Is there any way to filter out backlinks from a certain domain, or to view backlinks only once per domain? Whenever I check backlinks I get for example 600 backlinks from earnersforum or now from webmaster talk because of a site being in my signature? This makes it very hard to find the other backlinks I have.

try adding -domain.com to the query. The (-) should filter the links out for the domain that follows it.

Originally Posted by vangogh

try adding -domain.com to the query. The (-) should filter the links out for the domain that follows it.

Very good tip man!
I am wondering if these backlinks in signature make some good or not.

Signature links are likely low quality links. They are links and probably count for something, but they're so easy to get that they probably don't count for much. One link from a well respected site in your industry might be worth as much as 1,000 signature links.

Hmm, that didn't work. I tried filtering it out like you said vangogh but it just said could not find any matches, even though I know there are plenty of links besides the ones from the domain I tried to filter out.

And my opinion on signature links is that they are good because you are getting a link on a pretty nice page (depending on forum) but I really only count it as one link in my opinion as multiple links on the same domain don't count for nearly as much.

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/the-go...tml#post710212

Thanks chris for this link. I did not see this post before.

Originally Posted by vangogh

Signature links are likely low quality links. They are links and probably count for something, but they're so easy to get that they probably don't count for much. One link from a well respected site in your industry might be worth as much as 1,000 signature links.

even a PR7 forum signature?

Originally Posted by chrishirst

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/the-go...tml#post710212

The man is talking about Yahoo. I don't think is the same with Google, but this is my opinion.

Also as far as I know it will be better to get no other links than related and only related (from your niche) if you want good Yahoo position.

Originally Posted by c55

even a PR7 forum signature?

Yep

1 -> http://www.webmaster-talk.com/the-go...important.html

2 -> Even if it did. it's the PageRank of the the signature link is on that counts for PR

Originally Posted by Blinky82

The man is talking about Yahoo. I don't think is the same with Google, but this is my opinion.

Yep.

the link however, was in relation to this;

And my opinion on signature links is that they are good because you are getting a link on a pretty nice page (depending on forum) but I really only count it as one link in my opinion as multiple links on the same domain don't count for nearly as much

But as the question is about filtering out certain domains from the link: command, I'm not sure how

Also as far as I know it will be better to get no other links than related and only related (from your niche) if you want good Yahoo position

fits into the topic.

so if I am reading this post correctly signature links have little impact on PR?