Backlinks from Google plays a big role when we think of getting high rankings for our blog in search engines especially Google or we want to get high page rank for our blogs. The same thing applies to websites as well. So to gain maximum benefit from your backlinking effort, try to get backlinks from high page rank websites and don’t forget to include your main keyword that you want to get high rankings for as part of your anchor text (text linking to your website). Suppose, I want to bring SFM blog top rankings for making money online keyword on Google, so I would focus on getting links for my blog home page from high PR blogs using the making money online keyword (or using some related keywords on some occasions).
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Google backlinks checker
Now let’s talk about how to check backlinks for a website on Google. I know of two ways to check backlinks in Google.
Using link command
This method can be used to check backlinks for any website available on internet. So to check backlinks for Scopeformoney.com, I have to go to google.com and type:
link:http://www.scopeformoney.com
So this way, we can get backlinks for any website in Google. If you want to check your website backlinks on Google, just replace my blog URL with your blog or website URL. The same command applies for internal pages as well. When I tried link command for SFM blog, Google is showing 236 results against my blog. So Google is showing 236 backlinks to SFM. The only downside to this method is that, it does not include all links counted by Google; you can take it as a sample of kind of websites linking to a particular domain.
Using Google Webmaster Tools
This method will show you total backlinks to your website home page and internal pages considered by Google. But the only downside to this method is that, you can use this method to check backlinks for a website or blog on Google which you own. So to check backlinks, login into webmasters tool account, click on the website you want to check backlinks in Google. Under ‘Your site on the web’ menu, click on ‘Links to your site’, here you will see total link count, website urls linking to your website home page and internal pages as shown below:
Google webmaster tool is showing 2,638 backlinks to ScopeforMoney.com home page. This way, we can check backlinks to our website home page and internal pages and which URL’s are actually linking to our website pages. Here is the screenshot of the websites that are linking to SFM home as per Google Webmaster tool:
And if don’t have created a Google webmaster tool account for your website, create now which will take few minutes only to activate.
Checking yahoo backlinks
Another thing you can do is use Yahoo Site Explorer and check any website link there. But the only downside to this method is that, Yahoo consider all links whether they are nofollow or dofollow. But in Google case, only dofollow links are considered as backlinks for a website in general. So checking links for a website can create some kind of confusion on some occasions.
Do you know any other way to check Google Backlinks for a website with details like URL’s list that are linking to your website, please share in the comments section below.
Google Backlinks for SFM
Now let’s talk about backlinks for ScopeForMoney blog from Google. Google webmaster tool is showing 2,638 links against SFM. Generally getting links from websites having Good page rank in your niche will help in generating for seo and Google friendly links. So how I generate this amount of links for my make money online blog, let’s share it with you:
Links in blogroll
I created a list of high PR and popular blogs that deals with money making, seo, affiliate marketing, blogging, and social media kind of topics. I send invitations to them and ask them if they are interested in doing blogroll exchange with my blog. Once some of them are ready for blogroll link sharing, it’s just about adding links for each other on our blogs in blogroll, footer section or within content if we are aiming at getting links within posts. Blogroll gives good amount of links to my blog because links in blogroll generally remains available throughout the website.
Guest Posting
Writing guest posts on other blogs has also given good amount of links from Google to my blog. I so far have written 30-35 guest posts on other blogs in my niche. If you also interested in getting some good backlinks for your blog in Google, don’t forget to submit your guest post to 50 blogs that allows guest blogging.
Ezine Publishing
I have been able to generate some quick backlinks for my blog in Google by submitting some articles on Ezine publishing directories. I used ti submit my articles to EzineArticles, GoArticles, ArticleBase, ArticleDashboard and AmericanChronicle.com. I keep 2-3 backlinks to my blog home page and internal pages in the signature section while submitting my articles to these Ezine publishing websites.
Discussion Forums
Working as an expert in discussion forums related to my blog niche has also helped me a lot. I have been very active on DPForum, SitePoint, WebProWorld and V7N discussion forums.
Blog Commenting
Commenting on other blogs solves lots of my motives like bringing traffic to my blog, brand building, getting more comments on my blog and most importantly getting links for my blogs. I have created a list of Dofollow blogs where our links will be actually counted and thus will help us in getting higher search engine rankings and page rank for our blogs. But when you leave comments on other blogs, never try to spam them, give some valuable feedback, suggestion or leave your questions if you have any about the topic being covered.
Internal linking
Linking pages within a website also plays a big role for building lots of authority links and rankings on Google. So I used to link to my other posts whenever they fix in naturally. Another thing I have done is added a Related Post plugin on SFM, I have some related posts to a post if some related posts exists. This way as well, I have been able to interlink my blog pages.
Using Social Bookmarking Networks
I used to submit some of posts from my blog on top Social Bookmarking websites where I’m currently active. Submitting my content on these networks gives me some instant traffic and backlinks for my blog pages in search engines including Google.
Using Blog Directories
When I started SFM blog, I submitted it to lots of blog directories. We have to enter our blog details like Title, URL, Description, Keywords etc with most of blog directories. I have created a list of Top 10 Blog Directories, where you can submit your blog for building some quality backlinks for your blog.
These were some of ways that really works for me in generating lots of backlinks in Google. Would you be interested in sharing how you are building backlinks for your blog or website, just share in the comments section below?
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Great pointers anchor text is a great way to have a link on steroids so to speak more Internet marketers need to use anchot text in their campaigns.
awesome post man !!
i really like it !!
Back Link Agent is a machine that get Back Links to your blog passively. It is a powerful tool that if you put it in action, people link to it without any effort on your part. How sweet is that.
I have a question, is the backlink showing in Google webmaster tool show only do-follow backlinks or it includes both do-follow and no-follow backlinks?
It looks as if Google is counting some of nofollow links as well in our total backlinks count. Google is hsowing a link to my blog from my Twitter page, of which all links are nofollow. So may be Google is considering some nofollow links of use from some trusted domains like Twitter.
This is a great set of resources for backlinking. Don’t forget about submitting a press release as well.
Building backlinks such a hard task to do. One needs to determine much of what to do in order for his/her site to gain traffic. I don’t know much about this backlinks but as read the article, I was thought how to view the backlinks for my site and even for others. Many useful tips also are given for me to be used. Awesome!
Surely press releases also works. But here I just mentioned the wayouts that I used to build backlinks for my blog on Google
I didn’t think of using the blog roll in the side bar as a place for exchanging links, that’s a good idea. I also didn’t know that linking back to your own site pages actually helped them seo wise.
Thanks for the info.
great info !!
will definately use this !
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I thought most social sites were nofollow nowadays?
Very true, most of Web 2.0 websites are going for Nofollow attribution with links to avoid spam activities on their networks
It is now easy for me to know how to check Google Backlinks from my site and for the others. It’s just by adding “link:” to the URL. It’s very informative one. Backlinks is one key to the certain website to succeed. The same is also true when one wants to examine links. The article also given some visual material in order for those who’s not that expert to really understand. Great one guyz!
Thank you so much, there’s a lot Backlinks information here. It does help me in understand how to check my site about it and how necessary is a Backlink. I’m just new in this kind of industry that’s why I’m not that expert and is searching for some information, and it so happened that I drop here. Many thanks…
I love commenting to other sites thus it gives me more information about a certain topic. Discussion as a means of backlink also fits in me and using Ezine publisher also helps that much. We just need to be more patient in this kind of method, though this method takes time, it will surely hit our goal, high PR. Useful!
Great reading.
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You talk about SEO but your comments are nofollow
It doesn’t make sense to me.
I have to say internal linking is VERY powerful. It can rank you very highly so easily but a lot of people are missing it.
Nice information bro it help me for ranking. . .Keep it up i think using social networking site facebook,twitter also help…
All of the methods are very good and effective. In fact, I recommend utilizing all of the methods. Never place your back linking efforts on just one method or another. Guest posting in your particular niche is a really effective way to get the best kind of back links in my opinion.
Some other great places to get links from is taking a document and turning it into a pdf and also submitting your pdf’s or articles to document sharing sites. They are authority sites that the bots hover at everyday. They have high page rank as wel. Great info Anil.
The main point people need to keep in mind is to get back links from all over and diversify.
Thank you so much, there’s a lot Backlinks information here.
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This is something I’ve had quite some trouble with. Getting backlinks for individual articles can be difficult, unless they get picked up by digg or other social media sites.
can you please give some more information on getting back links related to the niche….thanks
wow…nice sharing bro…I really need this info..
thanks a lot…keep sharing any info about blogger…:D
thanks for the information..
i’ll try it..