A better way to show website backlinks
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:date: 2011-10-12 20:05
:author: Russell Ballestrini
:tags: Guide, Opinion
:slug: a-better-way-to-show-website-backlinks
:status: published

| Early web pilgrims of the Internet fashioned search queries like
|  ``link:russell.ballestrini.net`` to gather backlinks for a domain.

I however advocate a revolutionary search pattern like -

::

    "russell.ballestrini.net" -site:russell.ballestrini.net

to gather an improved representation of backlinks.

`Click here to try
now! <https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=%22school.yohdah.com%22+-site:school.yohdah.com&pbx=1&oq=%22school.yohdah.com%22+-site:school.yohdah.com&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=1836l15311l0l17007l43l35l0l0l0l8l274l5507l4.23.8l35l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=18aa9f7b4fee5b6d&biw=1485&bih=912>`__

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