Not showing link backs and related links in Google

[subhzash]

Hi All,

This website has good number of link backs but not showing any results in Google.

I am using this queries for link back link:goodseattickets.com and for related links related:goodseattickets.com

But when I am looking at alexa traffic details here: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/goodseattickets.com it is showing 467 sites linking in

Please review this site and let me know what went wrong with this site.

Thanks in advance for replies


Regards,
Subhzash

[ozsubasi]

Is there a reason why you aren't using Google Webmaster Tools (assuming that it is your own site)? The links: command was never efficient and GWT replaced it for site owners.
I just tried it for my site and it only showed 4 links.

[morestar]

This is what the SEOMoz Open Site Explorer shows me:

goodseattickets.jpg

Linking Root Domains: 38
Total Links: 1,129

These:

*.botw.org/
*.articlecity.com/
*.reviewcentre.com/
*.littlewebdirectory.com/
*.bearshare.com/
*.joeant.com/
*.abc-directory.com/
*.txtlinks.com/
*.black-friday.net/
*.pxdaj.com/
*.theshadowbox.net/
*.yoomark.com/
*.ticketsummit.org/
*.dir-listing.com/
*.cadillactight.net/
*.socialadda.com/
*.lphant.com/
*.rcreducation.com/
*.bearflix.com/
*.prfriend.com/
*.bookmarkszone.com/
*.s4seo.info/
*.dosocialbookmark.com/
*.adsfreeforum.com/
*.keywordcompetitor.com/
*.prodirectory.in/
*.a2zsitesdirectory.com/
*.mountbookmarks.com/
*.goodseattickets.com/
*.nakucsd.com/
*.list-of-domains.org/
*.axinternet.com/
*.bookmarkvirtue.com/
*.onlinearticlesubmit.com/
*.webnamelist.com/
*.yokimono.com/
*.eyoon.info/
*.collegemoneymag.com/

[subhzash]

Thanks for the reply. But when please clarify my doubt why Google is not showing related links. Generally, to find competitors we can use this related:goodseattickets.com

My concern if Google is not showing link:goodseattickets.com then it never show related:goodseattickets.com. Is there any inter relation between link:goodseattickets.com and related:goodseattickets.com??

[subhzash]

This is what the SEOMoz Open Site Explorer shows me:

goodseattickets.jpg

Linking Root Domains: 38
Total Links: 1,129

These:

*.botw.org/
*.articlecity.com/
*.reviewcentre.com/
*.littlewebdirectory.com/
*.bearshare.com/
*.joeant.com/
*.abc-directory.com/
*.txtlinks.com/
*.black-friday.net/
*.pxdaj.com/
*.theshadowbox.net/
*.yoomark.com/
*.ticketsummit.org/
*.dir-listing.com/
*.cadillactight.net/
*.socialadda.com/
*.lphant.com/
*.rcreducation.com/
*.bearflix.com/
*.prfriend.com/
*.bookmarkszone.com/
*.s4seo.info/
*.dosocialbookmark.com/
*.adsfreeforum.com/
*.keywordcompetitor.com/
*.prodirectory.in/
*.a2zsitesdirectory.com/
*.mountbookmarks.com/
*.goodseattickets.com/
*.nakucsd.com/
*.list-of-domains.org/
*.axinternet.com/
*.bookmarkvirtue.com/
*.onlinearticlesubmit.com/
*.webnamelist.com/
*.yokimono.com/
*.eyoon.info/
*.collegemoneymag.com/

Thanks for the reply. But when please clarify my doubt why Google is not showing related links. Generally, to find competitors we can use this related:goodseattickets.com

My concern if Google is not showing link:goodseattickets.com then it never show related:goodseattickets.com. Is there any inter relation between link:goodseattickets.com and related:goodseattickets.com??

[seothomas]

The only way to see Google backlinks is through webmaster tools. You cannot spy on your competition unless you use a different tool like SEOMOZ OPen Site Explorer or Bleeko for instance.

here is a list of the Special Search Operations that work in Google (no backlinking though)

http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators.html

[ozsubasi]

I know advanced operators. And site has submitted and verified in GWT. I can the back links in GWT. My only concern is why Google is not showing any results for link:goodseattickets.com and related:goodseattickets.com

I had tested with other websites, which ever site is showing results for link:domain.com is showing results for related:domain.com and vice versa

I think that the link: command problem has been dealt with, i.e. it basically became obsolete with the introduction of GWT 5 years ago and what you may or may not get from it now is pretty meaningless.
As for the related: command I hadn't heard of it before your posting, and just now did a little searching ("related command google"). The most recent result I could see is dated Sept 2009 and it is an article from seoroundtable.com and it suggests it can be accessed by clicking on the "similar" link that appears below search results. However, that link is no longer shown, I believe it was removed around June 2011.
So, two things that seem relevant here is that no-one has posted anything about it in more than two years (unless I missed something) and a link is no longer provided from the search results.
To me that suggests that like the links: command the related: command is also now obsolete (though still functioning) and that the results gained from it are also perhaps just as meaningless. However, this is just a theory, i.e. I haven't been able to substantiate it for sure.

[subhzash]

I think that the link: command problem has been dealt with, i.e. it basically became obsolete with the introduction of GWT 5 years ago and what you may or may not get from it now is pretty meaningless.
As for the related: command I hadn't heard of it before your posting, and just now did a little searching ("related command google"). The most recent result I could see is dated Sept 2009 and it is an article from seoroundtable.com and it suggests it can be accessed by clicking on the "similar" link that appears below search results. However, that link is no longer shown, I believe it was removed around June 2011.
So, two things that seem relevant here is that no-one has posted anything about it in more than two years (unless I missed something) and a link is no longer provided from the search results.
To me that suggests that like the links: command the related: command is also now obsolete (though still functioning) and that the results gained from it are also perhaps just as meaningless. However, this is just a theory, i.e. I haven't been able to substantiate it for sure.

My dear friend, there is lot of difference between similar: and related: you can test it with any domain and see the results.

Anyways thanks for putting efforts to answer my question.

[ozsubasi]

My dear friend, there is lot of difference between similar: and related: you can test it with any domain and see the results.
Anyways thanks for putting efforts to answer my question.

The article I referred to from seoroundtable.com says this:

"The related command is triggered when you click on the "similar" link in the search results...When you click that link, it basically triggers an advanced query for related sites. The query is [related:www.seroundtable.com"
(source: http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/020785.html)

So you are saying it is something different, they are saying it is the same thing. So I thought I would check back on what Google actually says:

"The query related:URL will list web pages that are similar to the web page you specify. For instance, [ related:www.consumerreports.org ] will list web pages that are similar to the Consumer Reports home page....You can also find similar pages from the “Similar pages” link on Google’s main results page"
(source: http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators.html)

From these two references it is clear to me that they are (or were) the same thing.

You say that a similar: command returns different results to a related: command. Well it would do because there isn't a similar: command! If you do such a search all you will get is results relevant to the site in question and the word "similar". As explained in the two referebces above, "similar" was just a link to the related: command.

In honesty I think you are concerning yourself over nothing.

[subhzash]

The article I referred to from seoroundtable.com says this:

"The related command is triggered when you click on the "similar" link in the search results...When you click that link, it basically triggers an advanced query for related sites. The query is [related:www.seroundtable.com"
(source: http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/020785.html)

So you are saying it is something different, they are saying it is the same thing. So I thought I would check back on what Google actually says:

"The query related:URL will list web pages that are similar to the web page you specify. For instance, [ related:www.consumerreports.org ] will list web pages that are similar to the Consumer Reports home page....You can also find similar pages from the “Similar pages” link on Google’s main results page"
(source: http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators.html)

From these two references it is clear to me that they are (or were) the same thing.

You say that a similar: command returns different results to a related: command. Well it would do because there isn't a similar: command! If you do such a search all you will get is results relevant to the site in question and the word "similar". As explained in the two referebces above, "similar" was just a link to the related: command.

In honesty I think you are concerning yourself over nothing.

I agree with this article, but my question is search results all the links are not showing "similar" link. See the results here: http://www.google.com/search?q=disco...ient=firefox-a

For 7th link there is no similar link. Now the question why Google is not showing "similar" link for few sites?