Is Yahoo!'s link command accurate?

[interactive]

I was hoping to have some people weigh in on if they believe the Yahoo! link command is the most accurate out there.

We've all concluded the Google's link:http... shows fewer links than they are actually counting, so my question is

Who has got the most accurate showing of BL's? Yahoo!, MSN, Google or another tool I haven't come across yet?

Thanks in advance

[dazzlindonna]

I usually check marketleaps tool (marketleap.com) as it shows the bl's from several different places. I don't think any of them are really accurate, so best to check them all. There are other tools around that check various sources, but marketleap's is the one i always happen to remember.

[interactive]

Dazzlindonna,

Sweet. I've been using that tool over the past few days. It would be nice if they included Yahoo! in their BL results, but it's handy nonetheless. Thanks again.

[interactive]

Seo-guy,

Oh man, I feel aweful. I knew you had tools, but it looks like you've been working hard creating new ones. Sweet, I'll use yours!

[dazzlindonna]

Well, go figure...didnt know u had a link pop tool, seo guy. Sorry bout that. Works great too!

[Nick0r]

Yahoo/AlltheWeb are the most accurate IMO.

[mobilebadboy]

Thanks for replying, I'm glad this thread exists, I don't have to start a new one. 8-|

Which is more accurate, link: or linkdomain:? I checked out mcdar's anaysis tool earlier and it said I had 0 BLs in Yahoo. It had a link to check, and it was using the linkdomain:

linkdomain.com:http://visualintensity.com - which of course does show 0.

I then removed domain and tried link:http://visualintensity.com and got 1,530.

I then tried linkdomain: again without the http:// and it gives me 1,640.

[powerofeyes]

linkdomain:http://visualintensity.com

Wrong Syntax

link:http://visualintensity.com and got 1,530.

Correct Syntax, Shows Pages that link to this particular page(Here it is homepage)

linkdomain:visualintensity.com

Correct Syntax, Shows Pages that link to this whole site regardless of which page the links point to on your site ( Note: Sub domains are considered different sites ),

[mobilebadboy]

Thanks. :)

[interactive]

OK, I've got the syntax correct, but WHY is there such a difference between the two commands? What are they calculating differently exactly??

> For my competitor, I'm seeing a difference of more than 12,000 links!

[powerofeyes]

Read my Explanation again,

linkdomain: lists backlinks sitewide regardless of which page the link is pointing to on your site, link: only the page you are checking,