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What Is Domain Authority and Why Is It Important?

Marketing Insider Group

If you’re familiar with SEO, you know that domain authority is key to ranking well on SERPs. In fact, research shows that over 70% of SEO experts check their website’s domain rating at least once a month. But what is domain authority? What Is Domain Authority? How Is Domain Authority Calculated?

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Top 200 Google Ranking Factors: 2022 Complete List

seo.co

If you boil down Google’s Ranking Factors, it’s just math. What makes one site rank above another is simply based on a weighted calculation. And, while link building has always been the bell of the ball when it comes to ranking, it is NOT the most correlated factor for ranking in Google.

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Using a New Correlation Model to Predict Future Rankings with Page Authority

Moz

Correlation studies have been a staple of the search engine optimization community for many years. Each time a new study is released, a chorus of naysayers seem to come magically out of the woodwork to remind us of the one thing they remember from high school statistics — that "correlation doesn't mean causation." Posted by rjonesx.

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11 SEO Myths That Will Damage Your Rankings in 2022

Brightedge

In the current search landscape, businesses need to be constantly on their guard against incomplete, irrelevant and downright incorrect ranking strategies. Tools like Data Cube and Site Report from BrightEdge allow you to track your rankings over time and correlate changes with new optimization strategies. SEO Is Dead.

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The True Value of Top Publisher Links

Moz

So I decided to take a data-driven approach to quantifying the value of links from top-tier press mentions by looking at the aggregate improvements seen by a group of domains that have enjoyed substantial press attention in the last few months. Then I examined which publishers can have the biggest impact on rankings.

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E-A-T vs. YMYL: What You Need To Know for SEO and Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

They do impact ranking. Creating consistent, high-quality, user-focused content is the best way to achieve top rankings. Google keeps its lips fairly tight on how its search ranking algorithm works. However, keep in mind these are clues, not the definitive answer on search ranking. E-A-T vs. YMYL: The Basics.

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How To Choose the Right Keywords for SEO in 5 Steps

Optinmonster

Here’s how I do it: Launch Semrush’s Keyword Gap tool, enter your domain, and watch as your competitors line up for a showdown. Here’s how I do it: Launch Semrush’s Keyword Gap tool, enter your domain, and watch as your competitors line up for a showdown. The tool will suggest some rival domains. Sometimes, less can be more.