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What is link Popularity? Link popularity is a general representation
of the total number of web pages which link to a website (or individual web
page). Most of the major search engines support the "link:" operator.
Type in “link:” (without the quotation marks) in front of the URL
about which you want to learn.
What does this tool do? This tool will query all the major
search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask) when you enter the “link:”
operator with your chosen URL. It will return the total link count for each
URL.
You will notice that the totals vary greatly from search engine to search engine;
this is because the figures shown represent the number of inbound links that
are known to that search engine (which will vary based on the size of their
database). Most of the search engines (Google especially) also apply various
filters against the inbound links; therefore, some inbound-links may not be
counted toward the total.
Why is link popularity important?. Link popularity is important
because it is a major factor used by search engines in determining a site's
position in search results. Generally, a site with more inbound links will be
positioned higher than a similar site with fewer links. Other factors that are
considered include anchor text.
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