The number of web pages linking to your site is considered an important
factor by many search engines to achieve a high ranking. Fact is, that
well targeted links from other sites that also includes your most important
keywords in the link text, is by far the most important factor in search
engine optimization today.
One should also note that links pointing to your site is valuable for
more than just higher search engine rankings. Well placed links can
also be a great way to get consistent and targeted traffic.
Use this free tool to check the number of web pages linking to your
site. You can also use it to find out how many links your competitors
have and who's linking to them. Some of the websites that are linking
to your competitors could also be linking to you, if you let them know
you exists.
This tool queries Google, Yahoo
and Altavista for link popularity.
