What is DA in SEO?

[aolemailsupport]

Hi- What is DA in SEO? as well as its important in Ranking.

 

[paul1129]

DA is Domain Authority. And it has nothing to do with SEO as its a third party metrics.

 

[juliaann]

juliaann

So why peoples are worried to increase their Website or Blog Domain Authority?

 

[vishwa]

vishwa

Because they are brainwashed by some of the So-called SEO Experts. lol

 

[paul1129]

paul1129

As Google PR no longer visible. Common people thinks that they can rely on DA/ PA or even Majestic metrics but the truth is they don't have any effect on search engine SERP's.

 

[vishwa]

Domain Authority is a third party metrics and it does not have anything related to your search engine rankings. However, It will show you how your site may perform in search engines. So, the data is not accurate. I hope so.

 

[sree31]

DA (domain authority) is an SEO metric by Moz, based on 40+ factors. It's used to indicate the authority of a domain. The higher your DA, the better it is. Sites with higher DA tend to rank better than the lower ones. However, it's not used by Google as a ranking factor. There are plenty of free tools to check the DA of your website. The key to increase DA is to get high quality backlinks and write high quality content.

 

[Marc van Leeuwen]

Marc van Leeuwen

I am seeing many sites with lower DA but better rankings on Google search. So, in this case content plays an important role?

 

[paul1129]

paul1129

Its not entirely correct. The fact many lower DA sites rank better is because Google doesn't care about DA. Its a metrics from Moz.

 

[GILL Solutions]

GILL Solutions

Hi There,

I have heard this before .. Google does not care about DA. If this is the case why are people so much bothered about Domain Authority? Could you provide any link related to this where this has been discussed.

 

[Hugo E.]

Hugo E.

So, why everyone's still caring about DA or they didn't know it is just a metric from Moz? What does DA really help in SEO?

 

[SEOPub]

SEOPub

Because people are stupid. DA doesn't help anything. No search engine on the planet uses DA.

 

[robert4u]

Although Domain Authority does not play direct role for search engine optimization but I believe it is one of the factor which may play some role so its always better to have higher DA

 

[SEOPub]

SEOPub

Jesus Christ no! It doesn't play any factor.

Why in the world would Google use some stupid metric that is horribly inaccurate from a 3rd party when they have way more data themselves?

It plays NO FACTOR AT ALL WHATSOEVER! I don't know how I can possibly be more clear than that.

 

[Killua7]

DA is domain authority, this is the majestic created by Moz. But for now, Moz's update is not exactly any more. You shoudn't follow the DA when taking part in SEO. If you are newbie, you can try UR and DR from Ahrefs for reference.

 

[SEOPub]

SEOPub

UR and DR are just as bad. I wouldn't waste my time.

 

[Killua7]

Killua7

I see many SEOers using UR and DR to evaluate a website. Could you teach me some other ways to evaluate a website?

 

[JanviArora]

DA is an abbreviation of Domain Authority which is basically a search engine ranking score ranging from 1 to 100, developed by Moz. It uses machine learning and takes data from Mozscape web index and includes link counts, MozRank and MozTrust scores, and some other factors. You can get you website DA score either on Moz bar(Chrome Extension) or in Open Site Explorer. Although it does have anything to do with Google Ranking, it surely tells us the quality of the website.

 

[paul1129]

paul1129

It doesn't mean that if a site has a low DA then it has low quality.

 

[acemetillidie0001]

DA is a tool, but it's not "THE" determinant. Google doesn't use this as a ranking factor as it's MOZ's own ranking factor while looking at numerous values to determine the DA. It is however still a good tool for webmasters to look at when evaluating their own website or competitors's backlinks when looking at quality.

Scott.

 

[Knightmedia]

If anything its a completely misleading MOZ metric, you get way more value just looking at the top ranking pages and looking at what they have. For example I looked at a keyword I am targeting, it became clear only the top 3 results had actual SEO competition. The others were just ranking from backlinks and content meaning getting to rank 4 on those keywords should be really easy.

 

[KaapoJed]

Domain Authority (DA) is nothing just a metric number or score by Moz. There's nothing to do with rankings in DA or PA.
MOZ do provides DA or PA scores according to inbound or outbound link a website. The SPAM score, inbound or outbound links quantities will decide your web-page's DA.

 

[ChristiBraunstein]

If anything its a completely misleading MOZ metric, then you get way more worth just taking a look at the very top ranking pages and considering what they have. By way of example I looked in a keyword I am targeting, it became clear only the top 3 results had real SEO competition. The others were just standing from backlinks and content meaning getting to position 4 on those key words should be really easy.

 

[TheLarbyAMR]

As far I know Domain Authority. And I don't what it is. help to understand.

 

[juliaann]

Agreed with @paul1129 but still, people prefer to use high DA (Domain Authority) to get higher quality back links.

 

[paul1129]

paul1129

Although its a third part metrics. But still you can learn an average view about the site.

 

[tech8181]

tech8181

I think people don't have any other metric to work with, easiest way to predict how a website is doing but not necessarily by the standards of google.

 

[efusionworld]

DA is very important for a website because it will help new pages of content (including blog posts) get indexed more quickly and have a better chance of ranking prominently in the search results.

 

[SEOPub]

SEOPub

Everything you just said is a total lie.

 

[simicartan]

Domain Authority, If you get backlinks from high domain authority sites, it will help your site too? Am I right?

 

[Marc van Leeuwen]

Marc van Leeuwen

More people suppoesed that but I didn't have an opportunity to try it

Maybe it is right because when you have a backlink on a quality site or a high domain authority site then it will be considered as a quality backlink.

 

[Daniel@30]

DA occupies for Domain Authority & PA stands for Page Authority. These are the metrics determined by MOZ and is described as below:

Domain Authority

Domain Authority is a number measured by MOZ out of 100. It forecasts how good any Website will rank in SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages).

 

[Dezvolta]

Hi- What is DA in SEO? as well as its important in Ranking.

DA is defined as domain authority and its just a metric to determine the value of a website and it has nothing do with your SEO.

 

[helenruybal]

DA is the Domain authority which is the metric provided by the moz to give the rank from 0-100.

 

[vigneshb]

DA is expansion of Domain Authority. It’s Search Engine Ranking score developed by Moz
Domain Authority is a score measured by MOZ out of 100.

Thanks,

 

[WP Android]

Domain Authority is a Search Engine ranking score developed by Moz that predicts how well a website will rank on search engine result pages.
DA is important for Ranking because of it influences how you rank on search engines. That ranking can determine whether or not people even find your Website.