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Check Google Backlinks Through Yahoo

December 30, 2005 by Liz 24 Comments

I’m not actually sure how I got there. That happens to me in real life too–more than I’d like to admit.

Somehow I ended up on a forum called SEO Guy on a thread about backlinks. The discussion was about that age old question

Why don’t my backlinks show up in Google?

It’s accepted knowledge that Google only reports about 5% of the backlinks it knows about. This practice frustrates folks attempting to see where they stand.

Embedded in the discussion thread that I found was a way to uncover what backlinks Google has by asking Yahoo. The technique set forth below by forum member Brandon is complete with the compelling argument for why you would trust that Google has these same links.

This is an image of Brandon’s post at the SEO Guy Forum.

seo-guy_com forum post

This is an image of the search text in action. It took a few tries to get it right using a blog with a subdomain. Note the space before the hyphen.

Letting me be Yahoo backlink search

Not only did I find out what links Google has, I found out that Yahoo doesn’t show me all of its links when I do a simple link:mydomain.com search either. The link count for both my personal blog and for Successful Blog were both almost 40% higher through this command.

Believe me the entire thread at SEO Guy Forum is worth reading. I just found this particular bit worth highlighting for your attention.

I’m heading back that way. I’ve bookmarked both the SEO Guy Forum and the SEO Guy Blog. This SEO Guy makes SEO interesting. What a concept!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Comments

  1. Sabine says

    December 30, 2005 at 2:01 PM

    Great tip, Liz. Thanks, and here’s to a wonderful 2006!

    Reply
  2. ME Strauss says

    December 30, 2005 at 2:23 PM

    Hi Sabine,
    It’s a little thing, but it’s cool to know.
    Have a great New Year yourself–everyday of it. 🙂
    Liz

    Reply
  3. Marin says

    September 26, 2007 at 2:47 AM

    This is a very cool to know.Yahoo Backlinks -“Check Google Backlinks Through Yahoo”; http://www.apartmani-vrtlici.com. Thank you Liz.

    Reply
  4. Vornamen says

    October 8, 2007 at 7:01 AM

    You can also see all Google Backlinks of your Domain in the Google Webmaster Tools.
    But Thanks for that tip, Liz.

    Reply
  5. ME Strauss says

    October 8, 2007 at 10:32 AM

    Hi Vornamen!
    Welcome and thanks for the support.
    This post will be 2 years old in December. Webmaster tools didn’t exist then. 🙂

    Now it’s just a fun look at a few different links. 🙂

    Reply
  6. Talk2discuss says

    December 18, 2007 at 1:09 AM

    i am having problem on how to check backlinks in yahoo… well this helps me… thanksss aeroz

    Reply
  7. james says

    February 20, 2008 at 7:37 PM

    Google has always been very secretive when it comes to showing backlinks. I’m sure they have a reason for doing this, but I don’t know what it is.

    Reply
  8. yackub says

    July 25, 2008 at 1:27 PM

    yes its true that google doesnt show up our back links

    Reply
  9. farouk says

    January 22, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    thats interesting, thanks for the info :))

    Reply
  10. Tag44 says

    April 27, 2009 at 8:10 AM

    Thanks for the post and for sharing such useful information with us.

    Reply
  11. nitendra says

    July 29, 2009 at 6:57 AM

    Amazing article its easy but many doesn’t know like me. Its great to check you backlinks direct in yahoo.

    Reply
  12. Alex says

    January 29, 2010 at 3:30 PM

    Im using Google Webmaster Tool to find backlinks and it shows me only 338 links although I linked my website in about 500 websites. Mayb those websites have not been crawled yet. I think google is not showing me all the backlinks

    Reply
  13. JLee says

    April 16, 2010 at 1:38 AM

    Google will not show you all your back links but I found Yahoo comes closer.

    Reply
  14. Jim says

    July 28, 2010 at 7:57 PM

    Google makes me confused about the backlinks. I have exchanged links with many sites but links are not listed as google backlinks.

    Reply
  15. lee work says

    September 23, 2010 at 12:18 PM

    I have benn trying to find out how many links i have but iam having no luck, my site hasnt been indexed ny yahoo or google yet do you think that is why i cannot find anything. thankyou
    ps i dont even get 5%

    Reply
  16. Mike says

    September 27, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    Finally I’ve found a site that gives you the truth. It’s so frustrating to try to find out about my site backlinks so I’m anxious to give this a shot.
    Thanks for the article!

    Reply
  17. Rich says

    May 10, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Great site. I always wondered about ZGoogle reporting of backlinks. Thanks

    Reply
  18. web designer bangalore says

    May 24, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    This is really the best way to check the google backlinks , thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  19. Masreya says

    December 23, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    That was a wonderful way to see my Google back links, nice site too, I will bookmark this site.

    Reply
  20. Tech5 - Home for Gadget Reviews says

    November 19, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    This method doesn’t work anymore, because Yahoo Site Explorer is migrated 🙁
    Does anybody have any other suggestions? ahrefs.com works well but You need a premium subscription to view all links. Anything better?

    Reply
  21. Elvis says

    July 4, 2013 at 5:05 AM

    Just wanted to share a great substitute for Yahoo’s explorer… http://www.sheerexplorer.com

    Reply

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