You don’t use MSN / Live.com search, do you? So you might be probably totally unaware of its little handy advanced operator that shows who the domain links out to:
LinkFromDomain:domain.com - use it obtain valuable information that you can use in multiple ways.
- Use it to see if you have an opportunity to get a link there too (if sites it links to are of the same type of yours);
- Research the site partners;
- Discover the networks of inter-linked sites;
- Identify if the site is worth pursuing a link from;
- Discover “bad neighborhood” issues and possible “penalties” when analyzing a site, etc
And how would you use this data? Please share your thoughts!
Use This Live / MSN Advanced Operator to Research Links-Out http://is.gd/q2sU
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Thanks, Nice piece of information
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I just put it on Sphinn. I completely forgot about this one.
Thanks!
Mike Dammann
http://www.firetown.com
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Yep, some of the other search engines have some really useful operators (Yahoo! has loads).
Another favourite of mine is Live’s ip: search.
Ian Macfarlane’s last incredible blog post..Google’s new search refinements - how will it affect you?
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These tips are really great Ann. I’ve been enjoying them.
I understand the “how to do” behind this latest tip, but I’m not clear on how to use it.
From what I understand, it tells me that Amazon is linking to the kennelclub.org. But I am unable to find where on Amazon so where is the benefit of using the tip?
Signed, More than slightly ignorant on the Eastern seaboard.
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Ann Smarty Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:28 am
The trick is not to find out where exactly the link is located but to know who the site links back. Fir example, you want to approach a webmaster to ask him for a link back but you are not sure if your link is going to be in a good / relevant neighborhood, so run linkfromdomain: search and you will see who else the site link back. See the idea?
Ann Smarty’s last incredible blog post..Search Cloudlet Adds Twitter Tag Clouds
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OK. I totally “get it” now. Thanks for the explanation Ann!
B.
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Ann, how about a tool that lets you see links out from an individual page or folder?
Mike Dammann’s last incredible blog post..How tech savvy to you consider yourself?
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Ann Smarty Reply:
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Not sure about the folder (?) but for that page use SEOQuake FireFox extension. Its toolbar shows all external links and when clicked will display which ones are ‘nofollowed’.
Ann Smarty’s last incredible blog post..Search Cloudlet Adds Twitter Tag Clouds
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I dont use live/bing for anything, but this tip is very interesting.
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I checked links from site in bing but not showing properly. Is this working well ?
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yep, seems not working in bing.
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