Google Backlinks Update - 9-1-06

**vangogh** · 04:20 PM

Yep, that will most likely be next and then we can all make another big fuss over what is once again really nothing. It'll still be exciting though, won't it?

Why do we all get excited when we know it really doesn't mean anythng?

Oh and welcome to WT Affnice

**kline11** · 09-21-2006, 03:19 PM

We get excited when the numbers go up, but don't care and think it's crap when the numbers drop...maybe because we're human.

**vangogh** · 09-21-2006, 03:47 PM

I think you're right. Even though we know it really doens't mean anything we just can't help it.

**chrishirst** · 09-23-2006, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Even though we know it really doens't mean anything we just can't help it.

I can

I don't look at either for any site that I look after.

**jaguar-archie15** · 09-23-2006, 04:36 PM

Some of people say that they have updates, some are not, could you think that we might have some delay broadcasting for this news, cos if im right last month some data centers shows some updates of Backlinks, and after about 2 weeks a large BL updates happen. and now another BL updates again?

Let consider all happens on G on the past updates, might theres still an ongoing updates happen.

**chrishirst** · 09-24-2006, 11:23 AM

Nope, there is always something updating, changing, synchronising etc. It is a continuous process which makes looking at pointless metrics such as number of backlink, toolbar PR and rankings for some random phrases even more futile.

**whym** · 09-27-2006, 02:37 PM

oh dear... it said i had none when i know that i have a few. why doesnt it work?

**vangogh** · 09-27-2006, 03:16 PM

Google never shows all your links. Just a random sample. If it's showing 0 you probably don't have a lot, but chances are Google knows about some.

Yahoo is a much better check of backlinks.

Chris is really right though. Knowing your PR or how many backlinks you have isn't important. It shouldn't change anything you do and the numbers you get are a lot less relevant than they seem.

**kline11** · 10-01-2006, 03:42 PM

It seems that the BL update is still underway. SearchBliss was 315 to 476, but now it shows 315 to 490. The BL's seem to keep increasing. I've never seen this before???
http://www.searchbliss.com/seo-tools...-backlinks.asp

**vangogh** · 10-02-2006, 03:24 PM

I seem to be losing backlinks. Oh well.

**kline11** · 10-05-2006, 04:27 PM

Now there's a PR update.

**vangogh** · 10-06-2006, 01:08 PM

kline it started last Friday. Matt Cutts himself actually announced it in his post http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/new-to...ranks-visible/