Why are Internal Equity-Passing Links so low?
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I am looking at "Internal Equity-Passing Links" for my website in the competitor link metrics tab of OSE, and it says that my website only has 7 internal links on the site. I know that I have more internal links that this, so I am wondering why this number is so low. Does anyone know where the discrepancy is coming from? Is the Moz crawler unable to access these? I appreciate any insights you can provide.
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Thank you, I appreciate the feedback on this.
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Hey there! Thanks for the question.
Our link index updates about once a month, and while it is large it does not cover the entire web.
Most new sites and links will be indexed within 60 days, but some take even longer for a variety of reasons, including the crawl-ability of sites, the amount and quality of inbound links to them, and the depth of pages in subdirectories. We run on a breadth-first approach, starting at the top of a site's hierarchy and moving down from there, so it's less likely that pages deeper in the site will be present.
You can check to see if we have indexed an individual page on your site by entering the URL into Open Site Explorer. We do recommend using a multitude of sources to get the best idea of your overall backlink profile, including internal links.
Let us know if there's anything else we can help with!
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