Debster
11-28-2003, 03:26 AM
As a reply to something Minstrel said in another post, I would like to share this with you.
Minstrel: "Google may only report 30 but that doesn't mean the rest aren't recognized. Others have suggested various explanations for this, including the hypothesis that Google only reports backlinks above a certain PR (maybe 3 or 4)."
Since I was wondering the same thing I sent a message to Google on this subject and I got this answer:
Thank you for your note. We understand your concern about the Google link
search results for your site. Our link search does not currently return a
comprehensive set of results. The results show a sample of the links that
point to your page, but this list is in no way indicative of the link
structure utilized by Google to formulate a page's PageRank.
To obtain a more comprehensive list of the links that point to your page,
you might try performing a Google search on your URL. From the result
page, select the "Find the web pages that contain the term" link and
Google will provide you with a list of web pages that mention your
address.
We hope the information we have provided above is helpful to you. Due to
the tremendous volume of information and help requests we receive, we are
not always able to provide personal attention to questions pertaining to
individual websites. If this response did not adequately resolve your
question, we hope that you will visit the webmaster section of our site at
http://www.google.com/webmasters/ . In an effort to better address your
needs, we've dedicated this entire section of our website to answering
common webmaster questions, providing website design and content
guidelines, listing Google's quality requirements and recommendations, and
much more.
Of course, we cannot anticipate and answer everyone's questions on our
website. Realizing this, we have also created a Google discussion group on
Google Groups where Google users and webmasters can connect to share their
vast knowledge and experience. You can access this group at
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=google.public.support.general. If you
have already checked the webmaster section of our website and haven't
found an answer, we encourage you to post your question to the Google
Support group.
Finally, if you're having persistent problems getting your site included
in the Google index, you may want to consider purchasing keyword-targeted
advertising on our site. Our AdWords program offers a fast and affordable
way to promote your website to your target audience using keywords you
select. Your advertisement can appear on the corresponding results pages
within minutes. To learn more about the AdWords program, please see
https://adwords.google.com/select/main?cmd=Login.
Regards,
The Google Team
I hope this information is helpful to you. :-)
Minstrel: "Google may only report 30 but that doesn't mean the rest aren't recognized. Others have suggested various explanations for this, including the hypothesis that Google only reports backlinks above a certain PR (maybe 3 or 4)."
Since I was wondering the same thing I sent a message to Google on this subject and I got this answer:
Thank you for your note. We understand your concern about the Google link
search results for your site. Our link search does not currently return a
comprehensive set of results. The results show a sample of the links that
point to your page, but this list is in no way indicative of the link
structure utilized by Google to formulate a page's PageRank.
To obtain a more comprehensive list of the links that point to your page,
you might try performing a Google search on your URL. From the result
page, select the "Find the web pages that contain the term" link and
Google will provide you with a list of web pages that mention your
address.
We hope the information we have provided above is helpful to you. Due to
the tremendous volume of information and help requests we receive, we are
not always able to provide personal attention to questions pertaining to
individual websites. If this response did not adequately resolve your
question, we hope that you will visit the webmaster section of our site at
http://www.google.com/webmasters/ . In an effort to better address your
needs, we've dedicated this entire section of our website to answering
common webmaster questions, providing website design and content
guidelines, listing Google's quality requirements and recommendations, and
much more.
Of course, we cannot anticipate and answer everyone's questions on our
website. Realizing this, we have also created a Google discussion group on
Google Groups where Google users and webmasters can connect to share their
vast knowledge and experience. You can access this group at
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=google.public.support.general. If you
have already checked the webmaster section of our website and haven't
found an answer, we encourage you to post your question to the Google
Support group.
Finally, if you're having persistent problems getting your site included
in the Google index, you may want to consider purchasing keyword-targeted
advertising on our site. Our AdWords program offers a fast and affordable
way to promote your website to your target audience using keywords you
select. Your advertisement can appear on the corresponding results pages
within minutes. To learn more about the AdWords program, please see
https://adwords.google.com/select/main?cmd=Login.
Regards,
The Google Team
I hope this information is helpful to you. :-)