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What do the following metrics in the SEOMoz toolbar stand for: PA, mR, MT & DA?

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amtnezschez last edited by
I just downloaded the SEOmoz toolbar and found out several metrics that I need help to understand:
- PA
- mR
- mT
- DA
Can anyone help with this?
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amtnezschez last edited by

Thanks, very helpful
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DougRoberts last edited by

PA = Page Authority

mR = MozRank

mT = MozTrust

DA = Domain Authority.

If you take a look in the right hand side bar on this page:

http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo

You'll find links to pages all about these metrics.
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