How to Find Backlinks to My Website

Inbound links to a website from other sites on the Internet are also referred to as backlinks. The more inbound links that your website has increases the potential for a greater number of new viewers to your website. The number of relevant backlinks to your website is also one of the factors used by Google and other search engine companies to determine your website's page rank and position in search engine results for relevant keywords. By analyzing the backlinks to your website, you can determine who is linking to you, how, and potentially discover new audiences to tailor your site towards.

Instructions

1. Create a Google Webmaster account if you do not already have one. The Google Webmaster tool will provide an in-depth analysis of the backlinks to your website at no charge.

2. Log in to your Google Webmaster account after you have completed the registration. Then, select the "Add a Site" in the main menu of the control panel. You then will need to enter your site's URL in the text field.

3. Verify ownership of your website with google by placing a meta tag with information that Google provides on the subsequent screen or a test file on your website and click the "Verify" menu button.

4. View the links to your site by choosing the "Your Site on the Web" menu option followed by the "Links to Your Site" menu option.

References

• Google: Discovering Backlinks to Your Website
• Google: Good Times With Inbound Links
• Link Vendor Backlink Checker and SEO Tools

Resources

• Google Webmaster Tools
• Google: Handling Legitimate Cross Domain Content Duplication
• SEOBook: Checking Your Backlinks in Google