Dec 16/2004: Looks like a backlink update

[bobmutch]

Looks like we are having backlink updates on these 2 IPS

216.239.59.105

216.239.59.104

[Dave Hawley]

Yep, I see a small increase via those. Still only showing less than 25% of my total for pages worthwhile.

[bobmutch]

Dave: Yep Google is still showing 20% of links give or take 20%.

For those that are slow that means Google will show 0% to 40% of the links a site really has. 20% give or take 20% : )

[Dave Hawley]

Can you run that by me again slowly Bob. It can't mean what I read it as

[ThouShaltSeo]

any backlink updates are irrelevant anyway. You'll never see all the links on Google so it doesn't matter. It's a non-event. Want to see the links? Try MSN or Yahoo to see all those who link back to you

Originally Posted by bobmutch

Looks like we are having backlink updates on these 2 IPS

216.239.59.105

216.239.59.104

[bobmutch]

ThouShaltSeo: BL updates are not irrelevant IMO. It is a good time to look at your Rankings if you don't keep a close eye on them. It's the time that real PR is usually updated. While the link: command is irrelevant as it only shows abut 20% of you links the BL update is not irrelevant IMO. '

For example I have seen a major shift in my Rankings after the last BL update. Like for #1 to #56 for one term.

[Mel]

Originally Posted by ThouShaltSeo

any backlink updates are irrelevant anyway. You'll never see all the links on Google so it doesn't matter. It's a non-event. Want to see the links? Try MSN or Yahoo to see all those who link back to you

HUH? Google rankings and backlinks are almost synoymous; B/L updates are one of the times when your rankings may change for better or worse.

[Dave Hawley]

I see rankings normally changing before a backlink update. However, as has been said, it's pretty much a non-event. Certainly no use in chasing data centers.

The wiley ones check their rankings without waiting for a BL update.

[ThouShaltSeo]

coincidence and has nothing to do with the increase in the number of backlinks shown by G. Just means that google decided to recalculate everything at that time.

Saying I gained links in G is meaningless in my opinion, that's what I essenatially meant.

Originally Posted by Mel

HUH? Google rankings and backlinks are almost synoymous; B/L updates are one of the times when your rankings may change for better or worse.