Back Links

**jamesb** · 08-01-2009, 05:46 PM

I was wondering about the back links to a specific website. When I check on Yahoo I can find close to a 1000 back links however on Google its only two dozen. Why does Google show so few back links?

**Adrian Andreias** · 08-02-2009, 09:19 AM

Could be because back links are not updated in real-time.

Have you been seeing this for a while (few months or so) ?

**jamesb** · 08-03-2009, 08:11 PM

I have actually noticed this for several years. For example links from directories don't seem to be counted by Google and they are all listed when you check in Yahoo.

**Smash** · 08-09-2009, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by jamesb

I have actually noticed this for several years. For example links from directories don't seem to be counted by Google and they are all listed when you check in Yahoo.

Its true that google don't give weight-age to links from directories which are not recognized. High directories are better to link to your site.

**Nesh** · 08-09-2009, 09:15 AM

Google is mainly concerned about the relevance of your link with the web site where you are placing the link. If no relevancy then google will not count it as back link for you.

**Rehana** · 08-11-2009, 10:25 PM

yahoo give prefrence to all backlinks whereas Google count backlinks from quality websites like good & high PR directories, Forums & even Blogs

**jamesb** · 08-12-2009, 09:10 AM

And as the most important search engine is still Google, it is more important to take into account the requirements of Google then that of Yahoo or Bing search engine for example.

**pamila** · 08-12-2009, 09:20 PM

Google and Yahoo uses differen algorithms so both show differen results. Google doesn't show/display all the details of your back links.

**crimson** · 08-14-2009, 01:40 AM

I think that google back links are more filtered than yahoo.

**jamesb** · 08-16-2009, 10:38 AM

Obviously Google filters the back links a great deal more. I have submitted my site to many free directories and none of those back links show up when I check my Google back links. They do show up on Yahoo.