SEOMarketing glossary

Domain Authority

Also known as: DA, Domain Rating

Domain Authority is a third-party score (1–100) that predicts how well a website is likely to rank, based largely on the quantity and quality of its backlinks.

Domain Authority (and the similar Domain Rating) was created by SEO tool companies like Moz and Ahrefs — it is not a metric Google uses or endorses. Treat it as a useful comparison benchmark, not a direct ranking factor.

The score is logarithmic — climbing from 20 to 30 is much easier than from 70 to 80. Use it to compare your site against competitors and to track your link profile's trend over time, not as an absolute target.

Because it is driven mostly by backlinks, raising domain authority means earning quality links — the off-page work that goes along with strong on-page and technical SEO.

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