Thanked 211 Times in 169 Posts	Re: Why do links not show up in link checkers? No Follow and Do Follow will show up.
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AJsVRE Active Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Location: , , USA. Posts: 72 Thanks: 10 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Why do links not show up in link checkers? I saw one of those Matt Cutts videos talking about this, and he said that Google will not show you all links with the link: search. What they will do is just show you a random sampling of links. The reason was that they don't want to show all the links they know of pointing to a website, or only the links they like or "count" that go to a website, because if they did it other people could reverse engineer another site's ranking. To combat this, what they will do is show you a random sampling of links. Sampling meaning, not all of them. Google webmaster tools is supposed to show you all the links pointing to your site, but that takes a while for them to show up there.
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10-13-2009, 04:52 PM	#5
andi_gt2005 Banned War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 410 Thanks: 8 Thanked 167 Times in 40 Posts Contact Info	Re: Why do links not show up in link checkers? You can see these backlink checkers also: Backlinks Checker Tool - Backlink Watch Link Popularity Check - Marketleap Search Engine Marketing Tools Webmasters tool (SEO) : Domain Backlinks Checker SmartPageRank \| Backlink PageRank Check Cheers.

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jitterbug978 Rock 'N Roll Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: United States Posts: 516 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 23 Times in 22 Posts Social Networking	Re: Why do links not show up in link checkers? They gather info from Engines such as Google... and we all know Google doesnt show all of your backlinks. Use Yahoo Site Explorer...
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10-16-2009, 03:57 AM	#8
int-mark Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 87 Thanks: 22 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Why do links not show up in link checkers? I agree with Henrik about webmaster tools not even showing all your links. What is the significance of no folllow and do follow links? Do people find yahoo site explorer shows you all the links?
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