Seomoz external links different than opensiteexplorer

[jbbattag]

when i view the competitive domain analysis side-by-sides it says my competitor has 1400 total external links.

when i click go to open site explorer are check all external links it says the website has 80 links in total.

what am i missing here?

[JustinTaylor88]

Hi John

It appears to me that you are seeing in open site explorer "1 - 80 inbound links from XXX domains" is that correct?

If this is the case you may need to change the filter in the 3rd Dropdown from "this page" to "pages on this subdomain". Then click filter.

Now when you look at the links it should say "1-50 of #### external links" and should roughly tie up with the competitive domain analysis links.

Let me know if you get a problem.

Justin

[Peterli]

Hi there John,

Thanks for reaching out!  While I am not exactly sure why you are seeing that, it seems like the reason that you are only seeing 80 on the dashboard is because OSE itself displays page specific metrics, if you are logged into your PRO account and in OSE, you should be able to scroll down and see "Subdomain Specific" metrics.  From there the numbers should line up and everyone is happy!!

Thanks again for the question, please let us know if there's any additional questions!

Best,

Peter
SEOmoz Help Team.