I have been working hard recently to get some quality backlinks in order to improve my pagerank for this coming Google Pagerank updates. However, i found out that when i type link:http://horeki..com in Google to check for my backlinks, what a SHOCK!!!, i does not has any backlink in Google. Then i tried on Yahoo and MSN with the same method, they are able to show my backlinks. What happen that caused me this?
I done some research on internet and found that not all backlinks are shown on Google, and i found out that it may take few weeks to a couple of months before you’ll see it showing up as a backlink in Google. If the link is on a page that has a PageRank which is less than 4, it may not show up at all. That doesn’t mean that it’s not counted towards your overall link popularity quotient, but you may not see it in the list of links to your site. Here are the rules and story behind Google backlinks that i found from MyMommyBiz. Let me shall with those who have little knowledge on Google backlinks like me.
1 - Only sites with certain PageRank values are listed.
The linking page must have a PR4 or higher (although occasionally a lower PR ranked page will show). If the site’s index page has a PR of 6, but the page your link appears on is only a PR of 3, it won’t count in your backlinks. However, the opposite occurs during the times when Google is displaying backlinks that are lower than PR4.
2 - Your link must be coded a certain way.
A link such as http://www.yourdomain.com will not count towards your backward links. But if the link is coded so that you can click on “My Fabulous Website” and it will take people to your site, that will count. If the URL doesn’t point to your website per se (ie. it is coded with a tracking code from the other persons site such as “http://www.theirdomain.com/links/yourdomain/jump.cgi”) it usually won’t count either. For more on determining whether your backlink will count or not, the article Checking the Validity of Link Exchanges is much more detailed on this.
3 - Choose your linking text carefully.
To add to #3, if your target search term is “Candles”, it will help you in your search rankings if your link has the word candles in it. (ie. people can click on “My Fabulous Candle Site” and go to your webpage) To learn more about selecting the best link text to use, the article Using Link Text for Better Results has more information.
4 - Higher PR sites are better than lower PR sites.
When you link to *other* people’s pages, it helps your PR to link to someone with a PR6 rather than a PR2 - and you should always be wary of linking to someone with a PR0 because if that site has been penalized (rather than just being new) it can actually hurt your rankings because Google sees you are linking to a “bad neighborhood”, so to speak.
5 - Check your link partner’s PR value.
When you do link exchanges, you should also check to see what *their* PR is first. You would be surprised at the number of sites that have been banned, and you will want to be careful you aren’t linking into too many bad neighborhoods, as that can also get you banned by association if you have lots of PR0 links to and from your site, but very few higher PR links.
6 - Check the PR values of sites you advertise on.
When you advertise online, check out the PR of the site and page where your ad will appear ~ if it is a PR4 or higher, and it appears when Google does its monthly crawl, it will count as a backlink. And again, be wary if the page your ad will appear on is a PR0. And also be aware that only certain links will count towards you backlink value, since certain sites use advertising programs that will route your link through a hoplink first.
Did i get this right? Experts and gurus out there, could you please kindly advice…
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Hi Blogger,
i thought it’s important to have backlink from a higher PR ranking in order to improve low PR site, like mine one? And this is called good quality backlink, right?
Do correct me if i’m wrong…
Comment by newopps on June 29th, 2007 @ 6:01 amI don’t believe in all these. Maybe having lots of links is good for your technorati ranking, but i can’t say for Page Ranking. AhPek.com is ranked below 10k in Technorati with about 400 links but still hanging in 4. Louyeh.com was only 3 months old with less than 50 links when it was promoted to PR5.
I think niche blogs that attracts lots of search traffic gets rank easier. Blogs like Gadget blogs, DIY blogs, fares better than say a blog about blogging or personal blogs.
Just from my observation, so I dunno true or not.
Comment by Ah Pek on June 29th, 2007 @ 7:26 amHi, hi,
New look ! Great Look…;D better than the previous one…;D
I thought I came to Lilian’s blog..hahaha..same color and fonts lah..
I am working hard to get PR4 for my blog ShowMeMoneyBiz now.
thanks Vedis, i got to know this theme from Adesblog, and so gam is the same with lilian’s blog…
Comment by Vedis Teh on June 30th, 2007 @ 4:39 amLine and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>
according to me your point 4 is wrong……..in this way new websites with low PR won’t be able to get high PR links
Comment by blogger on June 28th, 2007 @ 9:14 am