Overview: Learn how to determine which websites are linking to yours through the top search engines

Many search engines have enabled webmaster support such that determining how many websites link to yours and a list of which ones can be done easily. Most search engines use the volume of websites that link to yours to help boost rankings based on popularity. Listed below, we explain each search engine in detail and what trigger words each search engine uses to indicate to you the number (and which sites) presently link to you in addition to strategies to getting more sites to link to you.

• Altavista



• Google



• Hotbot



• FAST Search (All The Web, All The Time)



• Infoseek (Go)



• Lycos



• MSN Search

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