With the demise of Yahoo Site Explorer on the 21st of November, 2011, many Warriors have been left scrambling around the web looking for alternatives.

If you are one of those Warriors, then you're just about to hit a hole in one. Here are 21 free backlink checking tools that Tiger Woods will never tell you about...


01. Open Site Explorer - opensiteexplorer.org

02. Majestic SEO - www.majesticseo.com

03. Backlink Watch - backlinkwatch.com

04. Ahrefs - ahrefs.com

05. Alexa - alexa.com

06. Analyze Backlinks - analyzebacklinks.com

07. Link Diagnosis - linkdiagnosis.com

08. Blekko - blekko.com (Enter "www.yoururl.com /links" to search)

09. SEO Spyglass - seo-spyglass.com

10. Google - google.com (Enter "link:yoururl.com" to search)

11. ExaLead - exalead.com (Enter "link:yoururl.com" to search)

12. Build Reciprocal Links - build-reciprocal-links.com

13. Google Webmaster Tools - google.com/webmasters (Own sites only)

14. Bing Webmaster Tools - bing.com/toolbox/webmaster

15. Ranks Page Analyzer - ranks.nl

16. Backlink Finder - backlinkfinder.com

17. SEO Attack - seoattack.org

18. Rank Signals - ranksignals.com

19. Instant Backlink Analysis - checkyourlinkpopularity.com

20. Dig Backlink - digbacklink.com

21. Search Bliss - searchbliss.com


Do you have any other free backlink checking tools you would like to add or to share?