Using Google’s Advanced Search For Finding Quality Backlinks
Google’s Advanced Search enables you to enter variables which will give to you many great places to drop a link. Make sure that if you are getting backlinks from blogs, forums, or anywhere, not to spam these sites.
Here are some examples of what you can type into Google search to find them:
GETTING LINKS FROM .EDU AND .GOV SITES
MYTH – .gov and .edu backlinks are not 5x more powerful than a .com backlink. A Link Is A Link. It just so happens that many .gov and .edu are high pagerank.
- site:.edu inurl:wp-login.php +blog
- site:.gov inurl:wp-login.php +blog
- site:.edu “your keyword”
- site:.gov “your keyword” -”you must be logged in” -”comments are closed”
- site:.edu “no comments” +blogroll -”posting closed” -”you must be logged in” -”comments are closed”
- site:.gov “no comments” +blogroll -”posting closed” -”you must be logged in” -”comments are closed”
- site:.edu “powered by expressionengine” “ADD YOUR KEYWORD”
- site:.gov “powered by expressionengine” “ADD YOUR KEYWORD”
- site:.com “powered by expressionengine” “ADD YOUR KEYWORD”
- site:.org “powered by expressionengine” “ADD YOUR KEYWORD”
- site:.edu “Powered by BlogEngine.NET”site:.edu inurl:blog “post a comment” -”comments closed” -”you must be logged in” “ADD YOUR KEYWORD”
- site:.gov “Powered by BlogEngine.NET”site:.edu inurl:blog “post a comment” -”comments closed” -”you must be logged in” “ADD YOUR KEYWORD”
- site:.com “Powered by BlogEngine.NET”site:.edu inurl:blog “post a comment” -”comments closed” -”you must be logged in” “ADD YOUR KEYWORD”
- site:.org “Powered by BlogEngine.NET”site:.edu inurl:blog “post a comment” -”comments closed” -”you must be logged in” “ADD YOUR KEYWORD”
FINDING WORDPRESS BLOGS TO COMMENT
- “powered by wordpress” your keyword
- “powered by wordpress” “your keyword” (this is looking for an exact keyword match with the quotations around keyword)
- “powered by wordpress” intitle:your keyword This targets pages that have your keyword in the url of the page.
- “powered by wordpress” inurl:your keyword
FINDING TYPEPAD BLOGS TO COMMENT
- “If you have a TypeKey or TypePad account” your keyword
FINDING BLOGSPOT BLOGS TO COMMENT
- site:blogspot.com your keyword
If many of the blogs have the comments section closed, you can exclude those from your searches using the following search commands:
- “powered by wordpress” your keyword -comments are closed
FINDING DIRECTORIES (in your niche) AND SUBMISSION SITES
- intitle:add+url “your keyword”
- intitle:submit+site “your keyword”
- intitle:submit+url “your keyword”
- intitle:add+your+site “your keyword”
- intitle:add+site “your keyword”
- intitle:directory “your keyword”
- intitle:sites “your keyword”
- intitle:list “your keyword”
FINDING FORUMS (in your niche) FOR BACKLINKS
- “Powered by SMF” your keyword
- Phbb your keyword
- “powered by IPB” your keyword
- MyBB your keyword
- “powered by PunBB” your keyword
- “Powered by Phbb” your keyword
- “Powered by vBulletin” your keyword
GET A TON OF QUALITY BACKLINKS FROM SQUIDOO
- site:squidoo.com “new links plexo” “add to this list”
- site:squidoo.com “your keyword” “add to this list”
Many don’t know this, but Squidoo has some really high PR lens’ and they allow you to add your own incoming links with anchor text and description. Pretty much all are do-follow and require no moderation. Make sure you are logged in to your squidoo account so you don’t spam, because you will get banned if you do spam. Click on “Add to this list” Module and enter your url, anchor text and description.
Inside my Dominating Google course, not only do I show you “how to search for quality backlinks,” but I also reveal to you sites where you can get quality backlinks. How nice is that
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I find this information very useful! This list would totally help in getting backlinks. Very informative for all readers. Thanks again!
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Thanks for this backlinking info. I’m going to bookmark this site to reference this info. Thanks again.
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Hey Mark,
This is good info, I was told that .gov and .edu were the sites to focus on, but I’ve been wondering about that seeing as everyone is always telling you that it is google page rank that matters more. I will defenitely stop focusing on .edu and .gov links so much
Ever wonder Mark if we focussed on creating good quality content that was relevant to what the searcher was looking for that we would not need to do all the work with the gov and edu sites. I appreciate this list above as a checklist.
Could it work if we did it by relevancy first them the extras. What say you?
I will owe you a brown pop at Peakes Quay the next time I’m on the Island.
Rob
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This is a very valuable information. Loaded with things that I need to know.
More power to you.
Thanks.
@ Rob – For competitive terms, on-page seo is not enough. Off-page seo and link popularity is more important for top ranking. The most votes, or links, wins.
Thanks so much for this Mark. I too was told that .edu and .gov were invaluable but I do have a few and haven’t seem my PR jump at all. I appreciate you posting the Google authority codes because I am much more interested in connecting with quality sites that have the same related information as my own, and starting up ongoing conversations.
Best!
Nanci Murdock
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Thanx a lot for this info..I sure need this type of information to target where to send my links…Keep up the good work.
Temi
I must say that i have learned a great deal from this post. Some say that it does not matter if the link is dofollow or not. Do all of the spiders obey that command?
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Thanks for sharing your Google footprints – most people like to keep these to themselves. Your Squidoo suggestion is an absolute gem.
Hey Mark, thanks a bunch for these codes. It’s actually pretty funny that your website is ranked at the top when we use them too!
hello mark,
this is very help. in just one search of these codes I could find tons of site to create backlinks.
Thanks
Thanks for shining a bright lite on link building short cuts. I learned a recent trick to take these site selectors and use seo quake to put your PR scores to the top of the page. book mark the site you find, reach out with a comment and write a great article on your home site and then point a link back to the great article you bookmarked with a positive spin on it to start a great relationship hopefully with you and not just a free link. go litely with this tactic as you can attain a lot of high quality links to your site asap and Google red flags that stuff fast…
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Thanks for all the codes. I knew a bunch but I can always use more!
Luckily I learned a very useful technique from your post, a must do thing for seo
squidoo and hubpages has always worked great for me
This is such a helpful set of tips that I’ve spent the last twenty minutes reading through your article, through every aspect. I will like to say a big thanks for sharing this wonderful detail with all your visitors.
WOW, really, I knew some of the tips, but how to find relevant forum and the squidoo tips are invaluable. This has post has just been added to my favorites, seriously.
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This is really useful information. I have been looking for something like this for a while now. The codes are really helpful. Thanks for publishing this!
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I pay 30 dollars for a service that took me the this site. Just to find the information that is given for FREE. It indicated one or two of the same search tips for working on Google. Please check… I think that you will find more than 2 items. Some are kind of hard to work thru but is well worth the time. I have been looking for a site like this for months. Looking for away to get Gov and Edu sites.
If you read my comments…Do 4 things with this site.
1. Burn off a copy, and put it in your research materials, this is a source Document.
2. BookMark this page and put it on your best Computer..The one you use for Research. Hence…When you hit a Black Hole check this for Research.
3. Read Comments made by individual on Oct 14 2010 3:32 am. Gives very good advice.
4. Send a… Good On You… to the person or persons that is responsible for this page.
Thanking you in advance Paul Dangheart
Using authority codes to seek out back links is the little trick that many new SEO’s do not know. I use authority codes daily for my clients. A little creativity and a little wisdom when posting comments can get you some great links.
HI MARK VERY INFORMATIVE , U HAVE SAVED ME A LOT OF LEGWORK WITH THE LIST OF AUTHORITY CODES . I AM GOING TO SQUIDOO NOW THX FOR THE INVALUABLE TIP
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This list would totally help in getting backlinks. I appreciate you posting the Google authority codes. Your Squidoo suggestion is an absolute gem! Thanks!
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I find this information very useful. and it was really amazing from SEO point of view… Ryan Deiss also teaches you the same strategies of backlinking from authority sites in his course perpetual traffic formula..
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i I find this information very useful. and it was really amazing from SEO point of view… Ryan Deiss also teaches you the same strategies of backlinking from authority sites in his course perpetual traffic formula..
This blog has almost provide the same information without any cost..
Without any doubt, i must say thank you very much for productive information about backlinking.
This is a good info, I was told that .gov and .edu were the sites to focus on, but I’ve been wondering about that seeing as everyone is always telling you that it is google page rank that matters more. I will defenitely stop focusing on .edu and .gov links so much
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this is true but squidoo are now regulating these as the “add to this list” is now “nofollow”, plus doesnt squidoo have one known ip? classing this as diminishing the more you add your link?
Thankyou so much for this! Link building can be so long winded and this cuts so much time sourcing opps. Thanks again!
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Mark, this post was extremely informative. I believe it’s going to help me out a lot for my SEO strategy and link-building tactics. Thanks so much for the Squidoo suggestions and information as well..I’m going to try using that site very soon.
Thanks for all of the codes, Mark. I’m kind of new to using the codes for blog commenting, and I’m definitely going to reference back to this post in the future. Thanks again.
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Backlinks are so important to search engine optimization. The problem is that the internet is so vast that it is sometimes daunting to figure out how to search it to find relevant, high quality sites for your backlinks. Luckily, we have some ways to cut through the sea of information – search operators. We can use search operators to search a specfic site, look for words in urls, look for anchor text, etc. We can even use more advanced techniques by combining a couple of these operators to pinpoint even more pertinent sites for our much needed backlinks.
It is nice to definitely dig up a website where the blogger is intelligent. Thanks for creating your web site.
Really nice tips and good informative article to talk about. Thanks!
Thankyou so much for this! Link building can be so long winded and this cuts so much time sourcing opps. Thanks again!
Thanks Mark,
I always appreciate when someone shares their knowledge, making it easier to find new ways to get backlinks.
Awesome! I never heard about his search query since I’m always using “dofollow blogs” lol. This would definitely help me in finding an authority site, thanks for sharing this man!
Simply mind blowing tricks for bloggers
you really saved big time for every one of us. Thanks a lot and let me try some of these.
Robin.
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Thanks Mark for posting this very helpful topic. It’s a big help for those people who work in the internet. The knowledge you put in here is very useful.
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Mark you have given a great amount of lists for backlinking strategies.And that too for free!! Awesome man.
I have book marked your page and will definitely use it for future use as well.
I prefer going for .com,.org and .edu sites for getting quality backlinks.
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