How to Increase Domain Rating (Website Authority)

Ahrefs
1 Jul 202007:56

Summary

TLDR本视频讨论了提高网站域级权威性的方法,强调不应单纯追求数字评分,而应关注背后的原因——来自权威网站的高质量外链。介绍了影响网站链接权威性的三个核心因素:唯一链接到你的网站数量、链接网站的域级权威性以及链接网站指向的其他网站数量。建议专注于构建指向你想要排名的页面的链接,并从权威和高质量网站获取链接,这将自然提升Google排名和域级权威性。

Takeaways

  • 🎯 网站权威性分数(Domain Authority)不应成为关注焦点,而应关注提升分数的因素,即来自权威网站的高质量外链。
  • 📈 网站权威性分数是SEO工具公司创造的指标,用于衡量网站外链相对于其他网站的“强度”。
  • 🔗 网站权威性分数与关键词排名数量有相关性,但相关性不等于因果关系,Google排名是基于页面而非网站。
  • 🏠 专注于网站级别而不是页面级别,就像为了美化浴室而粉刷整个房子,大部分努力对最终目标没有影响。
  • 🔗 影响网站权威性分数的主要因素是链接,特别是数量和质量。
  • 📊 Ahrefs的Domain Rating是一个非线性的对数刻度,从0到100,提高分数的难度随着分数的增加而增加。
  • 🔗 影响Domain Rating的三个主要因素:唯一链接网站的数量(Referring Domains)、链接网站的Domain Ratings、以及链接网站指向的其他网站数量。
  • 🔄 即使来自低权威性网站的链接,如果该网站持续建立链接并产出高质量内容,其链接价值可能随时间增加。
  • 🏆 不应仅根据Domain Rating判断网站的质量或合法性,它只是“链接流行度”的衡量。
  • 🔑 专注于构建指向你希望排名的页面的链接,Google排名是基于页面的,需要链接来提升排名。
  • 🌟 从权威和高质量的网站获取链接是提升Google排名和Domain Rating的关键,应结合其他指标如域名级流量或URL评级。

Q & A

  • 什么是网站权威性(Domain Authority)?

    -网站权威性是一个由SEO工具公司创造的指标,用于衡量一个网站与其索引中的其他网站的相对'强度'。它尝试衡量的是一个网站的反向链接配置文件相对于其他网站的强度。

  • 为什么网站权威性分数本身不应该是你的关注点?

    -网站权威性分数本身不应该是你的关注点,因为它只是一个衡量工具,真正应该关注的是导致分数上升的因素,即来自权威网站的高质量反向链接。

  • 如何提高网站的链接权威性?

    -提高网站的链接权威性主要依赖于三个方面:1) 增加来自独特网站的链接数量;2) 获得链接网站的域名权威性分数高;3) 确保推荐网站不会链接到过多其他独特网站,以保持所谓的'DR股权'。

  • 为什么说提高域名权威分数不应该是你的目标?

    -提高域名权威分数不应该是你的目标,因为谷歌排名是基于页面而不是网站。专注于提高网站级别的权威性可能会让你偏离真正的目标,即在谷歌上获得排名并吸引更多的有机流量。

  • Ahrefs的域名权威度量度(Domain Rating)是如何计算的?

    -Ahrefs的Domain Rating代表一个网站反向链接配置文件的整体强度。它不仅考虑链接的数量,还考虑指向网站链接的质量和类型。Domain Rating不是线性的,而是从0到100的对数刻度。

  • 什么是Referring Domains?

    -Referring Domains指的是链接到你网站的独立网站数量。在Ahrefs的计算中,只考虑了被跟随的链接,即那些带有nofollow、UGC或sponsored值的链接不会提高网站的DR分数。

  • 链接的质量如何影响网站的Domain Rating?

    -链接的质量通过链接的网站的Domain Rating来衡量。如果一个网站有来自DR 0网站的1000个被跟随的推荐域,这些链接对链接页面的DR分数帮助不大。因此,一个网站的DR可以通过链接网站Domain Rating的提高而增加。

  • 推荐网站链接到的其他独特网站数量如何影响DR分数?

    -推荐网站链接到的其他独特网站数量越少,它能够传递的所谓'DR股权'就越多。例如,如果一个新网站从《纽约时报》获得了一个链接,尽管《纽约时报》的DR分数高达94,但由于它链接到大量其他外部网站,这个链接对DR的影响可能并不大。

  • 如何正确使用Domain Rating?

    -正确使用Domain Rating的方式是将其与其他指标结合使用,如域名级别的流量或URL评级,后者估计页面反向链接配置文件的整体强度。而不是将其作为一个独立的指标来衡量网站的质量和合法性。

  • 在SEO和营销中,应该关注哪两个主要方面?

    -在SEO和营销中,应该关注两个主要方面:1. 为你想要排名的页面建立链接;2. 努力从权威和高质量的网站获得链接。这样不仅可以提高谷歌排名,还能作为副产品提高Domain Rating。

  • 如何判断一个网站的链接是否高质量?

    -高质量的链接通常来自相关且权威的页面。这些链接有助于提高你的页面在谷歌上的排名。具体的特征和标准可以在专门讨论高质量反向链接特性的视频或教程中找到。

Outlines

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🔍 网站权威性提升的核心因素

本段落主要探讨了如何提升网站的域名权威性(Domain Rating),指出不应仅仅关注分数本身,而应关注导致分数上升的因素,即来自权威网站的高质量回链。介绍了网站权威的基本概念,它是由SEO工具公司创造的指标,用于衡量网站回链资料相对于其他网站的“强度”。强调了提升网站权威性的关键因素,包括独特的回链网站数量、链接网站的域名权威性以及推荐网站链接到的其他独特网站数量。最后,提醒观众不应单纯依赖域名权威性分数,而应结合其他指标如页面的回链因素等。

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🌐 链接流行度与网站权威性

这一段进一步讨论了域名权威性分数的实际应用和其局限性。通过具体例子,说明了来自权威网站(如纽约时报和IMDb)的链接对于提升域名权威性的影响,并指出这并不意味着权威性更高的网站就更好,因为域名权威性只是一个“链接流行度”的衡量指标。建议观众不应过分关注提升域名权威性分数,而应专注于建立指向想要排名的页面的链接,并从权威和高质量的网站获取链接。强调了高质量回链的重要性,并建议观众参考相关的链接建设教程来提升网站排名和域名权威性。

Mindmap

Keywords

💡网站权威性

网站权威性是指一个网站在搜索引擎优化(SEO)中的相对重要性或影响力,通常通过所谓的Domain Rating或Domain Authority等指标来衡量。这些指标试图衡量一个网站的反向链接配置与其他网站的相对强度。在视频中,强调不应过分关注这个分数,而应关注导致分数上升的因素,即来自权威网站的高质量反向链接。

💡高质量反向链接

高质量反向链接是指来自权威性和相关性高的网站的链接,这些链接对于提升一个网站的搜索引擎排名和Domain Rating非常重要。高质量链接不仅数量重要,更重要的是链接的质量,包括链接来源网站的权威性和内容的相关性。

💡Domain Rating

Domain Rating是Ahrefs提出的一个衡量网站反向链接配置强度的指标,它不仅考虑链接的数量,还考虑链接的质量。该指标使用对数刻度,从0到100进行评分,这意味着随着评分的提高,获得更高分数的难度也会增加。

💡链接建设

链接建设是SEO中的一项重要活动,指的是获取其他网站链接到你的网站的策略和过程。通过链接建设,可以提高网站的可见性、权威性和搜索引擎排名。

💡反向链接

反向链接,又称为回链或外部链接,是指从其他网站指向你的网站的链接。这些链接对于搜索引擎优化(SEO)至关重要,因为它们可以提高网站的权威性和排名。

💡对数刻度

对数刻度是一种非线性的度量方式,它表示随着数值的增加,每个单位的增量所代表的实际价值是在减少的。在Domain Rating的上下文中,这意味着从一个低分提升到一个稍高的分数比较容易,但从高分提升到更高的分数则越来越难。

💡Referring Domains

Referring Domains指的是那些向你的网站提供反向链接的独特网站数量。在SEO中,这被认为是一个重要的指标,因为它衡量了有多少独立的网站与你的内容建立了联系。

💡链接质量

链接质量是指链接的来源网站的权威性和内容的相关性。高质量的链接通常来自信誉良好、内容相关的网站,这些链接对于提升目标网站的搜索引擎排名和权威性更有帮助。

💡链接策略

链接策略是指为了提升网站在搜索引擎中的排名和可见性而制定的一系列链接建设计划和活动。这包括获取来自其他网站的反向链接,以及内部链接的优化。

💡搜索引擎排名

搜索引擎排名是指网站在搜索引擎结果页(SERP)中的位置。排名越高,网站在搜索结果中越靠前,从而获得更多的点击和流量。搜索引擎优化(SEO)的目标之一就是提高网站的搜索引擎排名。

💡内容相关性

内容相关性是指网站内容与特定搜索查询之间的匹配程度。在SEO中,内容相关性是决定网站排名的重要因素之一,因为它有助于搜索引擎理解网站的主题和价值。

Highlights

网站域名权威性的提升不应过分关注分数本身,而应关注导致分数上升的因素。

高质量的回链是提升网站域名权威性的关键。

网站权威性是一个由SEO工具公司创造的指标,用于衡量网站回链资料相对于其他网站的“强度”。

尽管存在相关性,但并不能证明因果关系,Google排名是基于页面而非网站。

提升网站权威性的因素主要包括链接的数量和质量。

Ahrefs的Domain Rating(域名评级)是根据链接的数量和质量来衡量的,而非单纯的数字游戏。

Domain Rating的增长是非线性的,它遵循从0到100的对数刻度。

提升网站权威性的关键因素包括唯一引用域名的数量、链接域名的Domain Ratings,以及引用网站链接到的其他网站的数量。

链接的增加可以提高网站的Domain Rating,尤其是当链接网站的Domain Ratings上升时。

引用域名的链接数量对Domain Rating的影响较小,因为一个网站链接到更多独特网站时,其所谓的'DR equity'会减少。

不要单独使用Domain Rating作为衡量标准,它不是网站质量或合法性的好指标,而只是衡量'链接流行度'的一种方式。

不要过分追求提高Domain Rating,而应专注于建立链接到你想要排名的页面,以及从权威和高质量的网站获得链接。

从权威和高质量网站获得的链接将有助于Google排名的提升和Domain Rating的增加。

Ahrefs提供了许多关于如何构建网站链接的分步教程,值得一看。

高质量回链的特征在另一视频中有详细概述,可以在视频描述中找到链接。

Transcripts

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People often ask us, "How do I increase my website's domain-level authority?"

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And I often avoid this question because the score itself shouldn't be your focus.

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What you should focus on is what causes that score to rise.

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And that's high-quality backlinks from authoritative websites.

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So today, we're going to talk about the three core factors that'll improve your website's

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link authority in a meaningful way.

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Stay tuned.

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So if you're new to the concept of website authority, it's actually a made-up metric

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from SEO tool companies.

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Now, whether you call it Domain Rating, Domain Authority, website authority, or whatever, they all

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serve the same general purpose.

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They try to measure the relative "strength" of a website's backlink profile compared to

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other sites in their index.

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Now, while some tools claim that their website authority metric can predict a website's ranking

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potential, I'd take that with a grain of salt.

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Yes, I think SEOs generally agree that website authority does play somewhat of a factor in rankings.

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In fact, we've found a clear correlation between Domain Rating and the number of keywords

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a website ranks for.

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But correlation doesn't prove causation.

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Google ranks pages and not websites.

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So having a goal to improve Domain Rating is too broad and could actually make you lose

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focus from your true goal which is to rank in Google and get more organic traffic.

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So by putting the focus at the website level instead of the page level is like painting

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your whole house just to make your bathroom look good.

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It might work to a certain extent, but 90% of your efforts actually have no effect on

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the end goal.

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Now, the things that cause an increase in your website's authority can help you rank

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higher in Google.

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And it all comes down to the main thing responsible for calculating this metric.

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And that's links.

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Now, I can't speak on behalf of other tool providers because I don't know how they

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calculate their website authority metric.

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But I can expand a bit on Ahrefs' website authority metric called Domain Rating.

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So again, Domain Rating represents the overall strength of a website's backlink profile.

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And when I say strength, it isn't just a pure numbers game.

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We look at both quantity and quality of the links pointing at a website.

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Now, Domain Rating isn't linear.

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It's plotted on a logarithmic scale from 0 to 100.

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To understand this scale a bit better, think of it like gaining status in a video game.

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You might start off as a "Scout".

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And to gain your Ranger badge, it might only take a few hours.

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But jumping to the next level could take you months!

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Then only the truly elite players will get to Epic status.

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And don't even get me started on Legendary.

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This is reserved only for the "chosen ones."

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In the same way, increasing a website's Domain Rating from 79 to 80 would be a much bigger

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jump than going from 3 to 4, or even from 3 to 10.

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In short, you can't say that a website with a DR 40 is twice as authoritative as a website

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with a DR 20.

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It'll be more than that.

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Although improving Domain Rating shouldn't be your aim, let's talk about the three main

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things that impact the score.

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First are the number of unique websites that link to you.

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At Ahrefs, we call these Referring Domains.

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And in our calculations, we only account for followed links.

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Meaning links with nofollow, UGC, or sponsored values won't improve a websites' DR score.

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Now, since we count referring domains here and not backlinks, subsequent links from the same

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website won't improve a website's DR either.

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The second thing we look at is the Domain Ratings of the linking domains.

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And this is one of the ways we keep DR reliable and tougher to manipulate.

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For example, if a website has 1,000 followed referring domains that all come from DR 0

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websites, it's unlikely that those links will do much for the linked page.

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And we want to reflect that by not overinflating DR scores based on quantity alone.

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This also means that a website's DR can increase if the Domain Ratings of the linking websites go up.

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For example, I built a link from a DR 15 site back in 2017.

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And today, that same website has a Domain Rating of 58.

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The moral of the story is not to judge a website by its DR alone.

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If there are less authoritative sites, but you see them grinding and consistently building links to

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their pages, then the value of your link can increase over time.

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This is the Referring domains graph for the site I got a link from and this is around the day

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I got a link from them.

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The slow and steady increase in referring domains plus the person's content were good

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indicators that the site would continue to do well.

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So I invested my time to get a link from a low-DR site and it paid off.

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And the third thing we look at are the number of sites the referring website links to with at least

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one followed link.

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The more unique websites a site links to, the less so called "DR equity" it can pass.

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For example, if you had a new website that got a link from the New York Times, you might

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think you'd get a nice pop in your Domain Rating.

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Afterall, the New York Times has a Domain Rating of 94 and it's one of the most well-known

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sites in the world.

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But because of the sheer number of external websites it links to with at least one followed

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link, it won't have that much of an impact on DR.

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As you can see in the Linked Domains report in Ahrefs' Site Explorer, they link to over 280,000

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websites with a followed link.

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So how much of an impact would a link from nytimes.com have on a website?

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Well, it depends.

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But to give you a better picture, this website only has one link in total, and it's from The New York Times.

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And it has a DR score of just 2.

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And remember, DR runs on a logarithmic scale.

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So if you had a DR 70 site, that link may not visibly impact your Domain Rating.

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Now, let's compare that to a site like IMDB, which has a DR of 93.

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According to the Linked Domains report in Site Explorer, they only link out to around

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5,000 websites with a followed link.

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Now, if we look at this domain which has just a single referring domain from IMDB and no

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other websites, you'll see the website has a DR score of 34.

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So does that mean that the DR 34 site is more "authoritative" than the DR 2 site?

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Or that a link from IMDB is better than one from the New York Times?

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Definitely not!

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And this is exactly why I don't recommend using Domain Rating scores as a standalone metric.

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It's not a good indicator of a website's quality or legitimacy.

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It's merely a measure of "link popularity."

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Instead, it's better if you combine DR with other metrics like domain-level traffic or

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URL rating, which estimates the overall strength of a page's backlink profile.

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So what are the key takeaways here.

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I'll tell you as it is.

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Don't obsess over increasing your Domain Rating.

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Instead, focus on two things.

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#1. Build links to pages you want to rank.

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Again, Google ranks pages and not websites.

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And if you want to rank your pages for popular or competitive topics, you're going to need links.

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In fact, we found that the number of referring domains to a page is the strongest correlating

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backlink factor as far as rankings are concerned.

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So rather than building them to every page across your site, focus on the ones you care

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about most.

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And #2. Try to get links from authoritative and high-quality websites.

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At the end of the day, you want to rank your pages high in Google.

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And the links that are going to move the needle are high-quality backlinks from relevant

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and authoritative pages.

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I won't expand on these qualities right now because we have a full video that outlines

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the characteristics of high quality backlinks, which I've linked up in the description.

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Now, if you focus on these two things, which were to build links to pages you want to rank

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and to get links from authoritative sources, the byproduct is going to be higher Google

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rankings and an increase in your Domain Rating.

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And we have a ton of step-by-step tutorials on how to build links to your website, so I highly

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recommend checking out our link building playlist.

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