stupid question, I'm sure, but i see the phrase over and over, and dont really know what it is? anyone feel like telling me?
Backlinks are incoming links to a website or web page. The number of backlinks is an indication of the popularity or importance of that website or page. In basic link terminology, a backlink is any link received by a web node (web page, directory, website, or top level domain) from another web node. Backlinks are also called as incoming links, inbound links, inlinks, and inward links. Search engines often use the number of backlinks that a website has as one of the factors for determining that website's search engine ranking. For example, Google's PageRank algorithm uses backlinks to help determine a site's rank. To see a site's PageRank, you need to use the Google Toolbar for Microsoft's Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, view the bar graph indicating a website's PageRank in Google's directory, or download the PageRank plugin for Mozilla Firefox. i think u r having no doubt now..
Backlinks are incoming links to a website or web log. The number of backlinks is an indication of the popularity or importance of that website.
Yeh, sites that link to back to you. Incoming links. For example, if you put in your signature a link that points to your website - that's one backlink for your website. To check how many backlinks your domain has, check out: http://backlinkwatch.com/
Backlinks are links from other websites. Examples would be from directories. Blogs and signatures in forums and even some social bookmark sites.
ok, thanks. I figured it was something to do with that, but ive always heard it referred to as incoming links. same thing, now i know thanks a lot!