My site went from 4200 pages to 330 in the backlink tool. What could have caused this? (beside fewer pages ) ty
The tool is nothing more than a reporting mechanism. It only reports what Google tells it, so your question really should go to Google directly for a definitive answer.
I wasn't blaming the tracker. I'm just wondering if this is something anyone may have seen before or if anyone knows what could be causing it. I figured I'd have a better chance of getting a reply here than from google.
tsptalk.com btw, my backlinks have been bouncing up and down lately more than usual which was adding to my curiosity about what is happening at google. I don't have many but it has been as high as 62 and as low as 16 just this week. At Yahoo I have over 700.
Backlink and pages in URL are going crazy today in the tracker. Within seconds a URL's numbers, including PR, are moving dramatically.