How to check your inbound links?

So, the heat is on; the tension begins for every webmaster and blogger about the impending update of PageRank by Google.

While most people hold their breath, new comers to the Internet will be expectant with joy. I envy them. I too was like them several years ago when I didn't know the implication of the little green band in the Google tool bar.

I hear that Goggle has started the work and we might see the results in about two weeks. But I already read quite a few outbursts about losing the existing PR. Forum members in several blogger forums have reported losing their PR.

Ok, so, how do you check how many backlinks your website has?
Go to Google.com
Type link:yourdomain name. in the search bar.

Example: link:digg.com

You will instantly see how many sites are linking to you.

Google page rank-does it matter?

Whatever may be our resentment about the page reduction by Google, we have to live with it-right?

Is there anything that we can achieve by carrying our resentment? Obviously not. Yes, I am fully aware that as a pro blogger, my blog is judged by the green band that Google shows.

If I were an Internet marketer like PPP or Blogitive, I would judge a blog's popularity by the number of reads a blog gets. But alas, blog hosts like Google or WP, do not show that important statistics as all the AdSense revenue sharing blogs show.

For example, look at the following posts of mine vs the number of reads it got in Blog Evolve-an AdSense revenue sharing blog in which I am not at all active.

Excellent tool for podcasters. 395 reads
Free resume hosting... 334 reads
Important blocks from getting rich.. 243 reads

Every blog post one makes in an AdSense revenue sharing site gets the authors a lot of readers and some valuable money too.

I can site more examples for your benefit but I think you already realize the importance of getting your blog read than strive for a green band that a software gives.