Yahoo Site Explorer is no more!!!

Dmreed4311 · 11-22-2011, 05:41 AM

Now that site explorer is gone I wonder what SEO Quake will use to get its backlink info?

trustumar · 11-22-2011, 06:41 AM

it is good for those who want to hide their backlinks.

krishacetravison · 11-22-2011, 07:20 AM

Now it's time to find another backlink checker tool...This will be quite a hard thing to do because there are many SEOs are using that tool..

Google.me · 11-22-2011, 07:28 AM

Good bye Yahoo hello dolly

mosthost · 11-22-2011, 07:32 AM

It really was the best

seopratik · 11-22-2011, 07:39 AM

ya it is great news because ....now i can hide my backlinks...

SEO Journalist · 11-22-2011, 10:08 AM

I do love a good scrapebox harvest.

BarryOnline · 11-22-2011, 10:32 AM

Why did they shut it down?

To get more people into using Bing webmaster tools maybe?

Mike Anthony · 11-22-2011, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarryOnline

Why did they shut it down?

To get more people into using Bing webmaster tools maybe?

They had to in order to integrate with Bing. For now they have it locked down within Bing and just for your own site but they may open it up later.

TryBPO · 11-22-2011, 11:28 AM

Try the SEOMOZ solution:

Open Site Explorer

Dmreed4311 · 11-22-2011, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TryBPO

Try the SEOMOZ solution:

Open Site Explorer

Does this even exist anymore the site is not there .

down · 11-22-2011, 06:11 PM

Some people will be pleased with this closure.

UMS · 11-22-2011, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmreed4311

Does this even exist anymore the site is not there .

Of course it's there. It's been around for a while now and won't be disappearing in a hurry.

Quenta · 11-22-2011, 07:09 PM

Since Yahoo Site Explorer is already gone, Majestic SEO is what I'm using as a perfect alternative.

daweelmac · 11-22-2011, 07:22 PM

Anyone can give me the BEST alternative for Yahoo Site Explorer?

Targeted Traffic · 11-22-2011, 08:53 PM

Well as for the many changes in our life...we have to adapt and find other ways...
The good news is that there are still plenty of other link data tools we can use.
Some of the popular ones are
Open Site Explorer
Majestic SEO
Link Diagnosis
Google Webmaster Tools

AksGame · 11-22-2011, 09:23 PM

just 2 days ago i used the tool and their is no sign of closing that tool

kengperapol · 11-22-2011, 10:01 PM

I may have to pay for majestic SEO.

prbindia · 11-22-2011, 11:17 PM

since yahoo is not there i would go with alexa.com they shows the number of backlinks and they are reliable to

what do you think guys ?

Stormchaser · 11-23-2011, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AksGame

just 2 days ago i used the tool and their is no sign of closing that tool

Quite the opposite indeed..no updates and fresh links since almost a month now.

Back to topic, it's foolish to think other tools can simply replace YSE for the moment. Majestic, Seomoz, etc. are all private tools that don't have the industrial level capacity. Both Google and Bing webmaster tools are pretty limited in terms of what YSE used to show us.
It's actually a big let down for people in need of a proper competitors analysis and new backlink opportunities.

mosthost · 11-23-2011, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormchaser

Quite the opposite indeed..no updates and fresh links since almost a month now.

Back to topic, it's foolish to think other tools can simply replace YSE for the moment. Majestic, Seomoz, etc. are all private tools that don't have the industrial level capacity. Both Google and Bing webmaster tools are pretty limited in terms of what YSE used to show us.
It's actually a big let down for people in need of a proper competitors analysis and new backlink opportunities.

I agree. It's a big loss. The other alternatives do not crawl every site on the web. They don't have the capacity.

Vikby · 11-23-2011, 04:37 AM

seo spyglass works well as a substitute for backlink search and backlink analytics - still gets 10 K + links as before

Stormchaser · 11-23-2011, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vikby

seo spyglass works well as a substitute for backlink search and backlink analytics - still gets 10 K + links as before

Are you serious? Come on, Spyglass shows some of your backlinks acquired like 7 months ago..

John Moore · 11-23-2011, 07:28 AM

spyglass has turned to crap, open site explorer, ahrefs and majestic look to be the new leaders

StephanAdams · 11-23-2011, 12:53 PM

ahrefs.com

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webdevpro · 11-23-2011, 01:20 PM

May be in future Bing open that service but chances are quite low.

Anna Howard · 11-23-2011, 01:23 PM

Thanks surely is bad news, as Yahoo Site Explorer used to provide a key and hint regarding the backlinks that the website of the competitor had in respect to our own website.

Fryde Markus · 11-23-2011, 03:26 PM

Yeah, and that also means that we should find another backlink checker tools..I am now using seocentro and submitexpress.

knocksense · 11-23-2011, 08:56 PM

missed yahoo site explorer.. i hope SEOquake will find a solution soon.

Ferenc Makar · 11-24-2011, 12:12 AM

I prefer Majestic SEO and OpenSiteExplorer... but Yahoo SiteExplorer was so good...

dagaul101 · 11-24-2011, 12:36 AM

It's a sad day for many of us, and many software manufacturers, but there are other alternatives, and no doubt some will come out of the woodwork

Matt Baker · 11-24-2011, 12:43 AM

Yahoo SiteExplorer was good but we have nothing to do with it.

I think there's still a lot of good backlink checker like yahoo did.

rezaafriadi · 11-24-2011, 12:48 AM

oh no, YSE really helped me in finding the source of backlinks, with peer competitors backlinks but now can no longer

mert · 11-24-2011, 12:58 AM

ahrefs.com is also good but not giving the same taste as YSE.

GlenDarby · 11-25-2011, 11:13 AM

it is really sad to know that we cannot use yahoo site explorer anymore.. but their idea of merging with Bing Webmaster Tools is i think not a good idea as it is not a good tool, i mean you will not feel comfortable of using it.. that my opinion..

Anyway, for those who are looking for backlink checker tool try backlinkwatch.com

JSProjects · 11-25-2011, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rezaafriadi

oh no, YSE really helped me in finding the source of backlinks, with peer competitors backlinks but now can no longer

You can still find their indexed backlinks using search queries. You won't get as many results, but you should get enough to keep you busy.

Right now it looks like the best alternative is Majestic.

Rex_Flay · 11-26-2011, 01:48 PM

Really sad ....

Here are the good links you can check for.

You will find lots of sites in this list:

Yahoo Site Explorer Shuts Down Today: What Alternatives Are There? - Search Engine Watch (#SEW)

laurief · 11-26-2011, 01:54 PM

Even if it comforts some people the ceasing of a project of that scale is sad news :/

freetraff · 11-30-2011, 10:13 AM

Been a great tool!

The niche is vacant, tools already fighting for it.

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