Google backlinks

[John84]

Ive noticed that google is far more strict than other search engines when it comes to link popularity. What is google's criteria when counting backlinks?

 

[bentong]

google does not list all backlinks on a site

 

[carolinaseo]

google does not list all backlinks on a site

So true...

There has even been a major shift of SEO's noting that Google is focusing more on page strength rather than the page rank tracked within the Google Toolbar and other places. The formula for page strenght seems to take into account types of link sources (e.g. .edu and .gov domains) along with quantity and quality of links as before. These discussions have taken a life of their own on other notable SEO and webmaster forums online.