{"id":26602,"date":"2019-03-19T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/?p=26602"},"modified":"2024-03-08T13:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T18:02:50","slug":"who-links-to-my-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/who-links-to-my-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Who Links to Your Website (and What to Do Next)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Do you want to know who links to yours or a competitor\u2019s website? Follow this straightforward guide.<\/div>\n

Backlinks are crucial<\/em> if you want to rank in search engines.<\/p>\n

We studied<\/a> almost a billion web pages to see how backlinks from unique websites correlate organic traffic.<\/p>\n

How backlinks correlate with organic traffic<\/p><\/div>\n

Generally speaking, the more backlinks a page has from unique websites, the better it performs in search engines.<\/p>\n

Sidenote.<\/div> This is a correlation study. It doesn\u2019t prove causation. Furthermore, it\u2019s not only the quantity of links that matters but also the quality. <\/div>\n

In this guide, I\u2019ll show how to find who links to your website, which pages they link to, and what to do next to improve your SEO.<\/p>\n

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New to link building? Check out our<\/div>
Beginner\u2019s guide to link building<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

Finding Links<\/h2>\n

Here, I\u2019ll cover two<\/strong> ways to find who links to you.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking to see who links to a website you don\u2019t<\/strong> own, click here to skip to the second method<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. Google Search Console<\/h3>\n

Google Search Console<\/a> offers the best starting point for most<\/em> people as it\u2019s free.<\/p>\n

Not signed up? Make a free account<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To see who links to your website, go to:<\/p>\n

Search Console > choose your property > Links > External links > Top linking sites<\/em><\/p>\n

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This report shows the top 1,000 websites linking to your site plus the number of:<\/p>\n