Backlinks not showing on Open Site Explorer's Just-Discovered Links
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Hi guys! My name is Edgar.
I've recently been adding a bunch of backlinks to the site i work for, and most of them have a very high DA (DA > 80. Wohoo!). Nevertheless i'm often feel a bit frustrated when i check my site with the OSE, because just a few part of these links are showed in the just-discovered section, although i created them few days ago.
So, i would like to know why is this happening, how long it take for my links to get crawled, and when can i stop getting frustrated on this?
Than you very much!
Edgar.
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Hi Edgar,
Dmytro is correct, these tools aren't 100% accurate, they're just used to give you an indication of volume and quality.
I suspect the main reason for this is the sheer volume of websites out there. To provide 100% accurate backlink data, they'd have to be crawling billions of pages every single day to detect new/lost links. It's not uncommon for a new link to take anywhere from a couple of days to 3 or 4 months to show up.
As a general rule, the more popular a site (think New York Times, not a high-traffic spam directory), the faster your link will be seen, though not necessarily.
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Hi Edgar,
Open Site Explorer is not always 100% accurate, as well as other platforms (e.g. SEM Rush, Majestic, SimilarWeb and so forth). Furthermore, it does take time for links to appear on Open Site Explorer. I personally see Open Site Explorer as a great comparison/link opportunity tool, which allows you to see rough figures.
You can always use Google Search Console to see links that point to your site.
Thanks,
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