How to check the backlink of a website

Can any body tell me how to check the backlink.
Is there any sites or tools.
Please suggest me so that i can check the improvement of the website.
i used to visit that site but not getting the appropriate value... The blue backlink checker is also not working... now the yahoo site explorer is also not working properly

 

You can check back links for your web page by following method:

Type - Link:youdomain in Google Search box and click on "Search" buttons. Google will display all back link for your webpage.

 

Hey guys thanks for the suggestion

I found a new site domain-pop.com for backlink check.

 

There are lots of online tools available on internet to find-out back-links but can't we trust 100% on them. I use Google(link:www.*.com) and Yahoo site explorer to check back-links.

 

Hey Click SSL

You told that you use Google(link:www. * .com) .:cuss:

This is also good. but have to manually check . if you have more than 900 backlink they u

will get irritated.

 

If you want to check your own backlinks then you can visit Google Webmaster Tools and it can be used to check your competitors links also.

 

you can use back link checker tool for finding the back link of your site. The good one is backlinkwatch opne it with .com .

 

This is incorrect. Google Webmaster Tools cannot be used to check competitors' links., it can only check sites which someone owns or is in control of.

 

If anyone has a tool to suggest, please read the thread before posting to ensure it has not already been mentioned. Thank you.

 

Most of the replies are working well. I am using add-ons for checking my backlinks, PR and other information

 

Open site explorer and ahrefs are the two tools i am using. There are many other tools which work with paid versions. Like many, i too miss Yahoo site explorer.

 

I don't really understand why so many seem to miss this service. Matt Cutts has made it very clear that Google didn't count all the links the YSE found, so what was the point?
If you think that you should have 1000 (of what ever your currency is) in your bank account, but your bank says, sorry, but all that has actually been paid in that can be verified is 500, then that's all you have.

 

I try but it seem not to show all back link.

 

Well it won't because Google replaced it with Webmaster Tools some years ago.
Matt Cutts explains it in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjQ2QVQpaK0

 

You can also check out backlinks with ahrefs.com..It is really a good website

 

For my own site, I use Google webmaster tool.
For other sites I often use by search manually or use Alexa.

 

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