Is anyone using the link:"any website address" command

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Oct 21, 2014

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• Oct 25, 2014

• #1

Is anyone using the link:"any website address" command to do a quick check for backlinks to any webpage on google? I'm getting two different results with or without a space between the colon and quotation mark. I cant remember which one is correct.

 

Conor

Elite Member

Nov 7, 2012

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• Oct 25, 2014

• #2

The correct way would be without a space. I'm not sure how accurate the link: parameter is though. Rather use a dedicated backlink checking tool. Though, even those won't show you all the backlinks to a given site.

 

TheLinkGuy

Power Member

Nov 20, 2010

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• Oct 27, 2014

• #3

This link search hasn't worked in YEARS, I mean 5+ years and probably longer.

Do not pretend it works. Do not pretend it does anything.

Use a backlink checker like Ahrefs.com to look at links. Backlinkwatch is a free source and is Ahrefs for free.

 

lilmasta

Elite Member

May 21, 2009

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• Oct 27, 2014

• #4

this command dont work anymore but they do use to work 4 years ago ,