
#6 Growing Number of BacklinksĬreate a new column. I can see that, most days when I acquired link, it was ONE inbound link (and that wasn't every day), but also there were days when I acquired two, three and even four inbound links.īacklinks By Days is useful insight, but I think it would be better to show how backlinks are actually growing over time. The chart actually shows us how many inbound links, in average, we acquired. In Chart Editor I had checked Use row 1 as headers and written the title in Customization tab before I clicked on Insert. Now that you selected the data, click on Insert - Chart. Notice, that I didn't click the last row (Grand Total). I’ll select the first column (A) and the last column (AR). This is interesting to me because now I can see that on: If this is starting to be a bit confused, please take a look at the photo below:īasically, we've got the matrix with grand total links per day and we can use it to create beautiful graphs for better backlinks checking.

Select columns A and B by clicking on them, and then go on Data - Pivot Table. Let's see how to create a beautiful chart to see your performance. Now, you've got yourself the list of your backlinks, but we are not done yet! I prefer Google Docs so I'm gonna select it: You can download CSV file directly on your computer and analyze it in Microsoft Excel or you can analyze the data in Google Docs.

The last button is the one we’re looking for.

In Who links the most section, just click on the anchor text More, Now it’s time to search for your backlinks. It's a theme for itself so I'll write a blog post about it in coming weeks. It's important because it helps you to avoid over-optimizing the text. The last thing is actually the list of anchor texts. It’s the page where Google Search Console shows you your inbound links. Now, in the left side in Search Traffic section, I’ll click Links to Your Site. #2 Click on Search Traffic - Links to Your Site #1 Open Google Webmaster Toolsįirstly, I need to log into Google Search Console and choose the website. Let me show you how to find backlinks in Google Webmaster Tools. Success of link building campaigns is measured by number of collected backlinks.

Though there are many ways, link building is your best racehorse. That’s great, but your competitors have also done it, so if you want to outrank them you need to stand out. I'm sure that you've already implemented all of the following: No matter what they say, backlinks are still a major Google ranking factor. Luckily, Google Webmaster Tools (now Search Console) makes the task available for everyone. Checking backlinks may be a tough job for businesses with a tight budget.
