Why is my site shown has having no links, according to Google.

[gedtee]

Hello,
my site has been online a few weeks now. I have installed the Google toolbar in my browser and I know that my site is listed in Google (I can find it by using my keywords). When I right click and open page info, cached pages, my page is shown as being in Google's cache, but when I look at backward links, according to Google there are none.
I have submitted my site to various directories and have been listed in them, should they not show as links?
Any help appreciated,
regards Ged.

[Resonate]

Google takes a while to update there link: status & not to mention they never show you all the links to your website. If your looking for a good way to check link pop try using submit express as it gives you a clearer picture of your backlinks Link Popularity Check Tool

[gedtee]

Hello Resonate,
thank you for the link, I'll try it now.
Regards Ged.

[gedtee]

Hello again,
just run their link tool, I am showing 21 links in total on yahoo, all the web and alta vista. I am running slightly behind Google in link popularity though, they have 222,000,000!

[Resonate]

lol yer im kind of slightly behind em too.

[seonotes]

lol yer im kind of slightly behind em too.

lets hook up guys! I am no where near to them

[gedtee]

Catching them fast. Up to 24 now!

[gedtee]

Gone back to 18 now, how did that happen?

[Blacksnow]

Check your backlinks with Yahoo only. Google does not provide you with full picture

[airforce1]

If you want to see a more accurate backlink number of Google, the only way to do is have an account with Google webmaster tool and authenticate your site. Then, you would get it. For my site, seoquake always dispaly about 150 backlinks, but in the webmaster center, the number is many thousands.