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Does anyone know of any websites that would let me check my link popularity / the number of backlinks that I have? The more details and specifics, the better?

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Short version: use a mix of sources — owner-only reports, search-engine webmaster tools, and independent crawlers — then reconcile and prioritise referring domains/quality over raw counts.

As already noted, the old Google link: operator is unreliable and returns only a tiny sample; do not treat it as a definitive backlink list. For site owners, Google Search Console’s Links report is the first-stop, authoritative owner-only source but it is sampled and has limits. (orbitmedia.com)

Practical workflow (fast, repeatable):

  1. Verify your property in Google Search Console and export the Links report (use “Latest links” / “More sample links” when needed).
  2. Add the site to Bing Webmaster Tools / Site Explorer to see Bing’s backlink view and extra exports.
  3. Run one or two crawler-based backlink indexes (industry tools that crawl the web) to capture links Search Console and Bing miss. No single crawler sees everything, so combine sources to broaden coverage. ()

How to analyse the exports (actionable, quick):

  • Export CSVs from each source, normalize and dedupe by referring domain (not per-link rows).
  • Compare referring-domain counts, anchor-text patterns, and follow/nofollow status; prioritise domain-level quality (DA/DR/TrustFlow-like metrics) over raw backlink totals.
  • Use server logs/analytics to catch referrals that crawlers never report (PDFs, apps, rel=noreferrer links). Snapshot monthly so you spot sudden gains/losses and can investigate. (moz.com)

Notes and cautions: different tools will give very different counts — that is normal. The goal is a reconciled, actionable view (who links to the pages you care about and which links are valuable), not a single “true” number. The suggestions from and in this thread point to this same multi-source approach: combine owner data, webmaster tools, crawlers and your logs, then act on quality.

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Member Avatar for pctechbytes

Personally, I use the commercial stats tool Urchin, but I have also used sites like
Not a lot of details, but they check the top search engines and list the number of backlinks.

But again, you may want to use a site stats tool. Most hosting companies provide this within the control panel of youe website.

Member Avatar for tgreer

Oh well.

Member Avatar for g0rb4ch3v

Oooooh! Link Harvester is nice :)

Member Avatar for Mr.'BackUp'

Check out SEOElite - it isnt free but it works very well for what you want

Member Avatar for rflournoy@golfh

I particularly like iwebtools.com ...it's got some cool tools in addition to the backlink tool.

Member Avatar for Arabule

I recommened you try this website: !

Member Avatar for Arabule

Sorry, didn't see the link !

Member Avatar for sarika_mosaic

Hi

I am using

Thanks

Member Avatar for fromthe5

Hi cscgal.

I use marketleap.com. It's quick and easy and you can check up to five sites at a time and it returns results for all the major search engines. It will also give you the page saturation for your sites for all the major engines.

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