Best Free Tool For Checking Backlinks

[the_icon]

Just like the title says, what is the best free tool for checking backlinks to your site.

For example I recently, in the last 2 months, purchased dirt cheap profile links from someone on the WF, they were pinged and I thought that was that. I understand they may have been deleted by forum mods elsewhere or more likely is it possible that G is just ignoring them because it interprets them as spam?

Anyways, all the free tools I have used at most count 7 backlinks. Can anyone recommend a good free backlink checker?

[LooseChange]

No offense, but if you purchased "dirt cheap" profile links, why even bother checking? In the end, you get what you pay for.

and btw, there is no reliable backlink checking software available. The best you can do is use Yahoo Site Explorer or try and use Google but they don't give up that data.

[the_icon]

I'm not really fussed about checking the ones I have already bought, I wasnt expecting much anyhow, its just for future use.

Re the links how do you know what youre getting anyhow with this forum. Two guys selling exactly the same thing per their sales thread will have differing results. Probably because one is trying to screw you, if not both.

[Elsoft]

Didnt you check yahoo site explorer.Its a reasonably good tool,though it doesnt give the PR of the backlinks' site.

[helterskelter]

SEO Spyglass is quite handy. You can sort by PR or other factors. My understanding is that no tool will show you all of your backlinks.

[Fazal Mayar]

yahoo site exporer and try to google it you will find some

[DThornton]

Thanks for sharing :-) I have been using the Google webmaster tool and tried many others but they all seem to throw out a variety of numbers. I like the Yahoo tool.

[Jayden Rivers]

Yahoo Explorer, or if you have it use Market Sam's in-built feature.

[Linda_C]

Originally Posted by the_icon

Just like the title says, what is the best free tool for checking backlinks to your site.

BacklinkCheck.com -- Backlinkcheck.com the free webmaster tool for checking backlinks

It shows PR, mozrank and more.

[Daws0n]

I always use Google to check my backlinks because different tools shows different number of backlinks but what i am really concerned about is Google rankings for my site and that's one of the reasons why i don't check my backlinks with Yahoo site explorer.

"link:site.com" will give you the number of links you have indexed in Google

[f1n]

SeoQuake helps you.

[JamesGw]

Yahoo site explorer.

[hdzsroi]

Yahoo is depricating site explorer soon. So, what are the options? My personal favourite SEO SpyGlass. Also prefer the lighting fast majestic site explorer by MajesticSEO and open site explorer by SEOMoz. Also try backlinkwatch[dot]com

[donkiston]

I web tool and back link watcher is best solution to check back links of a website.
I use these tool for checking back links.

[abdul786]

My vote goes for yahoo site explorer. Sometimes takes time to consider newly created backlinks but quite reliable results.

[Aman Basanti]

Here is one I use - backlinkwatch.com

[alinpion]

I use only google webmaster tool bor backlinks check !

[timwilson38]

I use Google webmaster, back link watch and yahoo explorer.

[premiumlinks99]

There are plenty of them around: Yahoo Site Explorer, SEO SpyGlass, MajesticSEO, Market Samurai

[webgyorglobal]

Hi,
I think yahoo and google sites are good to find backlinks of a website.

Thanks,
Webgyorglobal.

[jackwebson]

Try SEO quake..It has Google links and Yahoo links.

[umrbd]

I heard about spy glass but it is not a free tool and you have to buy a very expensive software link assistant to use it you can not buy it solely

[BuySellDomainWebsite]

Google Webmaster tool and yahoo explorer are the standard ones. Beyond these, the ones that are free and I prefer them personally are Majesticseo, Searchenginegenie and Webtoolhub. In fact, Searchenginegenie provides plenty of tools, all free, to check and analyze a number of parameters.

[discustipated]

I have a couple mobile apps that work great. You can take all your competitions back links.

[mnaresh]

According to me Yahoo site explorer is the best tool fro checking Back links.

[kviv23]

check out backlink checker from scrapebox's site.

[jindalmedic]

google & yahoo sitemap is the good tool to check bakclinks..

[lancejeffersons]

Try backlinkwatch.com, seocentro link popularity tool and also manual checking on Google link:www(dot)yourdomain(dot)com

[rahman.warrior]

thanks i will try this

[anukantseo]

hi .. although there are various tools to chek the backlink ... but personally what i m using are as follow: -

1. search status ( its an addons for mozilla browser... ) https(colon)//addons(dot)mozilla(dot)org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchstatus/ this is one of the best addons give most useful info and no follow link as well
2. yahoo explorer is also there...
3. if u are not using any of the above then there is a rare google code go in google and put the following in google search info:siteurl e.g info: www(dot)max3logic(dot)com command will give u most of the detail of site like backlink info cache..and such a techniques is not mentions on most of the site..

Go to my blog to learn few seo techniques ( for begiiner and expert as well.) yourteamguide(dot)blogspot(dot)com

[perrygiroux]

Yahoo site explorer is the best one for me.

[spabeauty]

I always used back link watch and i satisfied with it. I suggest you that you can try just one time and get experience your self.