How are backlinks calculated?

LowryBigwood · 2006-01-10, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MadMax

On average G shows about 5% of the backlinks Y does for my sites

That is right in line with my numbers.

Incoming Google Links: 430
Incoming Yahoo Links: 9,340
Incoming MSN Links: 1,175

Bill · 2006-01-10, 07:06 PM

The google backlinks are page oriented, as is pretty much everything with google except bans and removals. So it's backlinks to the page.

It used to be it only showed backlinks from pages above pr4. Now, it intentionally obscures the backlinks, giving what is usually described as a "random sampling".

Nobody but the google engineers knows how the backlinks are actually chosen for display. So, you might as well assume it's random.

2006-01-10, 07:06 PM	#2
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	The google backlinks are page oriented, as is pretty much everything with google except bans and removals. So it's backlinks to the page. It used to be it only showed backlinks from pages above pr4. Now, it intentionally obscures the backlinks, giving what is usually described as a "random sampling". Nobody but the google engineers knows how the backlinks are actually chosen for display. So, you might as well assume it's random.