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When Google updates "links"

by TLondon
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Hey,

I garnered some dofollow backlinks last week from providing good material on established sites; however, a week later, I still can't see those links either in GWT or by searching links:domain.

Any idea how long it takes for Google to update this?

Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
    The link search operator rarely shows links.

    According to the link operator, CNN only has 2,940 links.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=link...Palemoon:en-US

    GWT can take a few months to update. And some links never show in there.
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    • Profile picture of the author TLondon
      Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

      The link search operator rarely shows links.

      According to the link operator, CNN only has 2,940 links.

      https://www.google.com/search?q=link...Palemoon:en-US

      GWT can take a few months to update. And some links never show in there.
      Gotcha. That doesn't mean they don't have any impact on ranking or authority/trust tho, right? I they're dofollow and linking pages are indexed.
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
    As long as the links have been cached, Google knows about them.
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    • Profile picture of the author TLondon
      Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

      As long as the links have been cached, Google knows about them.
      Meaning that if the page is cached = links are cached, correct?
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      • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
        Originally Posted by TLondon View Post

        Meaning that if the page is cached = links are cached, correct?
        If it is cached showing the links, yes. If it was last cached last week and you added the links yesterday, then no.

        Or even if they cached it again, but did not update the entire page (they do that sometimes), then no.

        If your link shows in the cache, then yes, Google is aware of the link.
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  • Profile picture of the author DizenSounds
    Don't count on webmaster tools for links, they never display all of the links and often an outdated list that isn't helpful.

    You will want to use tools like Ahrefs to check links, they have the most updated database and will show your recent links.
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  • Profile picture of the author LuckyIMer
    The new back links will usually be crawled instantly, but it may take time to show. Also, as mentioned GWT won't display all back links.
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  • Profile picture of the author designbala
    When Google Crawled the links. Then Google will take time to update the links. ahrefs tool is showing new crawled backlinks.
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