Problem when searching for "link:www.mysite.com" vs "link: www.mysite.com"
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Why does a search for "link:www.mysite.com" show no results, but when there is a space before www.mysite.com it shows results?
The same happens for "link:www.mysite.com" (nothing shows up), but when I search for "link:www.mysite.com/index.php" it returns results.
Is there a problem I am missing?
Thanks so much!
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Even Google's own back link tool is slow/inaccurate. I recommend using software like SEOmoz's Open Site Explorer, Ahrefs.com or MajesticSEO to get more up-to-date link data. We actually use all 3.
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The same thing happens if you are typing in site:www.mysite.com vs site: www.mysite.com. It only works without the space. Not sure why!
I'd agree that the link operator on Google is pretty unreliable though. According to Google I have 26 backlinks to my site. According to YSE I have 1700+.
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The backlink operator only works without the space. This would suggest that google many have few/no links to your site. This is a not a great way to check backlinks though. Google webmaster tools often displays a more accurate result.
"You can perform a Google search using the link: operator to find a sampling of links to any site. For instance, [link:www.google.com] will list a selection of the web pages that have links pointing to the Google home page. Note there can be no space between the "link:" and the web page URL."
Mor Info here https://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=44231
You can perform a Google search using the link: operator to find a sampling of links to any site. For instance, [link:www.google.com] will list a selection of the web pages that have links pointing to the Google home page. Note there can be no space between the "link:" and the web page URL.
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